The Murud Janjira sea fort on the Konkan coast was definitely unexciting to say the least. One of the best sea forts of India, a tunnel that runs to another village Raigadh several kilometers away, a sweet water well that still has flowing water – the fort has a lot…
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I visited Murud Janjira some time back and came back with a bunch of photographs. It was a short, self driven two day trip from Pune. I do agree that the cross processed photographs have a 60’s flavor, but I loved the way they turned out and I might just…
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Rezo Gabriadze, the gregarious puppeteer has built Tbilisi’s puppet theater at Shavteli street. Built painstakingly over the years from a lone building, today the theater and the cafe opened alongside it are considered one of the best places to hang out in Tbilisi. Space for the theater was provided in…
Continue ReadingIn the modern age of gaming online games are now accessible by nearly anybody in a great way for people to play more challenging opponents than a computer AI. Because of this on platforms such as home consoles and PC most games now have an online component that allow you…
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We had a sumptuous dinner when our Georgian friends took us out for a Khachapuri dinner in Tbilisi one evening. And as all Georgian dinners go, we started off with some Georgian bread, tomato and cucumber salad, walnut filled aubergines along with the distinctive tasting Natakhtari lemonade. The main course…
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Years of neglect and poverty after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, followed by war with Russia, left Tbilisi dilipated and battered. The beauty of the old city with its cobbled pathways, wooden buildings and hanging balconies was overshadowed with years of neglect and crumbling infrastructure. The mayor of Tbilisi…
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Georgia has the distinction of being the first country to declare Christianity as a state religion. The breaking up of the Soviet Union did bring lots of hard time on Georgia, but it also brought religious freedom. Something the religious leaders of Orthodox Christianity made the most of by declaring…
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Lent is the month of fasting for all Georgian Orthodox Christians of Tbilisi. And Easter is the last day of Lent. It was on Easter Eve that I set out for a walk from Rustaveli Avenue. I was walking aimlessly, taking photographs and by co-incidence I found myself standing inside…
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