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Where the water holds a memory

You search for the tourist attractions around Chikmagalur, the famous coffee destinations in India, and one name keeps appearing: Ayyanakere Lake. The photos in the search results promise a breathtaking vista, but what you are missing is a legend of...

The day when history came alive

My travel itinerary is usually filled with tiny hamlets in the lap of a mountain, a serene seaside town, or the dark greens of a dense tropical forest. Sanchi is not any of them, but it offered an unexpected peace that settled deep within. Nestled on...

A forgotten princess

Have you ever wondered how history is often selective in celebrating someone and pushing another to oblivion? This blog is to bring one Mongol princess into the light from the darkness of time...

Is basic research necessary and relevant?

A question that has haunted me from the beginning of my research career. This post argues that basic research is important because it reveals how much we still do not understand...

Miss you (The unspoken memoirs)

You can never be forgotten’, I thanked all, ‘as you have written one of the most beautiful chapters of my life’. The farewell note from Mumbai, as I started my journey back home after staying there for 3 months...