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Terrorism vs. tourism

The 'what if' is top of mind when you are in an insurgency-hit place. The immediacy of experience-offensives like landscape and language, food or culture doesn't negate the nag altogether…

Jugaad in the air

Before the ‘make in India’ clarion call there was the original made in India, the jugaad. Variously described as a ‘hacked up improvisation’ or ‘frugal and flexible approach to innovation’…

HoHo haha

Till a few years ago a typical ‘Delhi darshan’ for visiting friends and relatives would be topped with a ride aboard the piece de resistance, the Metro. Then Kerala announced…

Haat* shots

*a market, especially held one held on a regular basis in rural areas The haat is also the tribal way of life, in a nutshell. Transactions in a haat during the…

Gamecocks: Flying gladiators

Arcadian settings Shiva* is the last man one would expect to patronise a blood sport like cockfight. He ponders over every question with intelligent, unblinking eyes, breaks easily into an amiable…

Mindful in Mainpat

Viewpoint Mainpat ‘Mindfulness’ is one of the secrets of famed Tibetan longevity. This means to spend time ‘in the moment’ and not worry about the past or the future. Living in…