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Festivals, Travelogues

Colourful spectacle at the International Kite Festival

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Shaam-e-Sarhad: A day at a border village in the Rann

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The making of the Mahatma

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  • Travelogues

    A Ramble on La Ramblas

    By Anshu / December 28, 2018

    When in Barcelona, a stroll on the central street, La Ramblas, is mandatory. It is the central boulevard which cuts through the heart of the city centre. It is a vibrant and lively promenade filled with Barcelona…

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  • Travelogues

    Sagrada Familia: Antoni Gaudi’s magnum opus

    By Anshu / December 27, 2018

    Sagrada Familia is a large unfinished Roman Catholic church in Barcelona in Spain. The church is still under construction since 1882. I have never seen so magnificent a piece of architecture in my life. The church is…

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  • Heritage,  History,  Travelogues

    The ancient ruins of Nalanda

    By Anshu / December 26, 2018

    There are times when you tour the world hunting for treasures, while the treasure lies buried in your own backyard. One of those telling moments when I felt most proud to be Indian was when I visited…

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  • Musings

    The stillness of dawn

    By Anshu / December 21, 2018

    I wake up abruptly two hours before my alarm goes off. My tossing and turning wakes up my husband. “Let’s go for a walk,” he says. But the remnants of the previous night’s dinner party are still…

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  • Musings

    Swimming in the deep

    By Anshu / December 20, 2018

    As a swimming pool, it was primitive. But for us kids it was the only solace to beat the temperatures above 45 degrees C  in Chanda. There were no blue tiles on its floor to make it look…

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  • Birds,  Fauna,  Nature

    The Black-necked Stork: A near-threatened species

    By Anshu / December 19, 2018

    Only recently there was a hue and cry in the papers about a black-necked stork which was spotted with a ring around its beak in a wetland outside Delhi. Black-necked storks are large birds, which are classified as…

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  • Books,  Reviews

    The Mad Tibetan: Deepti Naval’s anthology of short stories

    By Anshu / December 18, 2018

    The Mad Tibetan: Stories from then and now is Deepti Naval’s debut anthology of eleven short stories which was first published in 2011. I happened to stumble over it while browsing for books on Amazon now.  Rather late,…

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  • Folklore,  Travelogues

    Dantakali: The tooth-goddess in Nepal

    By Anshu / December 16, 2018

    A few kilometres from Dharan in Nepal, as you go uphill towards Bijaynagar, stands the Dantakali temple. It is a 20 minute drive from Dharan, and located at an altitude of 1572 feet above the sea level.…

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  • Travelogues

    The legends of the Budha Subba temple

    By Anshu / December 15, 2018

    I was visiting Dharan in Nepal for work.  I tried to call home to convey the message that I had crossed the border. A Nepalese colleague chuckled: “Yes, tell them you are safe. You Indians believe that…

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  • Animals,  Fauna,  Nature

    The Rhinos of Kaziranga

    By Anshu / December 11, 2018

    Reminded of Ogden Nash’s poem, The Rhinoceros: The Rhino is a homely beast,For human eyes he’s not a feast,But you and I will never knowWhy Nature chose to make him so.Farewell, farewell, you old rhinoceros,I’ll stare at…

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