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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…
December 6, 2019
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…
May 24, 2015
Travel the ‘hard’ way
After a six hour train journey, a 15 hour bus ride and a seven hour journey by car,…
May 10, 2014
Enjoying stopovers
Walking through the narrow streets of the spice souk in Dubai, I was assaulted by a heady mix…
June 25, 2014
Check the news while travelling
The locals had advised us to leave Kathmandu. They said that all vehicles had been barred from plying…
July 2, 2014
Such a let down
The queue to enter the Taj Mahal was growing by the minute. We were the first in line,…
March 25, 2015
Jaisalmer – The golden mirage
The silence was shattered by the man who appeared like an apparition in the stark, dusty desert. Dressed…
September 17, 2014
Scammed overseas
The lady came up to us, and told us that it was the Buddha’s birthday that day. She…
August 13, 2014
Shitty toilets
If you’re travelling solo, toilet breaks have to be planned with military precision. I learnt this the hard…
June 18, 2014
Slumming it out in Mumbai
Dharavi Slum inspired the hit film – Slumdog Millionaire. But the reality is far from glamorous. It is…
June 22, 2014