The hidden heart of Hyderabad
by Novelist Doris Lessing felt pearls mean tears. In Hyderabad, it meant the laughter and glory of the Nizams. From the time they welcomed pearl merchants …
Friday photo: Safari
Kanha is perhaps the most beautiful forest I have been in, with some stunning landscapes and an abundance of wildlife. So, this Friday, an image …
A bite of bunny chow
Most of my mealtimes during my South Africa trip were spent looking at colleagues tuck into all varieties of meat, from ostrich to wildebeest, while …
Friday photo: Boudhanath
One of the (few) nice things about living in Gurgaon is being able to take off for long weekends. The husband had five days off …
Burning bright again
Tigers are back in Panna, and how! (Published in the special Wildlife issue of Outlook Traveller in October. Click on the image to read the …
Need your help
I got a big scare related to this blog yesterday – a fake blog which is identical to this (an exact mirror image) has sprung …
The East Enders
“Now this is the site where the body of Jack the Ripper’s fifth victim was found,” declares Emily, my guide at the Eating London food …
Remains of the day
Among the stories at the ‘Voices of the First World War’ exhibition at the Brighton Museum, is that of Subedar Manta Singh, who served with …