“Will you listen to my Shayri?” asked a tiny girl, with a smile that exposed the broken tooth behind her lips. I refused with a smile and walked on. A man approached us soon and offered to show us the entire city of Fatehpur Sikri for a hundred rupees, thus saving some money for our... Continue Reading →
Mention the word Haridwar and snapshots of many small temples, sadhus, the Ganges and the aarti come to our mind. It is with these snapshots that we decided to spend a few days of the hot summer, away from the heat of Delhi, in the foothills of the Himalayas. We were awaken from our slumber... Continue Reading →
Monsoon has its way to enter India. When the heartland of India becomes a cauldron of heat, the winds from the southwest make headway for India, passing through the Arabian Sea. For four months – March, April, May and June – the heat builds up and the masses long badly for a downpour of relief.... Continue Reading →
Very few places are there which simultaneously carry layers of history in its womb. Purana Quila, located at the heart of Delhi near the India Gate, is one of them. Today it is better known as the spot where Yash Chopra’s blockbuster Veer Zaara was shot.According to the Mahabharata, the Pandavas were given the rugged... Continue Reading →
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