On 15th August, we stepped into the 67th year of Independence, feeling nothing short of triumphant. I watched the Independence day parade on the television, and listened to the Presidential speech. The day was beautiful – crisp, with just a hint of cold. Watching the tricolour unfurl, underneath the glorious blue sky made my heart […]

The sunlight filters through the leaves of tall coconuts, making a pretty mosaic on the red soil. Quaint cottages, with thatched, sloping roofs and neat courtyards peak out of the groves, as birds coo a melody, fluttering in the canopy of the trees. The wind steals through the leaves, bringing with it the fragrance of […]

In the evenings, the tall coconut trees on the coast sway in the wind. At nights, the moonlight ripples on the sea, shimmering and dancing in a wild abandon. But it is the mornings that are the best – a sky of peaches and cream, deep blue sea, and the cold sand on the beach, […]

For a state that is largely composed of undulating, arid expanses of golden sand, Rajasthan has stunning diversity in cuisine. I was quite struck by this fact when I first visited Rajasthan. A large thali was placed before me, as I sat down to lunch in one of Jaipur’s swanky restaurants. I was fairly stumped […]

The first time I ate momos, I was huddled underneath a plastic tarpaulin. Outside the rain was falling incessantly, and it had turned cold. The woman opened the lid of her large aluminium steamer, and picked up six pieces of pearly white momos, and placed them onto a small dish. In a plastic container, she […]