Offbeat travel in Goa
TweetSo the trip to Goa is cancelled for this year. Covid has ensured it will not happen. In March we thought July is a long time later and things will get settled. Not so...
Author: Siddharth Jain
A hymn for the future
Tweet A holy man preforms a ritual on the opposite side of the ghats where the festival is taking place at River Gandak. Sonepur Mela is an annual month long festival that usually happens...
Taking inspiration from Joan Miro
TweetSpent the last few days looking at work of Joan Miro. Perhaps he ‘s my favourite painter. His work is so striking and you could immediately see its a Miro(especially the later half). And...
Practical advice for a safe visit to Barsana during Lathmar Holi
TweetI have been asked multiple times, it is safe to visit Barsana during Lathmar Holi? Should we head to Barsana and Nandgaon for Lathmar Holi? I have been to the region many times to...
How Photography Contest exploit…
TweetAnd there are some really big names as well involved. The last time I participated in one such photography contest was 2007. As a photography advice always read the fine print. Here ‘s one...
Photographing President Clinton as a documentary photographer on field
TweetI have been photographing for NGO’s, multinational donor organisations, and many photography projects have been in health sector. However, photographing President Clinton during his tour in India was big, and special. I was assigned...
Photo of the Week: Satyajit Ray in Calcutta
Tweet What an inspiring moment of the master Satyajit Ray. The image on the scene was taken by ace photographer Nemai Ghosh during filming of Aranya in 1975. Kolkata is such a fascinating city....
Marketing Strategies for photographers in times of CORONA
Tweet Community based meetup in front of OYO Rooms after post an online invite Sometimes back I wrote about SEO and WordPress marketing. Being a photographer I realised it was important to learn the...
And your favourite travel books are…
TweetDo you like travel books? I have a long list of ones to read and have a great affinity towards them.They fascinate me and a good travel title transports me into their world. In...
Chanting in time with Ramnamis (a first account)
TweetI met Punai Bai, 70 a distinguished Ramnami and her family in village of GramGorba. It was in the heart of Chhattisgarh. After months of preparation and a year of conversation with academia who...
An evergreen inspiration. Remembering Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
Tweet Here’s a secret spot in New Delhi one should visit if one is looking for inspiration. Well, not really a secret but definitely overlooked. Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Memorial in Kidwai Nagar (i.e...
Naggar and Kullu Dussehra: A match in heaven
Tweet I had done my complete research of Naggar online. I was planning to cover Kullu Dussehra and wanted to stay in the valley, but not necessarily Kullu. In India Dussehra is celebrated with...
Travel to PONDICHERRY
TweetPondicherry has been in bucket list for quite a while. I last went to Pondicherry when I was in my engineering college. Both Meher and Jasraman had not been to the city ever. So,...
The Sunday Book Market in Old Delhi
TweetSo, I thought of reigniting my blog, during these CORONA times. It was always in the mind, but I was always procrastinating. However I was just trying to fathom activities I have been missing...
