Many moods of the monks: serious
by The silent, introspective poses… At Rumtek near Gangtok considered the largest and most important monastery in Sikkim… A few days later, at Pemayangtse monastery near …
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Vengurla: footprints on the sand
Early morning at Vengurla jetty… And then a beach to ourselves at Sagareshwar. Only crows and a few fishermen for company. Information: this was last …
Welcome to Somnathpur
The Keshava temple at Somnathpur, built in 1268 A.D. by the Hoysalas is the quieter cousin of the more famous temples from the same era …
Chilling in the heat in Sindhudurg
Here is a plug for what I think is a worthy cause – Culture Aangan is a Bombay-based NGO that works in the Sindhudurg region …
Lakes of Sikkim
There is something about high altitude lakes – you climb up the mountains roads, gritting your teeth though the hairpin bends and unpaved surfaces and …
All that flutters: at Wagah Border
This is the second part to All that glitters: Amritsar photoessay… A photoessay on the Wagah Border circus – or ceremony, if you will. Flag-sellers …
Don’t google, just go!
This piece appeared in yesterday’s Sunday Mid-day as ‘How google almost ruined my holiday’ – I had initially titled the piece ‘Death by google’ 🙂 …
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze
ten thousand saw I at a glance / tossing their heads in sprightly dance / Buddhist prayer flags… Everywhere I turn in Sikkim, the prayer …