Figuring Things Out

  Smooth, flowing prose is so difficult to find! The last book I read was the 2022 winner of the Booker prize, and I did not like it. Even b...

It has been about two weeks since we returned from our annual Himalayan trek. After having done most of our earlier treks in the Dhauladhar ...

How does one express gratitude to an algorithm? :) Social media in general, and YouTube particular, can lead you to some of amazing young ta...

  What did Vasily Vereshchagin  see in Ellora? Vasily was a Russian realist painter who travelled across India during the 1800s and left us ...

This is one of the most fascinating analogue instruments I have seen. Simple, elegant, rugged and functional, this instrument is called the ...

  The first thing that hits you about Ladakh is the distances - everything is so far away! What seems like a short drive through the valley ...

Over the past two weeks, I have been looking for options. Now there are so many that I am spoilt for choices - the world of digital cameras ...

My heart sank last week in Kamal-tal.  I was taken a few family pics next to this lovely lotus pond in Naukuchiayal, Uttrakhand, when my Nik...

How do birds engage with mirrors? Do they see in their own reflection, a rival, an encroacher who needs to be driven out, or a playmate? Las...

 The road to Trashi Yangste is not an easy one. Unlike most roads we saw in Eastern Bhutan, the one that branched-off north from Trashigang...

 This piece on Sahyadri Grapes was a revelation to me.  It appeared on on ThePlate , an interesting publication I had not come across earli...

This must be one of the most beautiful sculptures I have seen of Anantha-shayana - Vishnu reclining on the 'endless' serpent, Ananth...

An interesting talk by David Brooks:  --------------------------------- LINKS * T hornton Wilder and The Angel That Troubled the Waters: A ...

Last week marked the political re-inauguration and 'consecration' of the Sri Rama temple at Ayodhya.  While I am still trying to und...

The yummiest Kachori's are sold in the back lanes of Khari Baoli. A small eatery in Khajuraho served the the best dry-mango pickle I hav...