From where I stood, there was no way to guess what was cooking inside the large mansion. From outside the house, I could not guess what was being cooked inside, even though the strong scent could have led me on. Crispy sweetmeats simmering and sizzling in huge bronze pots. A graceful woman kept going back and forth carrying large bowls of baked candies on her hip. From another room came the whisper of the television. Standing by the door, the curvy figure of a young beauty a young woman acknowledged my presence with a delicate smile.
In the courtyard, two little boys played with sticks and sand. There was no separation between life and work, among family and colleagues. I wondered what their working hours were.
The title of the exhibition is: “Difficult loves”, reminding me of a collection of short stories by Italo Calvino, one of my favourite authors...
The narrow lanes are teeming. Small yet frequent workshops dotted with moulds of straw, sculptures that seem to rise out of...
A journey to experience the famed coffee culture of the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu...
This journey explores the many handicraft traditions ranging from pottery to textiles in the states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh...
Amidst the lush greenery on the banks of a river, is a palace surrounded by Mughal gardens...
An outsider, overwhelmed by the seemingly chaotic happenings, tends to forget that for the locals it is but a rhythm that they are used to...