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In the 90's, the town of Fort Kochi was a simple sleepy one lane street with large Dutch buildings, mostly yellow and white churches and lined with incredible large canopied trees. The sea was blue and touched the edges of lovely Fort house, next to Seagull Hotel, run by...

Time Lapse in Fort Kochi

In the 90's, the town of Fort Kochi was a simple sleepy one lane street with large Dutch buildings, mostly yellow and white churches...
at Narita

Four hours at Narita

I have fantasised about Japan since Pico Iyer took me to his Kyoto and shared his adventures in The Lady and the Monk.  I...
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A taste of ashram living

November 2018 My attempts to learn Yoga and Vedanta have had many mishaps.  Then a chance meeting with Swami Govindanand set the stage for a...
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Sun in a bowl

A soup for all seasons This simple one bowl dish always brings on a smile as almost every time i have made it, it gets...
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Soul food: Khichdi

Two years back when i was doing Panchkarma, the full import of the ubiquitous Khichdi came upon me.  We were being wrung out with massages...

Self and Selfie: Raghu Rai

As legends go, Raghu Rai is relaxed, smiles a lot, has a penetrating gaze and really looks at you when he speaks. The first...

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Food has defined my life: one side of the family is gluttonous and has some wickedly good cooks- specially my uncles and every meal is a discovery in flavours. The other side is austere, minimal and happy to eat a set balanced menu everyday… Read More

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