Tamil Nadu
A road trip in Yercaud
Imagine that you stumble upon a dense forest, filled with streams, surrounded by misty mountains and you suddenly become nostalgic ...
Vilachery Pottery Village in Madurai
The streets around Madurai Temple were bustling as I walked around taking in the scenes. The markets were shifted recently ...
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 ...
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 ...
Madurai Heritage – a treasure house of stories
Sipping my hot cup of filter coffee from the traditional brass tumbler and davara – the Tamil equivalent of the ...