‘A thousand years of silence in a goblet of calcareous blue, of distance and moon, fashioned of the bare geography of night.’ I remembered the words of Pablo Neruda, the great Chilean poet as I stood in the desert, watching the wind mould the sands of Thar. The morning sun cast a golden glow over […]

The lake shimmered in the afternoon sun. As the water lapped against the boat, I sat back and closed my eyes, enjoying the brief respite from the heat in the middle of Lake Pichola. I was in Udaipur, which has often been called the Venice of the east, and not without reason. Udaipur is a […]

The red and green enamel whispered against my skin as I fastened the necklace around my throat. In the mirror, the diamonds, the size of small pebbles, shone brightly. Though it looked like a necklace composed solely of diamonds and gold, on the back was a brilliant design of flowers and leaves. As per traditional […]

I stopped short, awed by the sheer magnificence of the monument in front of me. It was colossal, and in the early morning sun, it literally shone. I had always thought that the Taj Mahal was no big deal. Granted, it was currently one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and has been popularised […]

The dawn had broken out, but the world was still asleep. The slight nip in the air was quite refreshing, but I was still wrapped in a sweater. I had been told that the gates generally opened quite early in the morning, and I could see a few people like me, who were eager to […]