A slice of history
by This piece on Fort Kochi appeared in HT Cafe on Saturday as ‘Historical Potboiler’… Walking out of St. Francis church, I see a tour guide …
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To school in Sikkim
We are on our way back from North Sikkim to Gangtok when Shelly waves down our cab. As we stop to let her in, she …
Longing, belonging
The Tibetan community has been in Mcleodganj for close to five decades now, but the nostalgia for home and country is evident on the faces …
Eats, drinks and hics!
I had ranted long ago about the Lonely Planetization of Travel – I had just returned from Hampi and was irritated above all, by the …
Bend it like Baichung
I am chatting with Nancy, the local school teacher at Lachung village at North Sikkim about her school and students. She tells me that Hindi …
‘Tis time for tea
We had a kettle; we let it leak: Our not repairing made it worse. We haven’t had any tea for a week… The bottom is …
Come home to Sindhudurg
My piece on the Culture Aangan homestays in Sindhudurg appeared in yesterday’s Mid day – here it is… *** ‘Safety on the roads is safe …
Many moods of the monks: playful
In monasteries, as everywhere else in India, cricket rules. Here, one chilly winter morning at Bylakuppe near Coorg in Karnataka, young monks are at serious …