Monkeys Near Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan I was reminded of this post by Lakshmi looking at the monkey picture that I took recently near Jaigarh Fort. Has it ever happened to you that you have encountered monkeys at the close quarters? During my Ph.D. days there were a lot of monkeys at the college campus….
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Cloth Fit for Royals!
Textile Gallery, City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan In the textile gallery (City Palace, Jaipur) you can watch many dresses which were worn by the kings and queens of Rajasthan in the past. Above is one such specimen. I wonder why I did not take any pictures of a kimono that belonged to a king and another…
The Story of Dal Bati Churma- Rajasthani Food
The Dal Bati Churma Thali Shop, Jaipur Rajasthan Before I say anything else, once upon a time I have studied for five years near Jaipur (my graduation and post graduation). But at that time I hardly explored Rajasthan. But the Rajasthani Thali (plate) of Dal Bati Churma was not new for me. We asked Gopi…
The Puppet Show at Jaigarh Fort Captured on Nokia N96
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9njEm0SqYYE&hl=en&fs=1] A Puppet Show at Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan I watched this puppet show through the lens of the Nokia N96 camera. The Rajasthani music is so catchy. But we were so hard presseed for time that I really did not linger around for long. Steve this one is for you. You have in the…
Thank You Arun
update- i am right now in shatabde express blogging via the nokia n96. Now this is fun. Though cant figure out how to use ‘enter’ of the computer! So next line is from the scheduled post I wrote at home. I would be in Jaipur when this post gets publisahed. Would try live blogging via…
Preconceived India: Guest Post by Mickey Ashmore
I got a mail from Mickey long time back. He is an undergraduate at Wharton and he was coming to India in summer 2007. Among many other places, he wanted to visit Ladakh and that set a chain of mails back and forth. At some point I asked him to do a guest post for…
Pre-booking with Tour Operators in India
Yumthang Valley: Sikkim, We Booked the Tour at Gangtok I sometimes get email queries for information on Ladakh or Sikkim. The most frequently asked question is: “Can you recommend a good travel agent to book the tour through?” The problem is we travel almost like backpackers in India (my blog posts are a testimony to…
In Search of an Indian Village: Travel Article From The Washington Post
I read an interesting travel article on the Washington Post recently. The author, Lisa Singh is in search of an authentic Indian village expeience. Not the Chokhi Dhani type. I wanted to experience an overlooked side to Indian life. Nearly all Western travelers stick to India’s cities. Here in Rajasthan, a largely desert land visited…