CONFLUENCE
Few things can prepare you for your first sight of the River Ganges… The driver was lost. Confused by the … Continue reading CONFLUENCE
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THE GRAND TRUNK ROAD
“Such a river of life as nowhere else exists in the world.”– Rudyard Kipling On the Dufferin Bridge, I was … Continue reading THE GRAND TRUNK ROAD
TWO BEERS AT THE LEOPOLD
The head waiter has a moustache with the tips waxed and curled up in twin hooks, giving him the look … Continue reading TWO BEERS AT THE LEOPOLD
IN THE TEMPLES OF OUR FATHERS
The worshippers jostled and shoved me along, moving clockwise around the statue and its marble enclosure. Outside the colourful chaos … Continue reading IN THE TEMPLES OF OUR FATHERS
MORNINGTOWN RIDE
Good morning from an Indian train… I came to India to ride trains. They were one of my abiding memories … Continue reading MORNINGTOWN RIDE
Dirt Music
A tall, gangly man in a white shirt and black pants, was opening channels along the rows with his bare … Continue reading Dirt Music
Journey to the Centre of India
The British are great measurers. They have a sense of order. You can see it best in their maps. The … Continue reading Journey to the Centre of India
The Blue Dome
Asleep in perfect blue buildings…– Counting Crows It was one of those serendipitous discoveries. I was riding in an Ola … Continue reading The Blue Dome
Scenes From a Doorway
So you are on a train, rolling across the plains of Central India. What do you do? Simple…you sit in … Continue reading Scenes From a Doorway
RAGE IN EDEN
Lines join in faint discord, and the Stormwatch brewsa concert of kings… – Jethro Tull, Dun Ringill The gods were … Continue reading RAGE IN EDEN
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