It’s not always possible to pack your bags, throw them at the back of the car and zip off for a holiday. Scanning through the year calendar, the eyes search for those holidays that collide with the weekends so that they can be clubbed together to enjoy a spaced...
Through the years my car zoomed by Mehrauli on a number of occasions and I used to see the red and buff sandstone minaret stand tall in all its glory. To me, Qutub Minar was just a minaret. No big deal. The fact that it is the tallest minaret in India didn’t...
Do you ever feel the need to take a back seat in life? Maybe take a chill pill and indulge in pampering yourself like a diva/dude shamelessly? Well, that was just my mood when I sauntered into Sawadhee Spa plonking all my worries, stresses and deadlines at its...
Sunder Nagar – Batashewala Complex Once a Mughal garden, the 90 acres Sunder Nagar Nursery was visited mainly by people with green fingers. The beautiful monuments that stood in the complex lay barren and screamed for an upliftment. It was in 2007 when the Aga...
For years, the iconic “The Great Kebab Factory” – the North Indian restaurant in Radisson Blu, Mahipalpur, has wowed guests by serving melting-in-the-mouth kebabs. In a delirious state of hunger, I have driven miles for a meal. A bite of the delicate...
In his study, “American Diner: Then and Now”, the leading diner expert Richard J.S. Gutman makes mention of a vendor named Walter Scott who in the year 1872 parked his small wagon in front of a local newspaper office. The idea was to serve sandwiches, pies...
