A slice of Shekhawati in Alsisar
The desolate roads, the pastoral calmness hung in the air, changing colour of the mud-dunes from...
Delhi’s little Tibet
Like any other cosmopolitan, Delhi has its own secrets. There are random places which can put any book of history or culture to shame. And...
No more orphans…
Off in the distance some figures in bright green coats and crumpled safari hats were calling out names in high, shrilling tone:...
Watamu – A quintessential tropical paradise…
A quintessential tropical paradise; with thousands of palm trees leaning out across broad, white,...
Walking Into the Past: Old Town Mombasa
This is like going through pages of history books; every building has a story; trysting with the first police station and post office of...
Hampi: An Indian Rome
It was like moving on a movie set, a place so dramatic in its natural form, is hard to imagine. Unreal and bewitching, the ruins of Hampi,...
Lake Naivasha: The Panorama
Ever imagined a place hugged by grassy banks and interrupted with cacti and sand olive trees, with...
Varanasi: Older than legend, older than tradition
I went to Varanasi in search of Kashi – the oldest city in the world; where Lord Shiva himself whispers the mantras of salvation in the...
Nairobi: The Green City of the Sun
Nairobi had always been a place in between. It started out as a stop-over on the Mombasa – Kampala railway route (for the Lunatic...
On a time machine
Have you ever been on a time travel? Well, I have….to Bundi, a small sleepy town huddled...