Shantiniketan: Abode of Peace
In 1862, Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, while on a boat journey to Raipur, came across a landscape with red laterite and meadows of lush green paddy fields. An orchard of chhatim […]
People & Culture
Aurangabad: Awestruck at Architecture
Rock cut architecture which dominates the architectural style of western India, is nowhere more explicitly manifest than the caves of Ajanta and Ellora. Located near Aurangabad in Maharashtra, Ajanta and […]
Gorakhnath: Immortal Master
It is said that seeing Sri Gorakhnath in samadhi, Mata Parvati asked Lord Shiva about the yogi. Bhagwan Shankar or Lord Shiva stated that it was his own yogic manifestation. […]
Mandu: Romance of a Distant Past
If we had researched on the Internet, we would have realized that monsoons are the best time to visit Mandu. We visited this medieval city, the jewel of Malwa, during […]
Poetry: Reflections in Poetry
Painting by Shalini Agarwal
Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells by Pico Iyer
Review by MITA GHOSE Imprint: India Viking Published: Apr 2019 ISBN: 9780670092215 Length : 248 Pages MRP : ₹599.00 While rereading one of his earlier books on Japan, Pico Iyer […]
World Heritage Sites – India
The World Heritage Sites List includes properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value. Given here is the […]
Redbreast Butterfly after 110 years in Uttarakhand
The Redbreast (Papilio Alcmenor) has been spotted in the Western Himalayas after a period of 110 years. Since butterflies reflect the health of an ecosystem, the reappearance of a butterfly […]
Sacred Forest
The little boy lived in the high mountains. An undulating green pasture served as the ledge on which the little hamlet nestled. Precipitous trails from the village arrowed down to […]
Mehrauli: Herein Lies a King
Mehrauli Mehrauli has always been around the corner from where I have lived these past seven years. Despite this, beyond visiting the Qutub Minar time and again, seeking solace at […]