I looked up K.T.Achaya who writes that "Kandhari hing is the commercially prized product, followed by Irani hing and Pathani...

"Till he was 28 years old, no child of my father had lived, and he was continually praying for the...

It was time for fajr prayers on 19th Ramzan, 40 AH. As was his custom Hazrat Ali came to the...

The Kashmiri Pandits who migrated from Kashmir in the 19th century were very sought after for their administrative skills and...

Though Juliet had asked Romeo why he was Romeo ( Wherefore art thou Romeo? (I. ii.)) its been often mosquoted...

The staircase in Ali Qapu Palace, Isfahan. i was bedazzled by the Naqsh e Jahan Square which houses 4 of...

Once upon a time, the nawabs ruled Awadh and it was a gentle land of opportunity and learning. One such...

And here is another dervish with a lion painted Padareth. If a bear represents nafs over which the dervish has...

The Gandhara and Mathura school of art developed under the Kushana rulers (1st to3rd CE) while both started more or...

The Kashmiri Pandits who migrated from Kashmir in the 19th century were very sought after for their administrative skills and...

Ingredients 1. 400 gm katthal pieces2. I bunch Methi leaves - chopped roughly 3. 1 cup shelled peas 4. 1...

Over the past two months I visited numeerous museums in some European cities: Berlin, Paris, Krakow, Vienna, Dresden, Leipzig, Salzburg...

Gandhara Art , is a style of Buddhist visual art that developed in what is now northwestern Pakistan and eastern...

In the Jewish quarter of Krakow is a square with 33 empty chairs.This is called the Jewish Heroes Square and...

The visit to Auschwitz concentration camp has left chilling memories.Sharing some here.As the quote at the entrance said those who...

Tents have always fascinated me since childhood and I remember saying in them as children when Baba went for daura...

I took the hop on hop off tour in Potsdam. Suddenly I heard the sound of azaan on the audio...

Assyrian human-headed winged bull from Nimrud; 9th cent. BCE; Pergamon Museum, BerlinA Lamassu is an Assyrian protective deity, often depicted...

Those of you who have seen Sound of Music will be familiar with the cemetery shown in tje escape of...

St Nicholas Church in #Leipzeg, #Germany associated with #Bach who was the music director of #Nikolaikirche and premiered many of...

A visit to the Schonbrunn Palace Gardens is a must for visitors to Vienna. The word Gloriette given on the...

Te first thing that struck me aboutMatthias Church on top of the hill where Buda castle Hill is located were...

The Neptune fountain in Schonbrunn Palace is located at the foot of the Glorietta, it wasdesigned as the crowning element...

From the hop on hop off bus i saw two Moorish looking minarets with domes. I heard it was a...

if i had my way i would stop at every church in every European village. They are just so pretty.This...

In the steps of Julie Andrews and the Von Trapp family as in the movie Sound of Music.one of the...

An interestingly shaped monument in Burhanpur , one that is currently in a ruinous state. I was told it is...

In the Raj Bhawan of Nainital is a wall with weapons decorated on it. These belong to the famous daredevil,...