Even before Vasco da Gama set foot in India, he had probably unknowingly experienced a bit of it in his own country in the form of a wandering tribe of exotic nomads, the Romani, popularly known as Gypsies. With their unintelligible language, wild music and dance forms, colourful attire and conspicuous ornaments, this group of [...]
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Today’s a red-letter day for us. It marks the start of a grand experiment, larger in scope than we have attempted in the entire course of our short – but so far very eventful – existence. As of 8 PM today, we will complete the initial print run of our very first paperback guidebook, a [...]
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What is it about the Taj Mahal that inspires people to reaffirm their love so ardently? We may never really understand it but that’s not stopped people from trying to re-create its influence by creating replicas on the Subcontinent and across the world. One such structure, lesser in stature than the Taj Mahal but perhaps greater in [...]
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The Mahabharata, ever since its conception, has served as a layman’s guide to the principles of the age-old Hindu religion: a fairy tale for children, delighting them with fantasy while educating them on the moral principles of Dharma (justice); a reminder of the purpose and goals of life for adults; and a spiritual guiding light [...]
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If there is anything that applies gentle restraint in Bangalore’s tumultuous and chaotic growth into a megalopolis, it has to be certain islands of nostalgia in the older sections of the city. One such island is the Bull Temple-Dodda Ganesha Temple-Bugle Rock complex in Basavanagudi (literally ‘bull temple’ in Kannada). Legend of the Bull Temple [...]
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Walking down along Mada Koil Street, the corridor of historical artistic and architectural enchantment at Mahabalipuram, you are sure to be stupefied by a particularly large, open-air bas-relief called Arjuna’s Penance or the Descent of the Ganges. Measuring a colossal 29 metres in length and 13 metres in height, the Descent of the Ganges is profusely carved with [...]
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