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A part of the wall that overlooks the hills It was when we were Masters students at Mysore University that we decided to go on a trip to Gopalaswamy Betta, a quiet hilly retreat, far from the madding crowd. This Betta (Hill in Kannada) was just around 80 kilometres...
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Rajasthani dancers: on the streets, in the desert; you will find them just about anywhere. A dancer a the desert camp in Jaisalmer...
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This facade of balconies is a major attraction in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. It is a part of what is known as the Patwon ki Haveli, a grand mansion that belonged to the Patwas, a family of merchants in this Rajasthani town. People say this is the biggest haveli of...
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Handmade Rajasthani dolls...
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Situated bang in the middle of a very busy street is this symbol of Hyderabad. Charminar gets its name from the four towers that make the corners of this monument (char means four and minar means tower). Every time I was there, the place was so crowded and I...
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I sometimes fall in love with buildings and its usually love at first sight. One of the buildings I fell so in love with was an elegant stone building. It was big. It was beautiful and it was once the Viceregal Lodge, Shimla. That was way back when India...
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Qutub Minar (on the right) among the ruins. In and around the famous Qutub Minar are some ruins, tombs and an unfinished minar, all of which deserve to be seen. Called the Qutub Complex, this area is considered a World Heritage Site and has many stories to tell: of...
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This tall red structure of Indo-Islamic architecture is a major landmark of the country. Inscribed on it are some verses from the Quran. All of 72.5 metres in height, the Qutub Minar is believed to be the tallest brick minaret in the world....
A part of the wall that overlooks the hills It was when we were Masters students at Mysore University that we decided to go on a trip to Gopalaswamy Betta, a quiet hilly retreat, far from the madding crowd. This Betta (Hill in Kannada) was just around 80 kilometres...
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Rajasthani dancers: on the streets, in the desert; you will find them just about anywhere. A dancer a the desert camp in Jaisalmer...
This facade of balconies is a major attraction in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. It is a part of what is known as the Patwon ki Haveli, a grand mansion that belonged to the Patwas, a family of merchants in this Rajasthani town. People say this is the biggest haveli of...
Handmade Rajasthani dolls...
Situated bang in the middle of a very busy street is this symbol of Hyderabad. Charminar gets its name from the four towers that make the corners of this monument (char means four and minar means tower). Every time I was there, the place was so crowded and I...
I sometimes fall in love with buildings and its usually love at first sight. One of the buildings I fell so in love with was an elegant stone building. It was big. It was beautiful and it was once the Viceregal Lodge, Shimla. That was way back when India...
Qutub Minar (on the right) among the ruins. In and around the famous Qutub Minar are some ruins, tombs and an unfinished minar, all of which deserve to be seen. Called the Qutub Complex, this area is considered a World Heritage Site and has many stories to tell: of...
This tall red structure of Indo-Islamic architecture is a major landmark of the country. Inscribed on it are some verses from the Quran. All of 72.5 metres in height, the Qutub Minar is believed to be the tallest brick minaret in the world....
Visit a Japanese Garden once and you’ve visited them all. But there’s no getting tired of them. The look of a Japanese Garden and the feeling that takes over...
Here in the San Francisco Bay area there is no dearth of Indian food. Take just south Indian food and you are spoiled for choice. Now, if you are...
We got to drive through another part of the famous Highway 1* a few weeks ago. This time it was the stretch North of San Francisco, as we were...
Our next stop on the Karnataka Coast was Maravanthe Beach. After a simply-perfect evening at Ottinene Beach, we headed inland to Kollur but the next day we were back...