FROM MY ROOM AT JAKARTA'S Le Meridien hotel, I gazed out onto a city alive with lights. After wrestling with the decision to stay in or step out, curiosity won. And I embarked on a visual escapade.
I ascended an overhead bridge and it dawned on me that much like in India, they serve as the meeting points for lovers—some amidst disagreements and a select few anticipating the inaugural skirmishes within their blooming relationships. On the same bridge, many also sought refuge, their gazes fixed on the abyss of their mobile screens.
After spending less than an hour on the bridge looking at life passing by, it was time to return. And as I turned around, I heard a man singing to his wife in Indonesian as she blushed, her face taking on a rosy hue.
BUSTLING ROADS, BUSY LIVES
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A FLUTTERING DISCOVERY
BY THE MIDDLE OF THE last decade, I had been studying Indian butterflies for over 20 years, however, I had never observed butterflies at high altitudes in the trans-Himalayan habitat. So, in 2015, I decided to visit Ladakh to search for butterflies.
THE ❤️ OF ANINI
THE TOURISM \"HEART\" HAS travelled a long way. What began as an advertising campaign for promoting New York in 1977-I❤️NY-is now ubiquitous everywhere in India, from big metro cities (and even neighbourhoods) to smaller towns and villages tucked away in remote regions of the country.
FLAVOURS OF TRADITION
MEMORIES OF HOME- COOKED MEALS INSPIRE CHEF AVINASH MARTINS TO REVIVE AND REIMAGINE TRADITIONAL GOAN DISHES
IN THE SHADOW OF TIME
FROM THE PATEK PHILIPPE MUSEUM ΤΟ THE TOP OF EUROPE, A JOURNEY THROUGH SWITZERLAND MADE ME PONDER: DOES OUR QUEST FOR EFFICIENCY COME AT THE COST OF LIFE'S QUIET BEAUTY?
A SUFI BASANT IN DELHI
BASANT PANCHAMI HAS BEEN celebrated at the dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya since the 12th century.
IS FOOD TASTIER IN THE HILLS?
CELEBRITY FOOD EXPERT AND TV PERSONALITY, ROCKY SINGH, DECODES WHY FOOD TASTES DIFFERENT AT HIGHER ALTITUDES
The BEST FOOD TOURS TO EXPLORE IN 2025
READY TO TAKE YOUR TASTEBUDS ON A GLOBAL JOURNEY? DIVE INTO THE BEST FOOD ADVENTURES WITH THIS LIST OF THE MOST IMMERSIVE CULINARY EXPERIENCES
FOOD AS IDENTITY
THE 2019 FILM 'AXONE' HIGHLIGHTS THE STRUGGLE OF PRESERVING CULTURAL IDENTITY IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY, URGING VIEWERS TO SEE FOOD AS A BRIDGE TO UNDERSTANDING, NOT A BARRIER
OF TAPAS PAELLA AND CHURROS
THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO EXPLORE THE CULINARY OFFERINGS OF MADRID THAN THROUGH ITS OFF-THE-GRID CAFÉS AND BARS IN NONDESCRIPT SPACES
THE LAND OF FRANKINCENSE
EMBARK ON A SURREAL EXPLORATION OF OMAN'S HIDDEN WONDERS, FROM GRAVITY-DEFYING LANDSCAPES TO FOG-SHROUDED HILLS TO LUSH, PICTURESQUE WADIS
