Finding Amrita
And how I nearly missed the big mama in my own backyard Amrita Shergill. Marg. The name meant just a marg – another road. The only lure – the reason I took a detour from the Lodhi Road – was the once-a-year festival of Christmassy meats on sale and display by the sunny Goa Sadan […]
Known destinations, unknown adventures
Now, Ladakh is that Promised Land for motorcyclists; we are all happier than Moses at Canaan outskirts when we pass through, taking proud photographs next to the ‘Khardung La – World’s Highest Motorable Pass’ board. Then, did you know that there are also a bunch of splendid canyons in Ladakh – between Phey and Nimmu, […]
Sets, stars, location: Reel tourism here to stay
Sex. Bollywood. Cricket. This is the pecking order, southbound, of the top-three ever-popular activities of national India. Signals and stress might have come in the way but sex continues to rule the roost – and outside of it too; for we never give up. Though our cricketers today do everything else but play cricket – […]
The Smart Traveller: Roam free
Roaming internet comes with two major hiccups – an aversion to rural hinterlands and a penchant to be pricey everywhere else. Wanderink.com introduces you to some tailor-made apps for both the cases, compatible with iPhones, iPads and Android devices. Use it or just talk about it, either way you will look smart. You flash the […]
Dang: Welcome to the darbar
Like most treaties, this one too was entered into after the war, bloodshed and loss of imperial face. And of course, there were the many give-and-takes: while the British were given access to the forest and its rich produce, they had to shell out a princely sum in gold and silver to the five kings […]
The Art Traveller
Tourists don’t know where they have been, travellers don’t know where they are going; art shows have been a reason to rewrite many an itinerary. While Paul Theroux actually said the first part, the second bit I made up. Then come to think of it, is there any traveller worth his curious salt who can […]
Gay tourism: Out of the closet
“’Ind-j-a’ tastes better on your tongue… try it,” Sanjay Malhotra told me. I did and it did. I mean, I wasn’t too sure about how it tasted, but it definitely sounded different. Well, may be better too. In a whacked-out sort of way. Sanjay Malhotra, the much-awarded fashion designer is also the director of ‘Indja’, […]
Capital Burps: ‘Dilli Ke Pakwaan’ Street Food Festival
The frizzling aloo tikkis lay like golden islands in a shallow sea of applauding oil. Gol gappas were stacked in a brocade of delectable disarray, pomegranate seeds lazed about in the savoury water that would be filling them up soon. The diced tomatoes lent a fiery red to the simmering paav bhaji gravy made of […]
Shankar’s International Doll Museum: But seriously
Each one has more intricacy, information and culture, beauty and potential making you wonder at the iconic status of Barbie. Each one speaks volumes about a nation – the prevalent social conditions, religious sentiments, traditions, even the economy of the period. The costumes are perfect renditions of the fashion of the times. Some are laid […]