The Plains of Madhya Pradesh.
Empty platforms in nameless towns flashing by. I made these notes in my diary as I crossed the state of … Continue reading The Plains of Madhya Pradesh.
Empty platforms in nameless towns flashing by. I made these notes in my diary as I crossed the state of … Continue reading The Plains of Madhya Pradesh.
Along the sandstone terrace beside the Kali temple and out into the sunlight beside the Ganges… Dawn on Manikarnika Ghat. … Continue reading THE CHAI WALLAH’S KITCHEN
Few things can prepare you for your first sight of the River Ganges… The driver was lost. Confused by the … Continue reading CONFLUENCE
“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
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
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
Good morning from an Indian train… I came to India to ride trains. They were one of my abiding memories … Continue reading MORNINGTOWN RIDE
A tall, gangly man in a white shirt and black pants, was opening channels along the rows with his bare … Continue reading Dirt Music
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
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