food… Cambodian cameo 18 Mar 202318 Mar 2023 Cambodia is really exotic and quaint. Very picturesque and touristy. Poor too. Food beats Vietnamese hollow. Very few people. Airport felt like some remote railway station. Only western tourists. Asians…
adventure… Tiger’s nest 16 Mar 202318 May 2023 Tiger’s nest Yesterday I crossed one more item of my bucket list. We climbed the tiger’s nest Finally after many missed opportunities we were travelling in Bhutan and on the…
ART… Tolerance 27 Dec 20227 Jan 2023 Tolerance Vietnam and Cambodia have some fascinating examples in toleration that can be useful examples in our increasingly polarised world A 1000 year Chinese rule had deeply influenced the region…
adventure… Vignettes of Vietnam 24 Dec 20223 Jan 2023 Vignettes of Vietnam Hanoi just like Delhi. The hotel is like a typical one in Karol bag. The area is just like Karol bag The countryside looks exactly like Assam…
ART… Diversity 11 Dec 202229 Dec 2022 Diversity Recently we had the privilege of witnessing a major religious festival of 2 very diverse and little known communities, both rarely experienced by outsiders. Interestingly both are Vaishnava festivals,…
adventure… The government office 3 Dec 202224 Dec 2022 The government office तेरे इश्क ने सरकारी दफ्तर बना दिया दिल को.. ना कोई काम करता है, ना कोई बात सुनता है... Your love has made my heart a government…
adventure… Days and nights in the forest 2 Dec 202211 Dec 2022 Aranyer din ratri.. days and nights in the forest This was the title of Satyajit Ray’s iconic film about a visit to the Santhal Parganas . We were planning a…
cities… The gatekeeper poet 16 Nov 202222 Nov 2022 The gatekeeper poet We were exploring a lesser known part of our country, Upper Assam, and trying to understand a little known part of our history, the Ahom dynasty that…
adventure… Vignettes of turkey 10 Oct 202221 Nov 2022 Vignettes of turkey Delhi international Airport at midnight is like sealdah station or Mumbai central or sadar bazaar at peak hours. Queues for immigration and security check are like going…
childhood… Bikramda 10 Oct 202210 Oct 2022 Bikramda Fu na ha na po na bha That was the question we were asked in the morning by Bikramda.... Our cook housekeeper and guardian .We were being asked how…
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