Goan holiday
The author revisited Goa after 31 years and was floored by its colonial architecture, beaches and food
Revisiting Orissa
Amit Chaudhuri revisits the Orissa (now Odisha) of his youth, and is delighted to meet poet Jayanta Mahapatra, who resides in Cuttack
Mountain biking in Delhi
Seen from a car, the capital of India is flat, boring and unruly. It looks very different on a mountain bike
The flea market at Chor Bazaar
Everything’s for sale at this Friday market in the narrow lanes of Mumbai
The architectural heritage of Agra
To discover Agra’s architectural legacy, you have to move away from the Taj Mahal and visit areas such as the Civil Lines
Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park
This national park in Melaky Region, Madagascar, is straight out of fantasy
Konaseema: the green belt of coastal Andhra
400km from Hyderabad, Konaseema, is a part of the Godavari delta, the triangle between the distributaries Gautami and Vasistha
Rambling in Spreewald
Spreewald near Berlin, Germany, is recognised as a biosphere reserve by Unesco; the town is famous for its gherkins
Trekking through Coorg’s deep forests
About encountering butterflies, snakes and other creatures of the wild on a trek through the forests of Coorg, broadly following the Karnataka-Kerala inter-state border
Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa
This wildlife sanctuary in Goa, India, has seven endemic bird species, and a solid list of fauna that includes tigers
12 hill stations that are as nice as the ‘big six’
Sept-Oct is an ideal time for fleeing the plains and heading for these mountain getaways
Cévennes National Park, France
Located in southern France, overlooked by Mont Lozére and Aigoual peaks, this park is home to 2,400 species of fauna
Guru Ghasidas National Park in Chhattisgarh
One of India’s lesser known national parks, this national park in Chhattisgarh forms a vital corridor between Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh and Jharkhand’s Palamau tiger reserves
Himachal Pradesh: Tibet’s 18,000-Year-Old Religion
The Dolanji Bon monastery at Solan, Himachal Pradesh, is the headquarters-in-exile of this ancient faith