Between the second century BCE and 480 CE, Buddhist monks cut and painted twenty-nine caves on the rock faces of Ajanta…
The landscape on the drive to Ajanta is absolutely beautiful — bucolic, mild, rolling fields that remind me of the central Italian…
Nashik is an ancient city located about 170 kilometers northwest Mumbai. After a quick breakfast of two slices of toast…
After Matheran, we returned to Mumbai, for a few days of music, and of talking about music.
We returned to our hotel in Mumbai late afternoon, and the neighborhood looked peaceful and quiet and dappled in golden sunlight. A group of…
If so far, I have given the impression that India is a “sonic oasis” — far removed from the cacophonies of everyday life in the West — let me…
“It’s good you came,” the architect mused, his bright eyes touched with laughter. “I’ve been in contemplation for far…
Pythons & Pop — Last Days in Goa
Home.
Even though I have never lived in India, being here feels safe to me. In the last 24…
Benaulim
Day trips have an interesting effect on time. They introduce you to a variety of sights and…
In Mumbai, there were sounds that I wished to hear but was unable to. I thus spent my first few days here in India writing…
This journal of my travels is already taking a different turn than the one I’d anticipated. I had expected to write about…
Colaba, Mumbai
A chorus of crows and mynas wakes me up this morning. Perhaps I am projecting, but…
An account of an 8,000 mile journey.