New Delhi

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 dying Anglo-Indian way of life in Old Delhi

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 21:04:07 +0000

There is a community tucked inside the non discriptive part of Delhi and they are the one who once existed in the powerful roads of Delhi and they were the Anglo-Indians of Delhi

Discount Airlines of Asia

Anonymous — Mon, 09 May 2005 07:55:02 +0000

Dozens of low-cost airlines have been launched recently in Asia, transforming the continent's travel landscape. Here is a list of them...

Dave Prager Poses Bollywood-style in New Delhi

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:02:36 +0000

Every year, my wife, Jenny, and I send out a Photoshopped holiday card to our friends and family. When we found out that some Bollywood poster painters are still eking out a living near Old Delhi, we knew that this year's card would be handmade ...

Shopping Asia

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jun 2003 07:05:28 +0000

Afghanistan Kabul shopping * * * China Death of a Beijing Flea Market A Geek's Guide to China * * * Hong Kong Hong Kong: Shop til you drop * * * India Bangalore Shopping The Bombay Bazaar A Guide to...

The Queen's Slip

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:22:18 +0000

Critics have argued that countries like Britain have solved their environmental problems in part by exporting their polluting industries and technologies to developing countries like India. The author looks at the Indian environment and environmentalism.

The Moon's Dark Fortnight: A Journey through India

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 05:50:31 +0000

There is the path of night and smoke The path of the moon's dark fortnight And the six months' journey Of the sun to the south: The yogi who takes this path Will reach the lunar light This path leads...

A Lustrous Affair with India

Anonymous — Tue, 11 May 2004 07:00:10 +0000

* * * NEW DELHI, April 27, 2004 - India's annual fashion week kicked off Tuesday with a risque set showing off dashes of skin in traditional costumes as Indian designers seek a bigger chunk of the...

A Guide to New Delhi Shopping

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jun 2003 04:35:39 +0000

1) Chandni Chowk A visit to Chandni Chowk can be an exhausting but colorful experience. Merchants from China, Turkey and Holland used to come to trade here centuries ago, when Chandni Chowk was one of...

Streetwise Sweetness

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:18:03 +0000

If you liked the movie Slumdog Millionaire or remember Mira Nair's film, Salaam Mumbai, this Walking Tour of Delhi is a real life, sensitive look into the life and times of New Delhi's street kids.

Mark Templer Teaches Trust at a Leprosy Colony in Delhi

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:46:59 +0000

When I first came to India in 1985, I saw a man afflicted with leprosy in Bangalore. My initial reaction to the sight of his open sores and disfigurement was no different from anybody else's-I wanted to walk away as quickly as possible. Instead, screwing up my courage, I reached out to hold one of his damaged hands in mine ...

The Street Children of Delhi

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:53:59 +0000

Looking for a unique eye opening tour in Delhi? A guide from the Salaam Baalak Trust will take you into the world of homeless street children on a tour you won't ever forget.

Beggars Everywhere

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

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

Film Review: The Man Who Would Be King

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 01:43:05 +0000

He wants to know if you are gods? "Not gods - Englishmen. The next best thing." Free will and kismet go hand in hand in John Huston's epic adventure The Man Who Would Be King, a tale based on the...

Avirook Sen Discovers His Mother's Bengali Cuisine in Delhi

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:12:43 +0000

Like millions of other men, born and raised in the East Indian state of Bengal, I believed that nobody can cook Bengali food as well as my mother. That was until Anjan Chatterjee-a fellow Bengali-decided to steal our mothers' best recipes and put them on the menu of a Bengali restaurant in Delhi called Oh! Calcutta ...