The Art of Observing
Cities and towns in India can be overwhelming. Distracting intrusions are everywhere--signages, horns and hawkers create cacophony amid a confusing medley of haphazard planing and architecture. In the midst of...
Dignity
[caption id="attachment_27791" align="aligncenter" width="750"] A one bedroom house in the village with Hibiscus flowers on its doorstep[/caption] We stopped by a village at the foothills of Kodagu on a crystal clear...
Desert Greens
The grandeur and style of Shekawati's havelis have fascinated many. The words commending their beauty are profuse and yet more words in their praise on this blog entry would be...
Dev Prayag Palette
Every once in a while we get called for an interesting project from a place off the beaten track. Devprayag, where I’d visited once before on work in the media, ...
Unexpected Inspiration
Inspiration can be found everywhere in India -- in the frenetic pace of Delhi, the quiet of the Himalayas and in the landscape of Rajasthan. It is often in the...
Colour in the Thar
A humble bastion of history, almost victorious in its sparse, dry lands—Shekawati inspires modesty within the realm of its sublime architecture. Each place in India, especially smaller, historic towns, has...
Stillness
The mountains give solace, to nurture the imagination and to explore stillness—everything that is overwhelmed by urban living. In the quietude of cemeteries, churches and gardens—bookmarks of the Raj in India,...
Samode Haveli
On a recent trip to Jaipur, I made stops at the Rambagh Palace, Sujan Ram Mahal, Bar Palladio, Cafe Palladio and Samode Palace--each beautiful in their own way, but the...