As a lame attempt to be more discipined in my posts, here is a random snap from the Chowmohalla Palace, Hyderabad.
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In the Pols of Ahmedabad’s Old City
The Pols of Ahmedabad’s Old City are what spurred its nomination for World Heritage City by UNESCO. Numerous studies of its rich architecture and current state of disrepair due to public apathy are the only reasons why the World Heritage tag might just help the pols a lot. The pols are narrow…
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Travel Tips to India
Note: This is a guest post by Shalini Sharma of Travel Tips to India. India is perhaps one of the most exciting places on earth. There is always something to do for everyone. However, for the first time traveller to India, it can seem a little strange, daunting and even a…
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Mahabaleshwar, Queen of the Hills
Ever noticed that almost all hill stations in India, starting from Shimla and Mussourie in the North, Darjeeling in the East to Ooty in South India are called as “Queen of the Hills”. The polygamist king though, has been missing. Living in Pune, my lovely queen of the hills has been…
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Sarkhej Roza: Ahmedabad’s Acropolis
Its Ahmedabad’s best kept secret. One of the most beautiful structures in Ahmedabad: Sarkhej Roza. Like a lot of structures in Ahmedabad and most other cities where cultures intertwine, Sarkhej Roza was built as a mosque by Muslims rulers over their Hindu subjects thereby forming a composite “Indo Saracenic” style…
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi lived a life which transcended the city of his birth, his Janmabhoomi – Porbander and also the city of his work, his Karmabhoomi – Ahmedabad. Gandhi, like Nehru was always an Indian first and a Gujarati second. Yet, no lesser a city, Ahmedabad still has Gandhi Ashram topping its…
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Adalaj Step Well: Ahmedabad’s Oasis
When I think of the step well or Vaav as we call it in Gujarati at Adalaj, I remember running around as a kid in its cool insides when visiting the place for family picnics. Then, as now Adalaj Vaav was one of the must see locations for visitors to Ahmedabad.…
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Pan Wallah
Street photography of a Panwallah and his shop in Vengurla
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