Category: Travel

Vrindavan and the dying Yamuna

I can hear the  distant sounds of Krishna Bhajans sung in the nearby Ashram as the boatman oars through the silent , calm waters of the Yamuna.   It is…
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Streets Of Punjab

At the mention of Punjab, you will imagine the dancing yellow sarsos (mustard), sprawled across fields and of course fattening food served at the road side Punjabi Dhabas with white…
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10 offbeat things to do in Manali

Manali is the perfect summer retreat. Like most hill stations in India it has off late commercialized to a great extent and everything about it is touristy. However, the real…
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Vrindavan Holi : A mystical , magical experience.

I have been visiting Vrindavan since I was a kid, running through the tiny lanes , knowing the shortcuts, being wary of the monkeys and gorging on the Birla Mandir…
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Lathmaar Holi at Barsana

The crowds are astonishing. People warn you not to enter the crowds for safety reasons. There could be a stampede with this number of people on the streets. It's no…
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Walking through Old Manali

Its not just another day. The monastery at Manali is abuzz with activity. Huge crowds have gathered to listen to the sermon of the head monk. I try and sneak…
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Graffiti and Street Art in Bandra, Mumbai

Who doesn't like street art and painted walls with murals? Thanks to Asian Paints and Start India  and of course Mumbai Instagrammers,  I witnessed some of the finest graffiti artist's works…
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Goverdhan Parikrama: Of faith and much more

  I am no fitness freak. My weight loss resolutions always get carried over to the next year and I can NEVER be on a diet. So when mom asked…
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A day at the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah

I feel a strange, inexplicable connect at Dargahs. The feeling is beyond language, religion and and other "man- made" barriers. I have written about this connect with sufism many years…
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