100 Stories of India
Wake up and smell the coffee in Araku Valley
It was a hot and dry afternoon as we took the road from Visakhapatnam towards Araku Valley, located in the ...
Five Hoysala temples not in the tourist circuit
“Hoy Sala ” ( Strike Sala ! ) said the guru Sudatta Muni to his student , Sala who was ...
Kaidala, home of a master craftsman
My tryst with the Hoysala Dynasty started innocuously when I went on a weekend getaway to Hassan over a decade ...
Twin Hoysala Temples of Marale and Mosale
Some of India’s best-kept secrets are not found on a map. Tucked away inside golden fields with lotus ponds surrounding ...
100 Stories of IndiabirdingBirding DiariesBirdsKaggaladdu Bird SanctuaryKaggaladu Bird SanctuaryKarnataka
Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary – a community protects the painted storks
It is a sea of white wings that greets me in a dusty little hamlet near Sira town, located near ...
Blessed by GOD at a Theyyam ritual in Kerala
One of the best ways of exploring a town is to get lost. I was staying in a small village ...