Culture & Heritage

6 Places to Visit near Kolkata

Here are 6 places to visit near Kolkata that serve as the best weekend getaways. 1. Digha Distance from Kolkata | 165 Kilometers Best Time to Visit | October - February One of...

Pancharamam Temples : One Ancient Shiva Lingam, Five Temples. 

The Pancharamam Kshetras spread across Andhra Pradesh are essentially five  temples built for just one Shiva Lingam. A popular pilgrimage circuit for the Hindus...

A Local’s Guide to Things to do in Hyderabad

Find yourself in the city of pearls for 2 days? Here is a quick guide to things to do in Hyderabad. Including where to...

8 Fabulous Places to Visit near Chennai

There is ever so often that you crave a quick weekend getaway. For a little breather between work and the drudgery of daily life...

9 Unusual Weekend Getaways from Hyderabad

Every destination on this list of weekend getaways from Hyderabad are within 200 Kilometres of the city and can be reached in under 4 hours,...

In Photos: Terracotta Temple of Hyderabad

A quiet descends over you as you find your way - through the expansive grounds of the Dadabadi Jain Sevashram hemmed in with trees ...

Road Trip Guide: Hyderabad to Bidar

In the northeastern corner of Karnataka, closer to Hyderabad than any other city in the state is Bidar.  It is a city steeped in...

PUSHKAR ji with Raghu Rai

Mr. Raghu Rai needs no introduction. Five days of learning, Three days of shooting, & nine images barely passed muster. Where is your camera? You have to be ready....

Hotel Review: Maison Perumal, Pondicherry

Maison Perumal, a sepia serigraph of another time - dusted off perhaps, but not retouched. Says CGH Earth's website for this property of theirs, Maison...

The Story of Pashmina

Once an heirloom piece to be passed on from one generation to the next, the Pashmina Shawl today, has donned a new avatar.  As Indian...

Al Bastakiya: Down the winding walkways of Dubai’s Heritage

Before Dubai became the glitzy capital of the famously fashionable that it is today, it was once an arid land of Bedouins. A semi-nomadic...