Recently, I had the good fortune to revisit Siem Reap after 15 years! The city has changed and expanded, many new hotels and resorts have come up, and it has a brand-new Airport. However, when I visited the Angkor, it Read More …
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The temple architecture of ancient Kalinga
Going back to roots Whenever I go back to the town I grew up in, a sense of bewilderment envelops me. The tentacles of modernisation and commercialisation have turned my sleepy town in to a city of bustle and busy, Read More …
The timeless appeal of Indian tribal jewellery
The timeless appeal of tribal jewellery During my school days, I used to travel to the interiors of Odisha with my father who was a state government employee. The rich natural beauty of Odisha, with its rivers, jungles, and hills, Read More …
How to elevate the spirit of your study room
Transform Your Study Several years back, I was visiting a recruiter’s office. It was a small office in a quiet lane. Her room was bright with sunlight. It had minimum furniture, tastefully arranged. There was a window overlooking a beautiful Read More …
How to create a Heritage Corner in your home
Want to create a heritage corner in your home? Here are a few tips. We spent a few years in South Africa. When we came back to India, we created a small corner which we named as our ‘Africa corner’. Read More …
Taking right care of your handloom silk sarees
Are you a saree lover or a saree collector? If yes, then this article is for you. Precious hand-woven silk sarees – a family heirloom Most of us have worn our mother’s or grandmother’s sarees. We have seen many celebrities Read More …
How to take care of your family heirloom
Preserving family heirloom My introduction to the Taj Mahal and the legendary Konark sun temple was through a couple of family albums filled with black and white photographs. My father, a photography enthusiast, had a German Agfa camera and a Read More …
Pattachitra Painting – The great storytelling art from ancient Odisha
Our art and craft have always been the greatest medium of storytelling in our culture. Traditional paintings, temple sculptures, classical music and classical dance forms have always conveyed beautiful stories to us. Pattachitra painting, the 800-year-old traditional art, has proudly Read More …
Five unique Corporate Gift ideas
Gifts – let the small joys of life come in Who does not love to receive gifts from near and dear ones? Sometimes the gift is from a friend, sometimes from family and then sometimes from one’s employer in the Read More …
Want to travel green? Here are some simple tips!
Remember those annual vacations of our childhood days? Mostly it happened during the summer break. The entire family would take a train to their native village. On the train, they would carry an earthen pot filled with drinking water, a Read More …