Champaner: The old world’s charm
‘In history lies all the secrets of statecraft’ Few faint images cross your mind when you talk...
Crossing the uncharted territory: Chaari Dhaand
Its 4 am and I am driving on a surface that looks more Martian than that of our planet. The baked, grey earth over which we are driving is...
Wow Vav
When I was a kid, I was fascinated by the ingenious architecture of the Shahi Baoli in Imambara, Lucknow. That was the beginning of my love...
Udaipur – where history still lives
I was in the regal city of Udaipur, a romantic destination, set amid lakes and dotted with palaces....
History arrested in stone….
When I was a kid, I was fascinated by the ingenious architecture of the Shahi Baoli in Bada Imambara, Lucknow. That was the beginning of my...
Eating out in Lucknow
When it comes to food, Lucknow has few parallels in India. While times have changed, and Lucknow of today, lacks the athletics, artesia,...
A spiritual odyssey
A quaint spiritual town offering you even quainter images of peddlers selling religious paintings...
The Golden Mirage
Jaisalmer looms out of the desert like a fairy tale. The desolate roads, the pastoral calmness in the air, the hue of the mud changing from...
An Ode to Sun Temple, Modhera
A ride, of some 125 kms from Ahmedabad, leads you into the quaint town of Mehsana, famous for the magnificent Sun temple built by the great...
Poetry in stone
The decrepit beauty of Mandu can make the beholder go weak in the knees A two-hour ride from the...
