‘We Will, We Will Rock You’… I hum as we drive from Pune to Panchgani (2 plus hours) through flat farmlands towards rugged hills and frisky rivers visible through gaps in the crowning greenery. I wonder if young Freddie Mercury,… Read More ›
British India
Doorway to Abundance….Gateway of India
The Gateway of India, Mumbai ….the symbolic doorway to India welcoming visitors… the friendly and not so friendly. It was a symbol of power and majesty constructed by the British to commemorate the arrival of King George V and Queen Mary … Read More ›
Sikkim….nature’s blockbuster
Sikkim…. a combination of Limbu words: su, which means “new”, and khyim, which means “palace” in reference to the palace built by the state’s first ruler, Phuntsog Namgyal. To a Tibetan, Sikkim is ‘Drenjong‘ or “valley of rice” while the Bhutia call… Read More ›
Sikkim Odyssey 2–Nathu La…..The Pass That Wasn’t There
A sure way to get the patriotic adrenalin overflowing in any Indian’s vein is to mention China and Pakistan vis-a-via sports, trade, cricket, the 1962 Indo China war etc. Nathu La, about 52 kms away from Gangtok the capital of… Read More ›
