Written by phileasfogg on October 7, 2009
- In India (or at least northern India) Patiala is almost synonymous with everything colourful—literally colourful, as in even slightly risqué. At its most innocuous (and modern Patiala is pretty much that), this is a town...
Written by dishatis on October 5, 2009
- A Tour to Kerala:Kerala is probably one of the greenest places in India with the highest rate of literacy, truly said. In the month of July I planned a tour to Kerala with my family.It...
Written by phileasfogg on August 23, 2009
- Last spring, an American friend of mine had come visiting India and stopped a few days in Delhi. I took her shopping, and then out to lunch. When I asked Greta whether she’d prefer Indian...
Written by koshkha on July 19, 2009
- When planning our trip to India in November 2007, there was one attraction that was set in stone - the non-negotiable, 'come hell or high water', must-see destination for us was the Golden Temple in...
Written by phileasfogg on March 25, 2009
- I am taking a slight liberty here by referring to Agra’s European past as colonial. Agra, actually, has had residents and passers-through of extremely varied origins since well before the British took over, and many...
Written by phileasfogg on March 25, 2009
- I can say, with all modesty, that I have seen quite a few very historic cemeteries in northern India, including some famous ones like Nicholson Cemetery in Delhi; the St John’s Cemetery in Meerut, and...
Written by phileasfogg on March 20, 2009
- The Agra Fort—also known as the Red Fort—is, along with the Taj Mahal, Agra’s big attraction. It’s not as popular as the Taj Mahal, and is consequently less crowded. Once we’re done seeing the Taj,...
Written by phileasfogg on March 20, 2009
- The eastern bank of the Yamuna was, in Mughal days, given over almost completely to gardens: the Ram Bagh, the Zahara Bagh, the Garden of Wazir Khan, and so on. Today, with the alluvial soil...
Written by phileasfogg on March 20, 2009
- Sikandra, a few kilometres short of Agra on the main Delhi-Agra highway (National Highway 2), is supposedly named for a pre-Mughal ruler of Delhi called Sikandar Lodhi. Sikandar Lodhi had ambitions of extending his reign...
Written by phileasfogg on March 20, 2009
- There’s not much I can say about the Taj Mahal that you wouldn’t know anyway. One of the Seven Wonders of the World, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and, one of the world’s most beautiful...
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