As light breaks over the mighty Mehrangarh Fort that towers 410 feet above the Blue City of Jodhpur, the city is already alive, hectic and heaving with street cleaners, tuk tuks, women stacking earthenware pots, food sellers frying up sticky…

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The name conjures up dread, the place unknown geographically, and the question of ‘why, WHY are you going there?’ always follows. A reaction of confused horror by the mere mention of this landlocked country. A smile overwhelms me and I…

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It happened that someone asked me what I liked to do for my birthday, if I went away, enjoyed a dinner with friends, threw a party. I answered that I like to journey to a place I’ve never been before,…

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