My food odyssey at Suryagarh
by Continued from my earlier post on the Suryagrah experience… As George Bernard Shaw famously said, “There is no sincerer love than the love of food.” …
Category: Rajasthan
The golden glow of Suryagarh, Jaisalmer
My Suryagarh experience began right from the moment I stepped out of the small airport at Jaisalmer. Our chauffeurs welcomed us with refreshing cold towels, …
Past continuous: a peek into Bikaner
Not many people know this, but Bikaner’s story began with a runaway prince. Rao Bika, the eldest son of Maharaja Rao Jodha from the neighbouring …
Friday photo: Bikaner
I recently spent a few days in Bikaner as a guest of the lovely team at Narendra Bhawan (more on that soon) – think piping …
One winter weekend in Bharatpur
I have never taken any interest in birds, thinking of it as too much effort for too little reward (yeah go ahead, sue me). The …
Friday photo: Ranthambhore
From many summers ago, a memory from Ranthambhore… *** Also see: Friday photo series And definitely read my story on Ranthambhore from long ago… Burning …
A morning at Ranakpur
A couple of years ago, I was in Udaipur during winter, staying with an extremely warm and friendly family at their homestay. My host was …
Of prints and paisley
Close on the heels of the Anokhi museum story, here is a photoessay I had done for Marwar magazine on traditional Rajasthani prints and the …