Is Family about being related in blood or is it about coming together for a common cause, common passion or a common destination. Here are some Family Scenes from Indian Roads captured during my travels !!
Window to the World !!
While travelling to different places I would often look at windows but rarely take pictures. One morning I walked through narrow alleys of Ahmedabad city where I was a visitor for a day. The open, closed and half open windows…
Cheers to Beginnings: Weddings around the world
Beginning and End are hand in hand balancing the cycle of creation. An end paves the way for a beginning and a beginning is the start of a journey to an end. Every in-breath ends in an out-breath reminding us…
Buying Handicrafts from a semi nomadic Community in Khavda, Kutch
It is nearly a year since my trip to Kutch and I am still writing about the place and have a long way to go. Most of the times the experiences that leave a lasting impression are the interactions and…
Centuries Old Tragedy turns into Vasa Museum, Stockholm
We stepped out of the Tourism Office near Stockholm Central with several brochures in hand. The gentleman across the counter insisted that we visit the Vasa Museum for the grand and gigantic Titanic like shipwreck. I was in two minds,very…
When a City turns into a Grand Art Gallery: Kolkata Puja Pandals
From Calcutta to Kolkata the city has emerged and evolved over 300 years. This city of promise and power may have lost the battle for economic, technology, or political supremacy to Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi but for anyone who has spent…
Around a bonfire in the Hills of Kashmir, India
I have been writing about my trek in the hills of Kashmir which left me longing for more. After a grueling trek for 6 days when we would retire early into our evening, the last evening on the banks of…
Layered to Perfection, Lacquer Art from India
I have earlier written about my tryst with art and craft with Gujarat but Lacquer Art was unplanned and unexpected. The artisan from Nirona village was off for his afternoon ablutions in a some local pond or street side well…
Feeding Pigeons- My Morning Habit
I wake up to their chirping near my window every morning and over time I have learnt to recognize the change in tone when I am late in bed. As soon as I step out in the balcony, they surround…