Food & Travel

Our safari in the Kiplingesque jungles of Satpura National Park/ Tiger Reserve in the heart of India happened with a side of girl power. Our jeep bumped over rocky trails in the park and was steered by 24-year-old Sangeeta Solanki, who has

London. Paris. New York. Mumbai. Big cities. If you have grown up in small towns, they are like dreams you can never quite catch – shimmering, beautiful things always just out of your reach. Once when I was in college, I passed

On an A380 of double-decked pomp and splendour flew to destination UK. Heathrow was in sight, yet made to take rounds in the firmament – a chance to savour the beauty of London on a summer evening at eight. Landing safely into

(Episode four of my series “Once upon a Mountain Town”) Saturday was the day I most looked forward to. It was a chance to leave the school campus and venture out into the town. It was a time to visit the many

Summers are magical in Calgary, the Canadian city I have called home for the past twenty-five years. The city is transformed from the harshness of long snowy cold winters to the long awaited bright sunshine that brings an abundance of

If you think that culture shock is something you get only when you move to another country, think again! 1982 was a memorable year. I had accepted a job teaching English in an International School, a school nestled in the

The first time I decided to go on a solo trip (to Gokarna) a few years back, I remember feeling excited, nervous and happy. The same feelings in varying intensities enveloped me this time also, as I decided to go

Instagram influencers are often criticised for encouraging others to live fake lives by only sharing the most perfect and curated versions of their own lives. This can create unrealistic expectations and make people feel bad about their own lives as they compare

Over time a family story can become a folktale of epic proportion, a true inspiration to all who hear it. This one is about my great-aunt Ammalu. The story begins in a sleepy little village deep in south India. Ammalu and

At Human & Hope, we want to see a world where communities experiencing poverty are empowered and developed through locally-driven initiatives. We raise funds to support a locally-run community centre in Cambodia, enabling them to run their own poverty-alleviating projects

  Cooking for, and having supper together, with my daughter and her family once a week — usually on Sunday — is, I am feeling necessary for my mental and spiritual health. At this time I open my heart also to

  When we try to figure out childhood games, the games that mostly come to mind are those from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. It is the pre-digital era where unique childhood games were favourite among children instead of computer games. When

Rice plays a significant cultural role throughout many countries around the globe. It’s also the most popular grain consumed by people across Asia. There are more than 40,000 varieties of rice, and they vary in length shape, colour, and size. FemAsia

 “If you are cold, tea will warm you; If you are too heated, it will cool you; If you are depressed, it will cheer you; If you are excited, it will calm you.” William Ewart Gladstone Tea is strongly