Hampi: The Empire strikes back
There are two sides of Hampi. One for the new age carefree tourists seeking tranquillity, crammed...
Dwarka – of Krishna and Meera
A long, tiring drive across flat, featureless and arid landscape of west Gujarat brought me to Dwarka. The last stage of drive from Rajkot...
Walking Into the Past: Old Town Mombasa
This is like going through pages of history books; every building has a story; trysting with the...
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,...
Champaner: The old world’s charm
‘In history lies all the secrets of statecraft’ Few faint images cross your mind when you talk about Champaner: a strategic trade...
Wow Vav
When I was a kid, I was fascinated by the ingenious architecture of the Shahi Baoli in Imambara,...
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...