Agra

The Legacy of India’s First Civilization

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:46:51 +0000

Sally Swope, author of My Shangri-La, My Adventures in Asia, writes about India's Mother Goddess festival, celebrated every year around October.

The Taj Mahal at Dawn

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:01:46 +0000

I wake up at 5:00 am in Agra, India. I am excited about visiting the Taj Mahal at sunrise.

Beggars Everywhere

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:18:53 +0000

The faces of the beggars in India continue to haunt me.

The Intrepid Mr. Singh

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:23:44 +0000

We placed our lives in the hands of an expert as we traveled through northern India.

A. Murray Seeks Out Unusual Views of the Taj Mahal

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:42:53 +0000

There had to be other perspectives from which to view the Taj Mahal. Unusual angles that captured its different moods. Perhaps, distance was one element that could be used to introduce some exciting new variations. With this thought in mind, I began to explore the area around the Taj ...

One Man's Love: The Taj Mahal

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 19:56:46 +0000

There are really only a few things one must do before leaving this Earth. They include falling in love; making something useful or beautiful, be it a spaceship or a sonnet; and seeing, with one's own...

The Price Of Love. The Taj Mahal - The Ultimate Valentine's Present.

Anonymous — Fri, 03 May 2002 20:41:53 +0000

It gleams in the moonlight, a ghostly ice-structure mirrored in the rippling water. At dawn, it's aglow with shades of violet, rose pink, and muted gold. In the early morning, shrouded in mist, it...

Pardes

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Apr 2003 09:40:37 +0000

Near the 50th anniversary of India's 1947 independence appeared tricolor billboards advertising the Hindi film Pardes , or "foreign land", in this case America. The movie's theme song, "I love my...