by Dipali Bhasin | Oct 10, 2018 | Dilli Ki Dibbi, Travel
Every July twenty idol makers travel from Krishna Nagar, a small city close to Kolkata, to Delhi and settle down in a compound in Chittaranjan Park. This becomes their place of residence and workshop for four months. They toil day after day making Goddess Durga idols....
by Dipali Bhasin | Sep 26, 2018 | Travel
After the visit to the Tegenungan Waterfall in Bali, the car meandered its way to Ubud. The bright sun shone in the sky and it was hard to believe that it had drizzled just a few minutes ago. Magical surroundings of lush greenery and beautiful rice fields made for a...
by Dipali Bhasin | Sep 21, 2018 | Travel
It’s nearly two years that I gave up my business. I had worked arduously for 9 years, establishing my fashion business from selling jeweled scarfs to bridal wear. Being a sole proprietor brings along with it huge responsibilities and I took it upon myself to be...
by Dipali Bhasin | Sep 20, 2018 | Travel
Our trip to Hanoi was divided into two parts. We were spending the first part in the fancy Sheraton so that it was easy for Sam to attend the Indian Ocean Conference being held in the same venue and the second part to be where the city action is, in the Old Quarter....
by Dipali Bhasin | Sep 14, 2018 | Travel
Barely a few minutes after exiting the Da Nang airport into the city, visitors are greeted by a dragon. The Golden Dragon Bridge is in many ways representative of the spirit of the resurgent city. The glistening head of the dragon looks up at the sky with an...
by Dipali Bhasin | Sep 2, 2018 | Travel
As a child, I would often lie on the grass and make my own interpretations of the clouds as it changed its form. Sometimes it looked like a big bird, at times like a man and sometimes like a demon too. Often we get lost in pareidolia where the mind perceives a...
