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  • Food,  Heritage,  Travelogues

    Savouring Tamilnadu’s healthy claypot cooking

    By Anshu / July 16, 2022

    I am a firm believer in exploring new cuisines and learning more about the flavours of the places I visit. I happened to be in Thanjavur in Tamilnadu, where we, a gang of girls who studied together…

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  • Art,  Heritage,  History,  Travelogues

    The intriguing tale of Begum Samru and her haveli

    By Anshu / June 28, 2021

    How did an impoverished fourteen-year-old girl in a brothel go on to reign over a wealthy Indian kingdom for more than five decades, during a phase when the mightiest of empires crumbled? It is a story that…

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  • Art,  Heritage,  History,  Travelogues

    Naughara: A hidden gem in the alleys of Chandni Chowk

    By Anshu / June 21, 2021

    Chandni Chowk is Delhi’s most bustling market place. But early on a Sunday morning, immediately after the lockdown, it seems deserted and quiet. Most shops are shut and an ugly knot of criss-crossing electric wires seem to…

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  • Musings,  Travelogues

    Travel in the times of corona

    By Anshu / March 2, 2021

    I am flying anywhere after precisely fourteen months. And it feels awkward and unfamiliar to be carrying a negative RT-PCR report with the boarding pass. In the departure lounge, alternate seats have yellow stickers saying “Do not…

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  • Musings,  Travelogues

    The making of the Mahatma

    By Anshu / January 2, 2020

    Lorraine, our guide for the morning, takes us through the cold rooms. We are at the Old Fort in Johannesburg, the site of the notorious prison where people who resisted the policy of apartheid used to be…

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  • Travelogues

    An uplifting ride to remember

    By Anshu / November 1, 2019

    It was dark when I woke up. It was 3 a.m. I had not packed woollens for my Australia trip. The temperatures in Darwin were warm, and so far Cairns had been quite alright in the evenings.…

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  • Nature,  Travelogues

    The amazing Great Barrier Reef: Our first scuba diving experience

    By Anshu / September 27, 2019

    As a child, I would look forward to Sunday mornings when Jacques Costeau, the French oceanographer and explorer would present “The Secrets of the Sea” on Doordarshan. I would be glued to our newly acquired colour television,…

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  • Food,  Travelogues

    The quaint fishing village of Tai O

    By Anshu / May 13, 2019

    After our visit to see the Tian Tan Buddha and the Po Lin Monastery in Lantau Island in Hong Kong, we set off to visit the Tai O village. Buses are available in Ngong Ping and it…

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  • Folklore,  Heritage,  History,  Travelogues

    The Legends of Macau’s A-Ma Temple and Tai Ut Rock

    By Anshu / May 10, 2019

    We were in Macau and casinos didn’t interest us. So off we went to explore the heritage and history of this former Portuguese colony. One of our first stops was the A-Ma temple. Built before 1488, A-Ma…

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  • Folklore,  Heritage,  Travelogues

    Who is Lady Buddha?

    By Anshu / May 2, 2019

    We were caught in a downpour in Hong Kong. We took shelter under the awning of a souvenir shop outside the Po Lin Monastery. As we waited for the rain to slow down I peered at the…

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