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I had ranted long ago about the Lonely Planetization of Travel – I had just returned from Hampi and was irritated above all, by the …
6 continents. 55 countries. 22 Indian states. 18 years of travel blogging.
I had ranted long ago about the Lonely Planetization of Travel – I had just returned from Hampi and was irritated above all, by the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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’ 🙂 …
ten thousand saw I at a glance / tossing their heads in sprightly dance / Buddhist prayer flags… Everywhere I turn in Sikkim, the prayer …
It has been a good year for Itchy Feet – I took a quick trip to long-dreamed-of Hampi, spent two weeks in London in early …