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- The underrated wonder that is MahabalipuramI first heard about Mahabalipuram in my Class 8 or 9 Hindi textbook. While I don’t remember who the author of that piece was, but I do remember that it was about the ruminations of a sculptor who wondered about … Continue reading →...
- On the trail of Jain heritage in Tamil NaduIt all began with a Twitter DM (or direct message) I received from my friend and fellow blogger, Anuradha Shankar. It was the summer of 2014 and Anu was travelling, or doing a temple run as she preferred to call … Continue reading →...
- The palace that Thirumalai Nayak builtThe Thirumalai Nayak Mahal was the last monument our group visited in Madurai as part of a 3-day exploration of the city, its history and cultural heritage earlier this year. I was looking forward to the visit as, apart from … Continue reading...
- Pathu thoon or the 10 pillars at Maduraion Dec 7, 2016 in Tamil Nadu Travel Built history Heritage Incredible India Madurai Pathu Thoon Rangavilas Ten Pillars Thirumalai NayakIt is our last evening in Madurai and our group has just finished touring the Thirumalai Nayak Mahal. We have one more halt to make before dinner — a shop selling the local Sungudi sarees — and then board the … Continue reading →...
- The two Azhagar Kovils of MaduraiMadurai is home to a number of sacred sites whose origins have now passed into the land of myth and legends. The original temple structures built on the sacred sites no longer exist today for over the centuries, they have … Continue reading ...
- Memories of Madurai: A photo essayEarlier this year, on the 2nd of January, I took a flight out of Mumbai for Chennai to join a small group of music and culture enthusiasts for a 3-day tour of Madurai. Known variously as Halasya Kshetram, Koodal Nagaram, … Continue reading U...
- Travel Shot: The tailor at Landour MarketI sat in the car with a sense of disbelief. Here I was on a short holiday at Landour and a few hours after arriving there, was stuck in a traffic jam. I thought I had left traffic jams and … Continue reading →...
- When holiday travel goes wrongThe morning of June 26th dawned grey and bleak and wet in Mumbai. It was a Monday and normally, I would have had a touch of Monday morning blues. But on that day I woke up feeling very happy and … Continue reading →...
- Museum Treasure: The Bhu-Varaha at CSMVS sculpture galleryThe sculpture gallery of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) has many treasures within, with some of them being more impressive than the others. One of the “quieter” sculptures is that of a 10th century Varaha from...
- The Uzbekistan Trip Planneron Jul 18, 2016 in Travel Uzbekistan #MyDreamTripUzbekistan Bukhara Khiva Nukus Planning Tips Q&A Samarqand Shakhrisabz Tashkent Trip Planner Uzbek AirA long-standing dream spanning four decades of wanting to travel to Uzbekistan was finally realised in September 2015. The decision happened just like that one morning in November 2014. Instead of wistfully saying or whining that “I want to go...
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