The first year in Mumbai during Christmas had me greatly disoriented. It was my first-ever warm Christmas. Yes. Growing up in Shillong, Christmas had always been under freezing conditions there. Post marriage, Delhi was somewhat better but cold nonetheless. And so, 2007’s Christmas, had me asking myself rather amused, “So […]
Built on the banks of the Pichola Lake, City Palace in Udaipur is huge. Actually it is one of the biggest palace in Rajasthan. And is the staple in every visitor’s itinerary. Everybody goes there and hence, be ready to brave the crowded alleys and jharokas while touring the palace. […]
Natraj, near the railway station in Udaipur. Look no further. A very average, regular restaurant catering to the local crowd mostly, Natraj’s best offering is the famous Rajasthani dish, Dal Baati Churma. To the ignorant, this dish is to the vegetarian what Laal Maas is to the non-veg in Rajasthan […]
My daughter exclaimed, “Mamma, they have infinity number of books”. I managed to nod at her. For I too was zapped seeing the sea of books in front of me — stashed in every nook and corner, corridor, staircase, floor-to-ceiling shelves, in every available space. The owner, who had overheard […]
First, the Sajjan Garh Palace in Udaipur was not built to catch the sunset. Instead, it was built by one of the many Maharana’s of Mewar in the 19th century to ‘catch’ the pregnant clouds during the India monsoons. Err, this was where the Maharana would temporarily retire during the […]
It was Diwali night and we were in the Lake City of India, Udaipur. Couldn’t have asked for anything more beautiful than this, could we? Besides, our 5 yr old does not enjoy the loud noise of Diwali crackers. And hence, it was even more perfect – a ‘quiet’ Diwali […]