Secrets Of The City

The people of Varanasi don’t wear their city too lightly on their sleeves. They live with intense devotion to its narrow network of streets, crumbling forts drooping over the stepped ghats, the ruddy flush of lamps in dark sanctums of temples, full throated laughter and arguments surrounding tea shops and ofcourse, its lifeline, the Ganges. […]

Temple Trips South India

Temple Trips South India: One of the most exciting books to research, the temples in Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh threw up the most intriguing legends and fascinating rituals. It was well worth my time to meander through snaking long queues to get a peek into the many sanctums. Armed with very little spiritual inclination […]

How Deep Is That River

The skeleton of an entire city lies submerged under the Tehri reservoir in Uttarakhand. It is said that a school, the clock tower, complete markets and houses, though now corroded by the water, are still intact.

The Glorious Backyard of Hampi – Go Air

  I heave myself to the last of the steep steps on the mountain in an attempt to make it to an inconspicuous white temple perched on top. Having barely caught my breath and absorbed the magnificent topography of strewn boulders, typical of this region, is when I’m ushered conspiringly into a small dark temple. […]