How renowned puppeteer Puran Bhatt saved his home, the Kathputli artist’s colony
WE WALK THROUGH narrow, twisting alleys, stepping carefully over open sewer drains, as we try to keep up with the young man who is...
For the longest time I had been unable to fathom the fascination a dear friend, nay two of them, have long displayed for the dead. They’re both doctorates; I have often wondered if that’s grounds–and...
India strikes the right chord as a tourist destination, especially given the fact that it's the 7th largest country in the world. Home to the Indus valley Civilization and a region of historic trade routes and...
Seldom do I recommend an experience sans encounters of the empirical kind; much less if it involves unsuspecting taste-buds. But I had been hearing such wonderful things about this one the past year, I made...
Going out to eat is pretty much my favorite social activity. Heck, let’s be honest…one of my favorite solo activities, too! But dining out on the regular can wreck havoc on trying to maintain a...
TINY, TROPICAL GOA, on the south west coast of India, was an obligatory stop on the hippie trail of the 1960's and became known internationally for wild, full-moon parties on the beach. Though there is...
With nearly as many any Indian restaurants in New York City as there are Starbucks, it’s tough to know where to start when the craving for spiced and griddled flatbread and a sweet lassi hits...
DIWALI IS INDIA’S Christmas, a festival that’s celebrated in spectacular fashion all across the country by people of all religions, though it’s actually Hindu. Families gather to enjoy time together, to perform Lakshmi Puja, to...
