The Bohemian Imp of Pushkar

Published on June 11, 2008

The streets of Pushkar are filled with Israeli travelers, who come here in search of spiritual upliftment, but get hooked to the cheap drugs that are smuggled across the borders of Rajasthan. While hash-filled aroma filled the air, and recklessly relaxed white-faces and blue-eyes met our gaze, I wondered why Pushkar was home to so many travelers from Israel.


The art of potato-poha making

Published on May 18, 2008

Poha or flattened rice is an easy-to-cook snack or breakfast meal. However, one needs to mix the ingredients right and follow a certain method to get the perfect flavor.


Ethnic Designs

Published on February 23, 2008

 The world went gaga over their tattoos – Saif’s love tattoo, Sanjay Dutt’s colorful shoulder tattoo, the ink-stained torso of Arjun Rampal, not to forget Rakhi Sawant’s oh-so-conspicuous tattoo and the “kaanta-laga” girl, Shefali Zariwala and the arrow piercing her heart tattoo – the list is endless.  
Tattoo amongst modern youth and their icons is yuppie, [...]