Travel Stories
Hotel Reviews for The Telegraph UK
I review hotels for The Telegraph UK. Please click below for individual reviews. Sandhotel, Reykjavik Meghauli Serai, Chitwan, Nepal Orange County, Hampi Jaipur Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur Taj Jai Mahal Palace Tree of Life, Jaipur [...]
For Scroll India on Nepal
“Dakini represents the feminine energy in Buddhism,” says Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche.
For Khaleej Times Dubai on Hyderabad
Sufi singers, history, and gardens in Hyderabad
For Food 52 US on Persian bread
The royal tale of milky bread. In Bhopal, India
Jasmine Perfume: for Travel & Leisure US
Can India be the source of the best jasmine extract in the world?
For Destinasian magazine on Singapore
Touring Singapore’s historic neighborhoods in a Vespa sidecar.
For India Today on Iceland
How a Chennai girl ended up in Iceland.
Iceland Luxury Hotels: Robb Report
I wrote about Iceland for the January 2018 Travel issue of the Robb Report.
Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore: Hotel Review: The Telegraph UK
This luxury hotel has spacious soothing rooms, a Jiva spa offering excellent treatments, pool, fitness centre, Indian and Italian restaurants, all held together by the intuitive service that the Taj hotels are known for.
Latest Articles
Poem: Meteorite: in Indian Literature
Published in Indian Literature Issue 342. Sahitya Akademi’s bimonthly journal July-August 2024
Hindustan Times: Bangalore’s lakes
About the film “My Otter Diary”. Through the film, I got to know the river Kaveri in all her glory.
Poem: a rakish yogi plays water polo: in The Seraphic Review
This poem was published in The Seraphic Review, Issue 3. February 2024.
Poem: Primordial Snout: in Marrow Magazine
This poem was published in Marrow Magazine, Issue 16 on June 6, 2025.
Hindustan Times: Cricket, Garbage, Karaga
Is Bangalore the worst municipality in the country? Living in this city, it certainly feels like it. There is so much to be angry about in Bangalore these days. Cricket fans have died in a stampede and still the state government is passing the buck, scapegoating officers so that they can escape blame.
Wisdom Circle: Soul Tribe
A soul-tribe is a close-knit group of people who truly understand and support you beyond superficial connections. In today’s digital age, cultivating these authentic relationships is essential for emotional well-being and personal growth.
Hindustan Times: Kannada language
Let me just come out and say it: Kannada-dalli maathadi. Which is like saying, Hindi mein baath kijiye. Or Tamizh-pesu. I have chosen these three languages for a reason. This week, actor Kamal Haasan offered up a third instance of folks being caught in a Kannada language controversy. The players may be different but the script is the same.
Hindustan Times: Bangalore’s Youth
The humanities humanize us. They make us care. They allow for empathy. If you are sitting in a cubicle, you won’t care about the woman wading through water.
WisdomCircle: Lifelines Part 1
Who are the people you call in a crisis? Not the “car broke down on the highway” type of crisis although that’s bad enough. If something truly awful happened — like your marriage falling apart, or your loved one contracting a life-threatening illness — who would you dial first?
