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Vadodara – city of cultural connoisseurs

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I don’t know why I had never kept Vadodara in my bucket list. After all this is one city that...
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Champaner: The old world’s charm

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‘In history lies all the secrets of statecraft’ Few faint images cross your mind when you talk about Champaner: a strategic trade...
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Crossing the uncharted territory: Chaari Dhaand

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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...
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Wow Vav

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When I was a kid, I was fascinated by the ingenious architecture of the Shahi Baoli in Imambara,...
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Udaipur – where history still lives

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I was in the regal city of Udaipur, a romantic destination, set amid lakes and dotted with palaces. The city, in its first look, appeared...
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History arrested in stone….

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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...
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Eating out in Lucknow

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When it comes to food, Lucknow has few parallels in India. While times have changed, and Lucknow of...
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A spiritual odyssey

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A quaint spiritual town offering you even quainter images of peddlers selling religious paintings and kitschy idols, malas and garlands,...
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The Golden Mirage

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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...
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An Ode to Sun Temple, Modhera

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A ride, of some 125 kms from Ahmedabad, leads you into the quaint town of Mehsana, famous for the...
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