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Breadcrumbs

The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live… …It is a place to…

baking, bakingbread, bread, experimentswithbaking, focaccia, food, Food tales, joyharzo, kitchen, whole wheat bread, yeast

The Adivasi will not dance

For all its diversity, India bundles up many issues under the hood. In Gujarat, an officer’s family has to contend…

book review, book reviews, books, Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, hinterland, India, Indian books, Jharkhand, mustread, short stories, The Adivasi will not dance, village life

Bombay, meri jaan

It’s the city of opportunities; the financial capital; the land of migrants. The phrases fall woefully short of describing the…

Adil Jussawala, anthology, Arundhati Subramaniam, Bombay, Bombay meri jaan, book review, book reviews, books, Jerry Pinto, mumbai, Mumbai anthology, Naipaul, Naresh Fernandes, Paromita Vohra, Pico Iyer, Suketu Mehta

Nine Lives and a Summer Requiem

Nine Lives by William Dalrymple In a land where gods and goddesses abound as do their stories, Dalrymple’s search for…

book, book reviews, books, India, Indian gods, love, Nine Lives, poems, read now, reading, Summer Requiem, Vikram Seth, William Dalrymple
Mughal Masjid

Urban Oasis

A walk on Imamwada Road doesn’t prepare you for this slice of Persia. Ambling past nondescript humble eateries and shops…

Bhendi Bazaar, Blue mosque, explore Mumbai, Iran, Masjid-e-Iranian, mosque, Mughal Masjid, mumbai, Persian architecture, Shia mosque

Victorian Ball

The red locomotive is the first thing that catches your eye. The nondescript, partially open gate a few feet ahead…

architecture, Central Railways, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, CSMT, CSMT Museum, Gothic, heritage, Indian Railways, mumbai, Mumbai history, mumbai local, Mumbai trains, museum, Railway Museum, things to do in mumbai, UNESCO Heritage Site, Victoria Terminus

Books and Berries

The sprawling villas on both sides don’t point to a village. I’m about to double-back when the signboard declares that I’m…

Bhilar, books village, Dhoom lake, food, Hay-on-Wye, literature, Mahabaleshwar, Mapro Garden, Muriel Sparks, Panchgani, Pustakanche gaav, rustic, strawberries, travel, village life, weekend breaks, weekend trip

Red velvet

After six days of trekking in the Kanchenjunga National Park, we returned to Yuksam with leaden feet and plenty of…

bakery, butter tea, cupcakes, desserts, Dubdi monastery, Dzongri, Goechala, Mama's Kitchen, Norbugang, North east India, Raksi, red velvet, rice wine, Sikkim, trek, wines of Sikkim, Yuksam, Yuksom

Shades of love

Modern love may be a swipe away, but it’s still messy. Ask Mumbai-based illustrator Indu Harikumar. When she started 100 Indian Tinder Tales…

100 Indian Tinder Tales, artist, Body of Stories, body positivity, dating, dating apps, female gaze, Girlisthan, illustrations, Indu Harikumar, love, self love, Tinder, Valentine's day

In step with heritage

“If you go back to the 16th century, the Portuguese had complete monopoly over the sea trade route to India…

Alisha Sadikot, Bandra Fort, Castella de Aguada, Fort, heritage walks, India Heritage Walk Festival, infrastructure, Intach, Intach Delhi, Sahapedia, Shahajanabad, Swapna Liddle, The Inheritage Project, YES Culture

Hitting pause

It’s 9 a.m. The crowd is just starting to spill on to the road outside Chembur station. I try to…

Gopal MS, mumbai, Mumbai Paused, photography, Slogan Murugan, street photography, streets of Mumbai

When the jungle calls

“Don’t grab the crabs!” the major said, laughing. “Just gently pass the branches behind.” We looked at each other, the…

Bengal Tiger, crabs, eco venture, ferry, forest, India, india travel, jungle, Kolkata, mangrove forest, Sukumari, Sunderbans, tiger, Tour de Sunderbans, travel, travel blog, traveller

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