Year: 2012

  • Nosy Nilgai

    We were walking in Sanjay Van and Tara was ahead. Suddenly I heard her barking and what with her barking earlier today because of the earthquake in Delhi I wasnt quite sure what the problem was. I turned the corner to find a lovely young male Nilgai who took fright initially and bounded into the…

  • A retrospective of Ramkinkar Baij

    Retrospective Exhibition on Ramkinkar Baij at the National Gallery of Modern Art The exhibition is a retrospective of Ramkinkar Baij by K.S Radhakrishnan who is a sculptor but also a pupil of Ramkinkar Baij. He has put together this expansive show of his pencil drawings, watercolours, oils and sculptures. Baij was a prolific and dedicated…

  • Open Drains

    I can think of quite a few reasons why open drains are not a good idea and here are a few:They overflow They spread disease They are unsightly They dont make solid pavements They get clogged up with plastic bags and other s….This one was a new one to me though Buses are drawn to…

  • Coping with a sense of loss

    Recently I visited my home country. While I was there my sisters and I took a trip to the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus. The borders have been largely open since 2004 when the southern part of the island became a part of the European Union and at that time I remember the huge lines of…

  • Ranthambore National Park

    Ranthambore National Park is quite stunning. It was established as the Sawai Madhopur Game Sanctuary in 1955 by the Government of India, and was declared one of the Project Tiger reserves in 1973. Ranthambore became a national park in 1980.  It is stunning because it is so varied. The Aravali hills in the distance, the…

  • Ranthambore National Park and Fort (1)

    A great favourite as it is prime tiger country and not that far from Delhi. A five hour train ride to Rajastan will take you to Sawai Madhopur, the closest town, and in this colder weather of a Delhi winter the relative warmth of Ranthambore is really quite wonderful. So are Khem Villas where we…

  • Apples but not quite

    Have you ever seen those fruit bowls with artificial wooden fruit painted to look as if they are real ? I am sure you all have but did you know that in India there is a tree that produces these large and incredibly green apples- they look like Granny Smith apples – except they are as hard as…

  • Stranded

    Went shopping in Gurgaon today and there was an almighty traffic jam heading into the town. In true western style I jumped out of the car and said to my driver I will cross the road and go to the shop while you make your way round through the traffic.I grabbed my shopping bags, leapt…

  • India Art Fair 2012

    The fourth India Art fair has just closed its doors and it is not too early to mark your diaries for a visit when it re-opens its gates next year at its purpose built area in Okhla. The facade which was done by Sumant Jayakrishnam was a lovely combination of cool metal with the warmth of…

  • Jaipur Literature Festival 2012

    The titles were captivating, the followings fantastic, the authors uncompromising and the sun all embracing. Thus began the 2012 Jaipur Literature Festival. After four days of non stop stimulation two results are likely. Total collapse or unprecedented literary verve. I am teetering close to the first and eager to convey some of the second to…