There's a very unique "Camel Fair" that happens every year in Pushkar India. The timeframe each year is around October to November as it is held to celebrate the Kartik Purnima full moon. For those...
No Native meal in New Mexico would be complete without Indian fry bread. While every culture has its own form of fry bread — beignets, donuts, zeppoles, latkes — in New Mexico you’ll find the...
I was asked to comment on the CNN story about Michaela Cross, a young woman visitor to India who wrote about the trauma of experiencing sexual harassment while there. The story has “gone viral” with...
These images are from last month, from my visit to that region in Garhwal we are now referring to as the very epicentre of the Uttarkhand tragedy. Mostly light showers, with an intermittent heavy one,...
Monsoon rains flood Uttarakhand — the Dev Bhoomi, Land of the Gods
Sacred Uttarakhand in North India is home to soaring Himalayan peaks; the source of India’s most sacred river, the Ganga (Ganges); a major pilgrimage circuit...
Before connecting the dots that I’d be visiting Indianapolis during the Indy 500 weekend, my main reason for heading the midwestern city was to check out their new Cultural Trail. I’ve always thought of Indy...
When I feel the need to experience India, and I’m stuck in Toronto, I head to the India Bazaar on Gerrard Street East. It’s a one-stop shopping destination for “all things Indian” and a visit...
It all started in Egypt, I’m told, where acrobatics, balancing acts, rope walking and spectacles of human skill and daring were recorded as far back as 2500 BC. Though the circus (Latin for ‘circle’) as...
