A Day With Snake Doctor
After I read about Dr. Ravindranath Aithal of Puttur and the work he does, I couldnt help but talk to him and arrange...
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial
Eternal Flame
Jallianwala Bagh the National Memorial had become a place of pilgrimage for Indians even before the Independence. Situated just few hundred meters from...
Discover China: The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City, situated at the center of the ancient city of Beijing, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is ...
Discover China: Ming Tombs, Drum & Bell Tower
Hutongs are alleys formed by lines of Seheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. Many neighborhoods were formed by joining one Siheyuan to another to form a...
Discover China: Temple of Heaven & Xi’an – The Terracotta Warriors
The Temple of Heaven was built in 1420 A.D. during the Ming Dynasty to offer sacrifice to Heaven.
In the center of the Temple...
Discover China: Shanghai (Concluding part)
Shanghai is a dazzling city that is sophisticated, novel and modern. While it can't match the epic history of Beijing or Xi'an's grander sights,...
The Wadi And The Wahiba
Oman is a land of beautiful mountains and a large expanse of dry arid land. But where there are mountains there are bound to...
Italy – The Ultimate Experience
Last month (October 2006), my wife and I traveled in Italy for two weeks covering many popular and famous historic cities such as Milan,...
Italy – Florence To Pompeii
In the last part, we covered our travels up to Pisa, the city of the famous Leaning Tower. From Pisa, we proceeded eastwards to...
Oldest Churches In Mumbai
I was in Mumbai during last week of December 2006. On 22nd December The Times of India carried a special report on celebrations planned...
