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Clay idols in Kumortuli

Kumortuli: Where Earthly Gods Take Shape

Kumortuli — a historic place in Kolkata, the place where man makes gods. Literally. It’s a tradition of every family in this area. The potter’s paradise! History says following the… Read more »

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Child’s Play: Catching them Fresh and Smiling

This was my first shoot with my brand new DSLR. I was dying to try it out, so I went to the closest place I could — a park right opposite… Read more »

Anna Hazare

Anna on Fast Track: Blessings from Gandhi to Stir Venue

It is not every day that Indians wake up to such mass euphoria. The last time it happened was when India won the World Cup early this year. And it… Read more »

Cranes taking flight

A Tale of Tails and Wings

Oh what a man could do if he had wings! He could fly over the lofty mountains, conquer the flow of the gurgling river and seek the freedom that his… Read more »

Rainfall, Kolkata

Rainwashed: Kolkata At a Standstill

Raindrops, rainfall, the sweet smell of rains — these words bring out the romantic in all of us. However, when we think of songs and ballads singing the praises of… Read more »

The arching Gothic-Victorian structures of the Brit-era fade in the face of the ominous clouds

When the Rain Rains All Around in Kolkata

Then Sumon Chattopadhyay, and just a singer, the Member of Parliament now called Kabir Sumon had penned the line that, in postmodern writings, could be one of the best introductions… Read more »

Vivekananda Rock, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu

Just Dump it in the Sea at Vivekananda Rock

Vivekananda Rock Memorial. Let me cite Wikipedia for those who need a brief background on it: “sacred monument and popular tourist attraction in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The memorial is located… Read more »

Humayun's Tomb

Humayun’s Tomb: A Marvel in Red Sandstone

The tomb of Humayun, the second Mughal emperor in India, was commissioned by his wife Hamida Banu Begum in 1562, six years after his death. The tomb, designed by Persian… Read more »

Snaking through the greens, the Kalka-Shimla toy train runs through nearly 100 tunnels, and countless pines and other shades of greens.

The Joy of Toy Trains

If ever snail’s pace had got a romantic touch, this has to be it: the slow ride up the track from Kalka to Shimla. It’s six hours of sitting on… Read more »

Shonga-tser Tso, a.k.a. Madhuri Lake, Arunachal Pradesh

Dial F for Freeze Frame at Tawang’s ‘Lake District’

Amid the rapidly growing urbanisation across the length and breadth of India, one has to cast his net really far to catch a bit of land still unaffected by the… Read more »