The Emperor’s Redoubt

Lhendup G Bhutia

Raigad Fort, once an impregnable capital, has only the ruins of its grandeur left. Lhendup G Bhutia discovers that it is still a pilgrimage spot for those who venerate Shivaji

Panorama of the Past

Tishani Doshi

New Mexico was the closest DH Lawrence came to a religious experience. Tishani Doshi says it is still there for the taking in Taos Valley where language and landscape reflect each other

The Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway which circles Wheeler Peak

Mystic Mountain

Priyanka Dalal

With more than 800 Jain temples, the Shatrunjaya hill in Palitana is considered the world’s largest such complex at its height. Priyanka Dalal goes on an ascent of faith

The inner dome of St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City

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Roman Holiday

Debashree Majumdar

Summer in the Italian capital offers Debashree Majumdar moments of unexpected grace under its immortal architecture

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The Cultural Traveller

Madhavankutty Pillai

The world is a series of connections available to those who go looking for it. In doing so, they discover something of themselves

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Elemental Beauty

Arti Das

It took Arti Das 10 years to visit Andretta, a picturesque village in the Himalayas that became a global centre for pottery. But it was worth the wait

Umkar is one of the more accessible root bridges in Meghalaya

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Singing by the Rain

V Shoba

Sacred groves, spring festivals and villages that weave art from baskets— V Shoba finds the monsoon in Meghalaya to be a season of the soul

A commemoration outside the Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

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Romancing Saigon

Anjum Hasan

Vietnam celebrates 50 years of its reunification this year. In Ho Chi Minh City, amidst overflowing cafés, restaurants, boutiques, souvenir shops, and museums, Anjum Hasan finds the ultimate triumph has been of consumerism

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Trombones and Tabasco

Rishad Saam Mehta

Rishad Saam Mehta learns that the New Orleans Jazz Festival is the perfect end to a road trip through Louisiana, exploring Cajun towns, swamps and plantations