India

100 Stories of IndiaMadhya PradeshOrchha

Orchha – a treasure house of stories

It’s not every day that you get to stay in a palace but here I am sleeping in one of ...
JainismSouth IndiaTamil Nadu

Tirumalai Jain temple – Legacy of Jainism in Tamilnadu

We don’t normally associate the Cholas with the Jains. But an inscription at a Jain temple in Tirumalai indicated that ...
SundarbansWest Bengal

Why you must visit Sundarbans Mangrove Forest in West Bengal ...

Mysterious, wild , magical, secluded, the Sundarbans has always twitched my curiosity but has eluded me. And yet this biodiversity ...
100 Stories of IndiaJainismMaduraiTamil Nadu

Climbing Samanar Hills in Madurai for a slice of history

A few years ago, I had attended a course on Jainism in South India, primarily in Tamil Nadu and I ...
100 Stories of IndiaMaduraiTamil Nadu

Thirumalai Nayak Mahal – a 17th century palace in Madurai

An old lady, looking very graceful with silvery strands of hair matching the silver anklets she was carrying in her ...