West & Central India

Chambal Valley – Protected by Infamy, Curses and Crimes

Chambal Valley – Protected by Infamy, Curses and Crimes The Chambal Valley is a cursed land as per mythology. It boasts of a barren and ravaged landscape, ravines, gorges and jungles. Bandits and dacoits. Outlaws and lawlessness. The setting for many iconic movies and the backdrop for many legendary Indian Robin Hoods… It remains pristine and untouched...

Khajuraho Temples – celebration of life and love & not just eroticism

The guide kept referring to a certain section of the sculptures in Sun temple Konark  as Khajuraho .  I and my friends couldn’t stop smiling. This was sometime in 2009, and it  made me think that why is this temple and its history only associated with eroticism. I had heard of various stories about Khajuraho...

Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, Tree of Life, IIM Ahmedabad and the medieval Afro-Indian connect

Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, Tree of Life, IIM Ahmedabad and the medieval Afro-Indian connect. What, you may ask, are these three doing together. A place of worship, a tree, a business school and medieval Afro-Indian connect... There is a link, I assure you. Read on… The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque is in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India....

Ajanta Caves – UNESCO heritage , India

.Ajanta caves are a group of 30 rock cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from 2nd century BC to 480 AD. These caves are situated in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, 100 kilometres away from the Aurangabad city centre. Many medieval era travellers from China like Faxian have mentioned Ajanta caves in their memoir. It also features in...

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