Sikkim, the Himalayan state, is blessed by nature’s bounty. This draws visitors like magnet to this paradise. However, a lesser known fact is that it also offers a unique shopping experience. MG Road is a long stretch of open air mall on boulevard square. This road provides endless opportunities to shop. There are numerous shops […]

A visit to Dharamshala has so much to offer. Pristine natural beauty, spirituality, food, yoga, shopping, the list is endless. One thing which brings a gleam in everyone’s eye is food. Food which sets the all the five senses in motion, has, since time immemorial, enthralled humans, A visit to Dharamshala is guaranteed to delight […]

‘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 pale red stone monument seemed golden in the morning light. It made for a beautiful sight – tall, proud and immeasurably patriotic. Tourists, like me, thronged around the area, marvelling at this British monument which has now become a symbol of everything India. Even so, it filled my heart with pride – and grief […]

I ran my hand over the sandstone pillars, slightly awed by their grandeur. Intricate carvings and geometric floral designs were etched into the stone. Despite the afternoon heat outside, it was relatively cool inside. Sunlight streamed inside the well, lighting it up in a brilliant golden shade, but the narrow staircases, which led to the […]