Before we went to Varanasi last year, I didn’t have much of an idea about the city except for what I had read in the travel guides. As we explored the city through our camera lens, interviewed and interacted with people, and participated in the various festivities that I realised[…]
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It is a treasured moment to spot the wildlife in their natural habitat. Its even much better when that moment has been captured in a picture, that we could share with our friends. However, little do we know that by doing so we are also sharing the location of the[…]
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‘There is now nothing here, sir. The young don’t want to do farming. They have left for the cities to look for jobs. If they had stayed on and look at other traditional occupation, then our village wouldn’t be so empty.” Mohan Lal Joshi, narrated in Garhwali the sad state[…]
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This documentary aims to investigate the concept of sustainability in Wayanad, exploring relevant issues such as tourism, environment, tribal rehabilitation, man-animal conflicts and so on. The district of Wayanad in the North Kerala is a large area that is largely forest covered and is part of, the same forest ecosystem[…]
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‘Bhoot pret se mukti Ho ya Charam dard ki samapti. Har kathinayi ka ilaj rakhti Mayong ki kale jaadu ki ye shakti’ (Be it getting rid of ghosts or pains. Mayong’s power of black magic can end all woes) These lines reminded me of our Deori gardener, Manik dadu[…]
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Nestled in the lap of the East Khasi hills in the North Eastern state of Meghalaya lies a 1000-years old sacred grove. This grove is located near the Mawphlang village, 25 km from Shillong. As soon as we reached the village, we could not help but just stand and breathe[…]
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Beautiful backwaters. Tropical trees. Sunkissed shores. That is how we describe Kerala. But have you ever wondered how Kerala came into existence? Well! I would not have known the history had I not visited Mannarsala, the abode of serpents. A 119 km bus journey from Thiruvananthapuram will ferry you to[…]
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It was a Sunday afternoon when I received a phone call from my hometown. My aunt had just given birth to the seventh set of twin boys in our family. It was not at all surprising to me as my family has a history of fraternal and identical twins. When[…]
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New college. New friends. New stories. Well! This has always been the same story for me. But it is not everyday that you make friends with somebody who says that he hails from the Rajput Warrior dynasty of the Mewars. It was evident from the beginning itself that this[…]
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‘Bhangarh ke Bhoot ho ya Agarwal ki Chaas ki ek ghoot. Bikaner ki Bhujiyan ho ya Jaipur ki saariyan. Sabse Chokha lage Lalaji ki hi storyia’. (‘Be it the ghosts of Bhangarh or One sip of Agarwal’s Chaas. Be it the Bikaneri Bhujia or Jaipur’s sarees. Best of all shall always[…]
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