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DIVINE
SHIVA EMBRACES AN UNCONVENTIONAL AND ALL-ENCOMPASSING DIVINE LOVE, SYMBOLISED BY THE ANDROGYNOUS ARDHANARISHVARA FORM AND THE COSMIC DANCE THAT RESONATES THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE
4 min |
February - March 2024
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IF WALLS COULD SPEAK
POETICALLY LOCATED IN THE HEART OF MP, MANDU IS A CITY THAT TELLS THE TALES OF MANY LOVES
5 min |
February - March 2024
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BROKEN BORDERS, UNBROKEN BONDS
THE YEARNING TO RECONNECT WITH LOST ROOTS, EMBODIED BY ARTEFACTS AND SHARED PAIN, TRANSCENDS BORDERS, AFFIRMING AN ENDURING BOND THAT TIME CANNOT ERASE
5 min |
February - March 2024
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RIVER OF LOVE
CHENAB, AN EMBLEM IN PUNJABI FOLKLORE, EMBODIES LIFE'S CONTRADICTIONS, LOVE'S TRANSCENDENCE, AND THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY'S SYMBOLIC CURRENTS
4 min |
February - March 2024
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INK AND INTIMACY
CITIES HAVE CHARACTER. AND SOME METROPOLISES, MORE THAN OTHERS, EMBODY THE VERY ESSENCE OF ROMANCE IN THEIR STREETS, ALLEYWAYS, BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS
2 min |
February - March 2024
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FINDING ITHACA
FILMS ABOUT TRAVEL TAKE US NOT ONLY TO UNFAMILIAR PLACES BUT ALSO MAKE US INTROSPECT. WE REVISIT FOUR ICONIC FILMS ABOUT LOVE, LIFE, AND FINDING ONESELF
6 min |
February - March 2024
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ROMANCE EN ROUTE
FROM A CHANCE ENCOUNTER ON AN EIGHT-HOUR-LONG FLIGHT TO MEETING SOMEBODY ON A FIVE-DAY TREK, TRAVEL SOMETIMES THROWS UP SURPRISING OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND LOVE
5 min |
February - March 2024
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ΡΗΑΝΤΟΜ OF THE SNOW
ULLEY VILLAGE IN LEH IS A KEY HABITAT FOR THE ENDANGERED SNOW LEOPARD. CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOCUS ON PRESERVING THE BALANCE BETWEEN NATURE AND LADAKHI CULTURE
6 min |
February - March 2024
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OF SCENTS AND STORIES
AL SEEF IN DUBAI IS A SEAMLESS BLEND OF OLD-WORLD CHARM AND CONTEMPORARY FLAIR
3 min |
February - March 2024
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TAILORED FOR TRAVEL
INDIAN FASHION LUMINARY RAHUL MISHRA TALKS ABOUT HIS FAVOURITE CITY AND HOW EACH NEW PLACE PROFOUNDLY IMPACTS HIS CREATIVE PROCESS
3 min |
February - March 2024
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IS THIS FAREWELL?
LET ME BEGIN THIS MONTH'S column by wishing every one of you a very happy new year! My wife and I have made it a ritual to take time off together at the end of every year.
2 min |
February - March 2024
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WHISPERS OF ZAGREB
“WHAT BRINGS YOU TO Zagreb?” I turned around to see who had addressed me. A well-dressed man older than me stood next to me, smiling. I was studying a silhouette of a man carved in stone—Nikola Tesla, whose home was once this city.
3 min |
February - March 2024
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CHRISTMAS CHEER
FRANKFURT, CHRISTMAS: THE BEST TIME of the year is knocking at your window. The shimmering strings of tinsel hang on trees, and the lights are bright in the town square.
