Journey to Little Lhasa
by It is 50 years since the Dalai Lama came to India – this is a photoessay that appeared in Sunday Mid-Day (April 05) on my …
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Chola! and thanks for all the bronze
I had sent this titled – Chola! and thanks for all the bronze… it appeared on March 14th in HT Cafe as Temples of a …
Memories of Meenakshi
My favourite spot inside the Meenakshi temple is not the long corridors where people sit for hours, staring at the lotus pond or the imposing …
Celebrating culture
Published in the Hindu Sunday magazine today. Read Celebrating Culture online… *** Who would have thought kitsch could be so charming? The first evening of …
All that glitters : Amritsar photoessay
A few memories from a visit to Amritsar almost a year ago. I usually like to write a lot even in photoessays in this blog, …
Long weekend in Wayanad
I had asked if it was a good idea to go to Kerala in the rains. Turns out it was. The three days we spent …
Uneasy dreams of Bundi
Published in the June 2008 issue of Himal – Uneasy dreams of Bundi *** If, today, Rudyard Kipling were to come back to Bundi, in …
Gokarna : sun, sea and spirituality
Published in the May issue of ‘Windows&Aisles’, the inflight magazine of Paramount Airways *** The young man sat on the steps reading the newspaper, immersed …