We were tired by the time we reached Jiskun, a sleepy village in Himachal, en route to Rupin Pass. We were done with Day 3 of our trek. Our trek leader Sam asked us to walk around the village and talk to the villagers. "It'll be a nice way to know them," he said. We... Continue Reading →
The receptionist at the Alwar Lake Palace informed us that the tiger reserve would close by 3.30 pm, without lifting his head from the register. I looked at my watch. It was 2 pm. “The boating on Alwar lake will go on till 5.30 pm,” he continued as he turned to other customers who seemed... Continue Reading →
In the last few years, many groups and people have come together to keep the pristine glory of the Nilgiris alive through chronicles, heritage walks, books and pictures
Back in 2012, I had written a story on Kerala Hair Dressers, a 75-year-old salon in Pondy Bazaar, in T Nagar. I had lost the story during the Chennai floods and couldn’t trace it again. Recently, when I wanted to get a haircut, I decided to go back to that place, for old time’s sake.... Continue Reading →
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