India
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...