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 designers are rediscovering this artisanal craft from the Himalayas and […]
Category: Jammu & Kashmir
5 Reasons You Should Travel to Ladakh Off-Season
Winter is coming. A hackneyed phrase for a hackneyed destination? So why not explore this Himalayan land off-season, before things change. Here are five reasons. Reason #1 – Drive through constantly changing landscapes. The first […]
In the Nomadic Settlement of Puga
Snow crunched under my heavy boots as I stepped out of the heated SUV, into the freezing winter of Ladakh. It was -16 degrees and we had just arrived in Puga, a little nomadic village […]
Ladakh Festival: Celebrating Life & Beyond.
The Ladakh Festival is an annual week-long gala organised by the Tourism Department of the Jammu & Kashmir Government every September in Leh and its surrounding villages. Local communities along with the district administrations of Leh come […]
Royal Ruins: Shey Palace
On the road from Leh to Thiksey, atop a hill, sits The Shey Palace and Monastery. It is by far the most picturesque of monasteries in India. Little surprise then that it was once the summer […]
In the Realm of The Passes: Khardung La
I have been to the Himalayas twice. Both times, my most memorable moments have been at the Lakes & the Passes. Their beauty is incomparable & my love for them is eternal. With the crisp […]
Little Ones of Ladakh
I was never interested in shooting portraits, or so I thought! Standing still, on the sidelines, as columns of brilliantly dressed Ladakhis walked by to the Polo Grounds for the Opening Ceremony of the Ladakh […]