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A road trip to Jog Falls on the Renault Lodgy
A road trip to Jog Falls Karnataka There are five ingredients that make for a great road trip – fantastic weather, great company, good food, interesting sights and finally, an awesome car. And I am...
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Eight trails that you must not miss in Bangalore
Things to do in Bangalore I associate Bangalore as a city with my childhood. Every summer, i would spend days here with cousins as I would travel here on holidays. I eventually started working here as...
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The ruins speak – Tales and trails from Hampi
Trails and tales – Places to visit in Hampi My trip to Hampi was courtesy Orange County Hampi and I went on a guided trail to some of the places to visit in Hampi. This post focusses on the ruins of...
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Stepping back in time in Malkhed or Manyakheta of Rashtrakutas
My search for historic old towns in Karnataka that once helmed the affairs of powerful dynasties takes me to ancient dusty towns, where crumbles and ruins are all that greet me . Kingdoms have been...
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I, me, my coffee and the journey of the bean
There is something special about a cup of coffee. It is hot, potent and full bodied. Everyone has a coffee story to share. Let me tell you my story as well. But along with it, I would also like to...
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A monsoon drive along Coastal Karnataka with the 1300D Canon
I am a sunshine person but there is something vivacious about the monsoons. The sun plays hide and seek, the sky and sea mirror each other as dark rainy clouds suddenly wrap a blue sky in their folds....
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Seshadri Dixit – the man who cycled across India
Meet Seshadri Dixit, the man who cycled across India The sky is growing dark by the moment. The roads get narrower. The journey seems long and never ending. We traverse across regions that are sparsely...
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Five Jain temples in Karnataka that you must visit
Five Jain temples in Karnataka India I have always been fascinated by Jaina sites. They are not just ancient but are usually in very remote destinations – atop hillocks or in caves. I even did a short...
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Eleven must see monuments in Bijapur
Walking around Bijapur, in Karnataka is like traversing down a historic route. And there is more to it than just the monumental Gol Gumbaz, the symbol of the town. The Palmyra of the Deccan as the town...
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Gol Gumbaz of Bijapur
Gol Gumbaz Bijapur Getting off from the railway station at Bijapur, I am lost in a melee of fruit vendors, auto drivers, cyclists and passengers. The 10th century town founded by the Kalyani Chalukyas...
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A road trip to Jog Falls on the Renault Lodgy
A road trip to Jog Falls Karnataka There are five ingredients that make for a great road trip – fantastic weather, great company, good food, interesting sights and finally, an awesome car. And I am...
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Eight trails that you must not miss in Bangalore
Things to do in Bangalore I associate Bangalore as a city with my childhood. Every summer, i would spend days here with cousins as I would travel here on holidays. I eventually started working here as...
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The ruins speak – Tales and trails from Hampi
Trails and tales – Places to visit in Hampi My trip to Hampi was courtesy Orange County Hampi and I went on a guided trail to some of the places to visit in Hampi. This post focusses on the ruins of...
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Stepping back in time in Malkhed or Manyakheta of Rashtrakutas
My search for historic old towns in Karnataka that once helmed the affairs of powerful dynasties takes me to ancient dusty towns, where crumbles and ruins are all that greet me . Kingdoms have been...
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Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary – a community protects the painted storks
It is a sea of white wings that greets me in a dusty little hamlet near Sira town, located near Tumkur in Karnataka. A flap of a wing, a gentle glide across the sky, a moment of contemplation before...
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Twin Hoysala Temples of Marale and Mosale
Some of India’s best-kept secrets are not found on a map. Tucked away inside golden fields with lotus ponds surrounding them, are small ancient temples that have a historic connection to them. When I...
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Kaidala, home of a master craftsman
My tryst with the Hoysala Dynasty started innocuously when I went on a weekend getaway to Hassan over a decade ago. I had just taken a sabbatical from my 15-year-old corporate career in media and this...
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Five Hoysala temples not in the tourist circuit
“Hoy Sala ” ( Strike Sala ! ) said the guru Sudatta Muni to his student , Sala who was in an armed combat with a tiger. The beast had just attacked the duo who were immersed in rituals at a Durga or...
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Meet Mallitamma and his signature sculptures in Hoysala temples
The annals of Indian history are not just littered with dates of battles fought and won but by the lists of many monuments built by kings and their generals. These may be “world heritage sites” or a...
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Hoysala Temples in Koravangala , Hassan
There is something about a railway track that makes you want to stop midway through your journey. We were driving down through some nondescript villages near Hassan when we were distracted by a...
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