Narrow alleys, crammed shops, horns and bullock carts, a walk in the bustling area is a baffling experience but this is what colonials and foreigners find so exotic Screaming rickshaw wallahs, the din of horns and grey sky greet me as I cross the road in front of New Delhi Railway Station to find myself […]

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With the second edition of the Butterfly Month, Conservation Education Centre is working towards creating a butterfly corridor and to give Delhi a state butterfly As butterflies breed after monsoon, this time of the year is best for sightings and studying their life cycle. To celebrate these vibrant creatures, the Conservation Education Centre (CEC) — […]

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High in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh is the land of truth — Sarchi — where justice lies in the hands of the goddess Apple-laden trees all around, a full rainbow high up in the clouds, a green fantasy land in the mountains —aah! if only I could take this back home. Sarchi is a […]

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When you see the many faces of Arunachal’s mountainous land in multiple shades of blue and green, you are awestruck by the surreal surroundings The curves become smaller and smaller as we approach Sela Pass, the highest pass in Arunachal Pradesh at 13,700 feet. The curvy mountain road is narrow and looking down is a […]

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From melt-in-the-mouth Rasgullas to refreshing sherbets and specially crafted meals, there’s a lot more on the food map of this city than the famous Bhujia Step out of the railway station and into the age-old shop called Chotu Motu Joshi, where even if you have only Rs 10 in your pocket, you’ll find something to […]

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A trip to the Corbett Tiger Reserve brings alive the many shades of Jim Corbett’s life on his 143rd birthday A Britisher in India, an army man with a moustache, wearing a hat and shorts, with his feet resting on a slain tiger… “Would I call him a hero?”I wonder, standing before the painting of […]

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The snake, along with other reptiles, is the most unwelcome guest you could find in your home. But wildlife lovers urge you to rescue it, not kill it, for it is usually not poisonous Monsoon TIME is a time for snakes, even in Dellhi. As their underground homes get flooded with water, they slither out […]

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Mahaveer Swami’s sensitive strokes have been infusing life into the dying art of miniature painting in Bikaner Clad in a thin cotton shirt and dhoti, Mahaveer Swami sits on his old diwan and desk, meticulously making his drawings. The five elements are going to come alive in this miniature. For months, he has been working […]

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