1 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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DISCOVERING WORLDS IN WORDS
AMITAV GHOSH'S NARRATIVES, SUCH AS THOSE FOUND IN HIS RECENT WORK, 'SMOKE AND ASHES,' TRANSCEND THE BOUNDARIES OF TRADITIONAL STORYTELLING, OFFERING READERS A PROFOUND EXPLORATION OF OUR INTERCONNECTED WORLD
4 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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SURREAL SEYCHELLES
THE ALLURE OF THIS ISLAND NATION LIES WITH ITS PEOPLE AND THE CULTURE IT EMBODIES
5 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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LAKESIDE STORY
LAKE KIVU LOOKS LIKE A TRANQUIL PARADISE AT FIRST GLANCE. HOWEVER, IT HIDES A VOLATILE MYSTERY IN ITS EMERALD GREEN DEPTHS
4 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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Bowl of COMFORT
SOUPS ARE WINTER. IF YOU ARE CRAVING A BOWL THIS SEASON, HERE'S OUR ROUNDUP OF WARM AND HEARTY RECIPES FOR THE COLD WEATHER QUINTESSENTIALLY
5 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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SCRIPTED IN SNOW
FROM SNOW-LADEN MOUNTAINS TO FROST-KISSED VALLEYS, IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE DIVERSE WINTER BEAUTY OF INDIA
1 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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ALCHEMY OF SPIRITS
WINTER WONDERLAND SOUPS FOR THE SOUL LIFE AROUND LAKE KIVU SEYCHELLES NOW AND THEN AMITAV GHOSH ON TRAVEL FINAL SHOT
1 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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AHEAD OF THEIR TIME
ARCHITECTS ARE REAPPLYING OLD DESIGN WISDOM TO CONTEMPORARY BUILDINGS TO MAKE THEM MORE SUSTAINABLE
7 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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THE A.I RENNAISSANCE
FROM PERSONALISED EXPERIENCES TO ADVANCED TRAVEL-RELATED TECHNOLOGY, AI IS SET TO TRANSFORM HOW WE TRAVEL THE WORLD
6 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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BACK TO THE FUTURE
THESE VISIONARY PROJECTS PIONEER ECO-FRIENDLY INNOVATIONS WITHOUT COMPROMISING LUXURY, AIMING TO CREATE ETHICAL URBAN PARADIGMS FOR TOMORROW
10+ min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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A FRESH START
FROM SLOW-TRAVELLING TO EMBRACING THE FOODIE IN YOU, HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE MOST PROMISING TRAVEL TRENDS FOR 2024
9 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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OUT OF THIS WORLD
NEXT IN TRAVEL TRENDS CITIES OF THE FUTURE EXPLORING IN THE AGE OF AI OLD MARVELS, TIMELESS TECHNIQUES
1 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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AT HOME IN THE HILLS
MAHMOOD AHMED SHAH IS A BUREAUCRAT BY PROFESSION, BUT IT IS TREKKING THROUGH THE PRISTINE TERRAINS OF HIS BEAUTIFUL KASHMIR THAT HAS HIS HEART. WE SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT HIS MOUNTAINEERING FEATS AND FUTURE PLANS
3 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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HIP NEW HUB
THIS PRETTY VILLAGE HAS UNDULATING ROADS DOTTED WITH STUNNING PORTUGUESE HOUSES AND A MIX OF ANCIENT CHURCHES, BOUTIQUES, AND CAFES
3 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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VIETNAM ON A SCOOTER
HELLO, FROM VIETNAM. MY latest two-wheeled adventure is possibly the most challenging, and definitely the most quirky, riding experience that I've sought out yet. I hope to go nearly 3,000 kilometres, taking the long way from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on a bashed up 110cc rented scooter.
2 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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INTO THE WOODS
IT'S ONLY IN THE NIGHT THAT the secrets are revealed. The daylight hides everything. But there is no escaping the starstudded sky, lit up by the moon, during the dark hours.
3 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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RHYTHM OF THE ROOTS
SURRENDERING TO SILENCE ZIG-ZAGGING THROUGH VIETNAM ASSAGAO UNCOVERED TO THE PEAK WITH MAHMOOD AHMED SHAH
1 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
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On The Trail Of The Dark Goddess
How A Goddess And Her Worshippers Challenge Established Ideas Around Women, Patriarchy And Feminism
5 min |