Agra beyond the classic Taj tour
by So you have risen at the crack of dawn and made your sleepy way across the empty streets of Agra to see the Taj Mahal …
Category: Uttar Pradesh
Exploring Agra with Padhaaro
A few months ago, I was invited by the people at Padhaaro to enjoy a local experience with them in any of the cities they …
Friday photo: Fenced
In a recent trip to Agra, we were completely fogged out. At 10 in the morning, from a distance of 20 feet, the Taj was …
Friday photo: Varanasi
This Friday, an image from Tulsi akhada in Varanasi. I loved the way they all went about whatever they were doing, whoever they were wrestling …
A picture perfect holiday
The first thing Hellmuth Conz teaches me about my camera is how to hold it correctly — with my left hand under the lens, cradling …
Shortcut to Salvation
In Varanasi, also known as Kashi, the city of light, it is always about the celebration of life, even in the midst of death… “Benaras …