Hampi, India – The Echoes of Glory

24/10/2016.Reading time 16 minutes.

Hampi, India, and its temples and rock studded landscape make it one of the most atmospheric UNESCO Heritage Sites in the country.

Sacred Waters

14/10/2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

Water – as life giver and as a symbol of purity – is an essential component of religious rituals like baptism and ceremonial cleansing. For a religion that derives its name from a river – Sindhu, from the Indus – water takes on a whole new meaning. No Hindu temple is complete without a pushkarini or temple tank. Many tanks have natural sources beneath […]

An Amble Through A Storied Park – Lodhi Gardens

20/07/2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

If there is one thing I envy Delhi-ites, it is the green oasis of Lodhi Gardens. Over ninety acres of unexpected tranquility to escape the gridlocked delirium of their capital city. The landscaping would be easy enough to replicate elsewhere in India (who am I kidding!). But it is the historic ambience, those omnipresent vestiges of Delhi’s storied past, that make […]

Clash Or Confluence?

02/07/2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A KFC sign clashes with a Hindu temple spire.

One of Yangon’s many quirky contradictions! Happy travels….no matter where life takes you. Related: Daily Post WPC – Opposites More Posts On Myanmar

An Ensemble Of Puppets From Mandalay

03/06/2016.Reading time 1 minute.

A Rapunzel with hair to spare? I could be wrong, but she is most likely a Burmese Draupadi – that virtuous, wronged wife of the Pandavas (the five heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata) – who vows never to tie up her long tresses until she can anoint them with the blood of her molester, who incidentally, is her husbands’ step brother. I recently watched […]

Thanjavur – Reimagining Tamil Traditions At Svatma,

28/04/2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Loss of diversity, especially in the urban milieu, is inevitable in a globalised world. Pizza will often replace paniyaram. Or cappuccino, filter kaapi. But what does one do when one’s native cultural symbols begin to feel inadequate? Unsophisticated? The Subrahmaniam’s – Chennai based dancer/architect Krithika, and her developer husband, Sumant’s – response to their young son’s disenchantment with things Indian, was to find a way to reintroduce him […]

Kochi – A Boatyard Turned Boutique Hotel

15/03/2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

Brunton Boatyard, a beautiful boutique hotel resurrected from the remains of a Victorian ship building yard, is the perfect place to stay in Fort Kochi, Kerala.

The Mystical Temples And Pagodas of Bagan, Myanmar

27/02/2016.Reading time 36 minutes.

The Bagan temples and pagodas are the most enchanting part of a Myanmar itinerary. Here’s a detailed guide to help you plan your visit.

Romancing The Irrawaddy – Mandalay to Yangon River Cruise

14/02/2016.Reading time 20 minutes.

An Irrawaddy river boat trip that includes most attractions from Mandalay to Prome near Yangon is an enchanting way to explore Myanmar.

In Photos – Faith & Optimism In Myanmar

28/01/2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

Photo feature on the faith & optimism we encountered in Myanmar.

Myanmar – The Shared Destinies Of Two Ill-fated Kings

22/01/2016.Reading time 10 minutes.

This is a riches to rags story. Of the journey of the King of Delhi from his jewel encrusted chambers in the Red Fort to a tiny tenement in the by-lanes of Rangoon. Replicated, just twenty seven years later, by the ouster of the occupant of the exquisite Glass Palace in Mandalay and his exile to modest lodgings in […]

Inle Lake, Myanmar – Photo Story & Guide

12/01/2016.Reading time 24 minutes.

Ultimate guide and photo story on Inle Lake, Myanmar, to help you explore this enchanting place with its leg rowing fishermen, authentic farmers markets and beautiful pagodas.