India, May 3 -- When the Walled City nostalgists muse about its early days, they refer to that long-ago time as "badshahi ke daur mein." Indeed, it was "during the era of emperors" that almost all the... Read More
India, May 1 -- As yellow-and-green autos speed along Mathura Road, the heat-stricken citizen is walking wearily, past a deserted bus stop, past a woman selling bottled water, past a. here it is, righ... Read More
India, April 30 -- Every morning, she gets up at five, walks into the dining room, opens the door outside to the porch, and there, "I look at my babies." Her babies are adeniums, which are "such unco... Read More
India, April 30 -- The world is the size of each person's head. An entire universe has been lost with her passing. Shree Kumari Pandey died on Thursday, aged 97. She is survived by her US-based son Gy... Read More
India, April 29 -- Sniff it, this strange vision in pink. The cool intense fragrances rushing out of it hint to apple and mango and possibly kiwi. This is actually fresh ice, infused with milk and wit... Read More
India, April 25 -- Taak, a niche on the wall, is a disappearing element of Delhi's architecture. Maybe because suburban flats no longer have walls thick enough to afford taak. But here's a taak, set ... Read More
India, April 24 -- Taak, a niche on the wall, is a disappearing element of Delhi's architecture. Maybe because suburban flats no longer have walls thick enough to afford taak. But here's a taak, set ... Read More
India, April 23 -- Time passes. Caller tunes change. For a long time, a black rotary dial telephone graced exorcist Syed Nabi Ahmed's chamber, here in Old Delhi. He then replaced it three years ago wi... Read More
India, April 22 -- Food tours in Old Delhi-nice, but now such a cliche! Do a food tour in old Gurugram, for a change, especially in Sadar Bazar. And be sure to stop by these five gems. Jalebi star T... Read More
India, April 19 -- It looks like an ocean liner stranded in plain land, far from the sea it belongs to. This is a fairly new landmark in zila Ghaziabad, that enriches the unusually rich architecture o... Read More