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Who is Daniel Shravan? Indian filmmaker wants women to accept rape, hand condoms to rapist to avoid death

Another day, another trash pile masquerading as a human being--and this time it's a 27-year-old Indian filmmaker named Daniel Shravan…

5 years ago

Too too much: excesses to avoid on holiday

Hello everyone. We all want a perfect holiday but sometimes you have to be quite careful in terms of knowing…

10 years ago

Such a let down

The queue to enter the Taj Mahal was growing by the minute. We were the first in line, having arrived…

10 years ago

Jaisalmer – The golden mirage

The silence was shattered by the man who appeared like an apparition in the stark, dusty desert. Dressed simply in…

10 years ago

Scammed overseas

The lady came up to us, and told us that it was the Buddha's birthday that day. She asked us…

10 years ago

Check the news while travelling

The locals had advised us to leave Kathmandu. They said that all vehicles had been barred from plying on the…

10 years ago

Enjoying stopovers

Walking through the narrow streets of the spice souk in Dubai, I was assaulted by a heady mix of pungent…

10 years ago

Slumming it out in Mumbai

Dharavi Slum inspired the hit film – Slumdog Millionaire. But the reality is far from glamorous. It is a mix…

10 years ago

Shitty toilets

If you’re travelling solo, toilet breaks have to be planned with military precision. I learnt this the hard way. One…

10 years ago

Travel the ‘hard’ way

After a six hour train journey, a 15 hour bus ride and a seven hour journey by car, we finally…

11 years ago