Showing posts with the label India

Rozabal Shrine: The Tomb of Jesus

Oct 23, 2023

In the Khanyar area of Kashmir, India, in downtown Srinagar, there is an old shrine—a modest stone building with a traditional Kashmiri mult...

Pidakala War: The Cow Dung Fight

Jul 12, 2023

The Hindu new year or Baisakhi is celebrated throughout India in mid-April. The celebrations vary across states and from culture to culture,...

The World’s Oldest Optical Illusion

May 10, 2023

In the October 1892 issue of Fliegende Blätter , a German humor magazine, there appeared an image depicting an optical illusion. The image w...

London to Calcutta by Bus

Aug 30, 2022

For fifteen years from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, it was possible to hop on to a bus in London and travel all the way to Calcutta, I...

Gol Gumbaz: The Taj Mahal of South India

Jul 8, 2022

In the city of Bijapur, in the south Indian state of Karnataka, stands one of the grandest royal tombs to be ever constructed in India. Aptl...

The Two-Headed Boy of Bengal

Jun 29, 2022

In May 1783, in a small village named Mundul Gaut, in Bengal, India, a strange child was born. He had two heads. The midwife assisting the...

Watson’s Hotel: India’s Oldest Cast Iron Building

Jun 24, 2022

Early one morning In 1867, a traveler walking through the familiar streets of Kala Ghoda district in Bombay noticed something strange “like ...

Mahabat Maqbara: A Forgotten Testament of Artistry

Jun 8, 2022

In Junagadh, Gujarat, the confluence of cultural influences in India epitomises in the form of an overlooked monument. Mahabat Maqbara—an ep...

Mehrangarh Fort: Of Brick, Mortar & Death

May 19, 2022

In Mehrangarh fort of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, murals lend insight into the infernal past of Hindu traditions. Its imprinted walls and resounding...

The Mysteries of Nidhivan

May 13, 2022

Every year millions set foot on Vrindavan with one motive: to witness Krishna’s raasleela . This dance of coquetry has riddled the pages of ...