• 5 Places I Would Love to Visit

    This is my 1st IndiSpire post and this is such a fun topic to write on. So here goes… “To read is to travel without moving an inch.” Ever since I…

  • Life in Velas – A Photo Essay

    As I walked through winding pathways, past deserted doorways I stop and marvel at how beautiful seemingly unkempt houses can be. A riot of colors, striking motifs and a sense of…

  • Bucket List 2014

    As I write out my bucket list for 2014, I can’t help but feel like I am following a fad. Everyone seems to be making a bucket list these days. But…

  • Drum Beats That Have Lasted 600 Years

    A lanky boy in his late teens, wearing jeans and a stripped shirt drummed away into the darkness of the night, as a few of us stood around watching. He sat…

  • Of Train Journeys

    There’s something about train journeys that I find so charming. You really don’t have to look hard to find things that can put you off traveling by trains, but you don’t…

  • Memories of Jodhpur

    My thoughts often wander to the sun kissed afternoons of Jodhpur and the absolutely awe-inspiring site of Mehrangarh Fort towering over the city. Jodhpur has left an impression on me like…