Exploring the roots of India (Villages)! What is the first image that conjures up in your mind when you think of Indian villages? Small settlements, countryside, agricultural fields, hamlet, thatched cottages, simplicity, ruralism as a way of life, lack of city-like facilities or more. Despite the fact that a larger section of Indian population lives…
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Art Bahrain Across Borders, (ArtBAB) debuted in India with its first art exhibition held in New Delhi from 9th-11th Oct 2017 at Bikaner House. I had the privilege to attend the inaugural ceremony as well as learn about the works of eighteen Bahraini artists who were selected for this exhibition. I have included this experience for my ‘Travel and Art’ series (one of my ways of discovering places…
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This is about one eventful evening that I recently had at The People and Co., Cyberhub! CyberHub is definitely one of the cool places in Delhi NCR where your hunt for live music, rock band shows, stand up comedy, flavorsome food, interesting ice creams, delish desserts, yummy treats and refreshing drinks ends. In fact, my visit…
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Travel and Art!! I returned from Jammu, the city of temples on 2nd October and was off to a beautiful heritage village, Garli in Kangra valley on the following day. This has been October so far. The latest is that I have started a ‘Travel & Art Series’ which aims to capture everything related to art…
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Art is my reason to Travel! I have always had an inclination towards art. Anything and everything around colors and creative work brightens my eyes. So much so that I am always on a look-out for random work of art, be it in the form of a painting, a piece of crafted wood or color splash around the street….
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Hyderabad, the ‘city of Nizams’ is a feast to the eye and yes, you guessed it, for the tummy! This city is steeped in history and is home to archaic monuments, bustling spice markets and sprawling palaces. In stark comparison to this, Hyderabad is also home to Hi-Tech city or Cyberabad, posh localities like Banjara…
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This article around my Nepal trip was originally published in Sakaal Times on 3rd September 2017. Come lets fall in love with our neighbour country. If you have ever wanted to go to Nepal and have yet not been able to convince yourself, let me sort it out for you, right away. A…
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Goddess Laxmi is associated with wealth but she adores cleanliness. Lord Ganesha is the God of prosperity and success but he thoroughly appreciates wisdom and intelligence. The most important and the biggest festival of India, Deepawali is celebrated by worshiping Laxmi and Ganesha together. To welcome them home, almost every house is cleaned, renovated, sweets are prepared, new clothes are…
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August was a happening month in terms of travel. In between my return from Kuala Lumpur in the first week and the trip to Tamil Nadu (Coonor, Wellington, Ooty) in the last week, I also had the privilege to go for a six days off-beat sojourn in Uttarakhand during the non-rainy days. This is the month when people usually…
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The moment I mentioned that I was traveling to Penang or the Pearl of the Orient after the Selangor media trip, my Malaysian friends had no limit to their excitement and they had only one thing to talk about and that was food. They went on and on and the list was endless. That was…
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