It was an evening in June. The monsoon had just started. Kalyani Amma sat on an old wooden rocking chair in the verandah of Naluketu, her childhood home. Sipping her evening chai, she listened to the symphony of the rain stifling the chaotic traffic far away. The droplets carried by the wind caressed her face. […]
Monthly Archives: January 2017
Iran- Enchantment of a bygone era
This article was featured in the National Geographic traveler India magazine. http://www.natgeotraveller.in/exploring-the-hidden-charms-of-iran/ As we roamed the city of Persepolis, a UNESCO World Heritage site about 70 kilometres from Shiraz, Iran, my friend Ali gestured at the millennia-old ruins around us. “If you look at the carvings on the wall,” he said proudly, “you won’t […]