THE KAZA MOTORCYCLE DIARIES

05 Aug 2022 05:44 AM IST

It took 74 years of dreaming, lobbying, fighting, and pleading by M. K. Ranjit Sinh Wankaner to finally see the Cheetah return to India. As a child, he dreamt of seeing the nimble-footed sprinter back on Indian soils. Cheetahs became extinct in India after Maharaja Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo of Koriya shot the last three […]

THE KAZA MOTORCYCLE DIARIES

05 Aug 2022 05:44 AM IST

It was like a meeting of like-minded people. A coming together of an industry that remains invisible yet leads to a multi-million dollar industry of big fat Indian weddings. The WeddingSutra Influencer Awards 2022, brain child of industry evangilist Parthip Thyagarajan, saw the who’s who of the wedding industry enjoy a laid-back evening as leading […]

THE FRENCH MONARCHY’S SWEET TOOTH

08 Sep 2022 03:04 AM IST

Desserts have always been patronised by the French monarchy, which nurtured many legendary chefs.

THE KAZA MOTORCYCLE DIARIES

05 Aug 2022 05:44 AM IST

His mother was the beautiful princess of Awagarh in Uttar Pradesh. A family is known for their stunning fort in Agra and the iconic Belvedare Hotel in Nainital that the family runs even today. She is a true Blue Hill person, born and bred in Nainital. Interestingly, these two school buddies studied together in distant […]

THE SHOEMAKER’S STITCH: MOCHI EMBROIDERIES OF GUJARAT IN TAPI COLLECTION

19 Aug 2022 07:03 AM IST

Some superb pieces of the 17th and 18th centuries, both for the Mughal court and for export to the West, do survive, and these are testament to the astonishing skill and adaptability of the embroiderers of the time.

THE KAZA MOTORCYCLE DIARIES

05 Aug 2022 05:44 AM IST

I strolled past the neighbouring stupas before alighting on the Baby Tiger for the most legendary leg of our Spiti expedition. I gave the valley and its people my deepest thanks for hosting me and nursing me back to health. Even though I was still running at a moderate temperature, today’s window was the only […]

THE KAZA MOTORCYCLE DIARIES

05 Aug 2022 05:44 AM IST

Every morning from 8 onwards, the monks at Key gompa congregate at the main sanctum to chant their morning prayers while ingesting a frugal breakfast of sattu and butter tea. The vibrations and visual spectacle are highly recommended experiences that I was first initiated towards by Karanbir. Eager to see the prayer meeting for herself, […]

SATRANGI: RECOGNISING THE MANY COLOURS OF LIFE

12 Aug 2022 06:08 AM IST

‘Satrangi is our LGBTQI project that has close to 250 transgenders in vulnerable circumstances. They have been so far neglected by both society and the government’.

THE KAZA MOTORCYCLE DIARIES

05 Aug 2022 05:44 AM IST

I downed yet another Tsampa pancake with butter tea before heading towards Kaza. With the Spiti river on my left and the mighty Trans-Himalayan range overlooking my ride, the sun shone and intuitively hid behind the clouds, making it a dreamlike ride. By now, the Triumph Tiger 660 a.k.a. the Baby Tiger had become a […]

GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED ‘ROYAL FABLES’ RETURNS TO AHMEDABAD

05 Aug 2022 05:42 AM IST

On 6 August, the exposition opens with a showcase of the finest handmade textiles, crafts, and art to be inaugurated by H.H. Maharani Radhika Raje of Gaekwad of Baroda and Princess Krishna Kumari of Panna.