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Bengalis -- the pride of Bengal. What makes them tick?

I had the misfortune once of having to visit a government office in Calcutta to get some papers s...

India Nabanita Dutt

To North India With Love

A. Murray Seeks Out Unusual Views of the Taj Mahal

There had to be other perspectives from which to view the Taj Mahal. Unusual angles that captured...

India To North India With Love

Shrimp Pakora

Recipe: Jhingri Pakora

This recipe for Jhingri Pakora is excerpted from Ajanta: Regional Feasts of India. The recipe is ...

India Celeste Heiter

Recipe: Hyderabad Style Biryani

Serves 8 to 10 2 pounds lamb, cut into1/2 inch cubes and fried over medium heat for 10 minutes 1 ...

India Habeeb Salloum

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Bangalore Shopping

The Garden City of Bangalore is also a shopper's paradise, with more shops per sq. km. than anywh...

India Nabanita Dutt

Recipe: Kubani Ka Meetha - Apricots with Whipped Cream

Serves 6 1/2 pound dried apricots, pitted 2 cups boiling water 4 tablespoons ground almonds 4 tab...

India Habeeb Salloum

Ravi introduced us to the exciting city of Jaipur.

Compromise, Compromise, Compromise

I asked our tour guide in Jaipur if most arranged marriages were successful. He smiled and said, ...

India MaryLou Driedger

Qutb Minar...

New Delhi: Magnificient!

Exotica... From the distinctive aroma of Indian curry, the colorful array of sarees and the exoti...

India Ee Lin Wan

QiBao Old Town, Shanghai, China

Retired and on the road: older tourists embrace Asia

The typical tourist in Asia used to be a young backpacker in need of a shower, but these days the...

India / China AFP/Ben Sheppard

Tales of A Female Nomad

Title: Tales of A Female Nomad . Living at Large in the World. Author: Rita Golden Gelman. Publis...

India / Indonesia / Malaysia ThingsAsian Booklist

To North India With Love

Deepanjana Sarkar Befriends a Lonely Castle in the Shivpuri Forests

I knew how I would feel if an invited dinner guest failed to show up and a carefully prepared mea...

India To North India With Love

Shades of relaxation

Mystical Majorda

Sunset in Goa...

India Timsi Shirodkar

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A disappearing slice of England in an Indian forest

McCluskieganj or "chhotta England" (little England) in India's eastern state of Jharkhand, was es...

India AFP/Ammu Kannampilly

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Goa: from drugs to rehab

The Indian resort state of Goa, once known for drugs turns to rehab...

India AFP/Phil Hazlewood

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New Delhi's New Art District

Lado Sarai, a warren of bylanes and haphazardly constructed buildings in New Delhi's hinterland, ...

India AFP/Penny MacRae

'Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India' Recipes and Photos

This tempting Indian menu features a rich palette of ingredients, flavors, textures and preparati...

India Celeste Heiter

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Renovation work may prove Indian emperor built Nepal monastery

KATHMANDU, Feb 10, 2003 - Ancient artefacts unearthed during renovation work on Nepal's second-ol...

India / Sri Lanka / Nepal AFP/Shusham Shrestha

Taken somewhere in the middle of Pondicherry around midnight. 2 sec exposure, f/5.6

Night and Long Exposures in Pondicherry

These shots were taken in Pondicherry in September, 2009, between dusk and midnight.

India Joshua Samuel Brown

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The Enigmas of India

According to the newspapers, India is a place of bizarre religious rituals and constant communal ...

India Kenneth Champeon

Two Kashmiri brothers and their twin sisters sit on a rock looking at rides inside Kashmir's first amusement park in Pahalgam.

First Kashmir amusement park

Kashmiris looking for respite from war can now enjoy the province's first amusement park, but the...

India / China AFP/Izhar Wani

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