When a fellow traveller at the hotel in the desert town of Jaisalmer told us there was a haunted village … More
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Memories of my father
Over half a century ago, a young man, my father Kamal Hazarika, sat at the back of a bus listening … More
A Merry Assamese Christmas Day
Prologue: When I was a child in the 80s, families from Assam, a state in north east India, who had … More
When the Bangles Don’t Fit
A street stall selling costume jewellery Guwahati, Assam, India 2017 ***
The Apple Seller and His Fruit-net Hat
The apple seller and his fruit-net hat. Ganeshguri market, Guwahati, Assam, India. 2017 https://www.facebook.com/bloggingaway/
Things to do in Assam: The blue hill and the temple of the goddess of love
Assam, in India’s north-east, is known as the Land of the Red River and the Blue Hill. The Red River … More
Life of Pi – a journey to the Indian Coffee House in Pondicherry
Have you ever been so enchanted by a book that you had to visit its setting? I made that journey to Pondicherry after reading Life of Pi and eventually met its author Yann Martel.
Jodhpur: In the shadow of the clock tower
We’re in the desert in the middle of the dry season and we got a rainstorm. Someone knew the British … More
Goa: Sunsets, mopeds, bribing cops and other beach activities
I think I may have unwittingly bribed a cop. We’re on small country lane in Goa in search of a … More
Hints of Holi: after India’s festival of colours, the powdered dyes linger on
Days after Holi, India’s festival of colours, the powdered dyes linger on in tiny cracks, on walls, on doors, paving … More
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