Many, many feet above sea level, the wind whipped my hair. Was it angry that I was cloistered in a closed space all this while, shutting out the world, face buried in a laptop? Or was it just a friendly whack to the back of my head that said it was glad I was finally […]
Food adventures: The Avarekai Mela
I recently heard about food festivals in Bangalore that are centred around specific ingredients, and rather than being hosted in some expensive hotel for a couple of days, these festivals are held on the streets of Bangalore for at least a week. Nearly half a year ago, when the Kadalekai (Kannada for Peanut) Mela (Festival) was […]
Five secrets to having a great big-family holiday.
Over the third weekend of October in the heart of Bengal, people gathered by the dozen to worship Durga, go pendal-hopping and indulge in a lavish spread of Bengali fare. Approximately 1,800 kilometers away, I was busy with my own celebrations: a weekend away from the city with family. It wasn’t just the parents and […]
No-brainer destinations: Lepakshi
Sunday dawned bright and sky-blue, and decided that she wanted to whisk me away into the pages of history. There are untold cultural riches, she whispered, stories in stone that you’ve never seen before, and a way of life that’s long forgotten. And so I found myself on the way to Lepakshi – a small […]
Meet the traveller: Gaurav Vaz
*Meet the Traveller is a series on Potli Baba, of conversations with people who have been inspired by travel.* *** If any of you have heard The Raghu Dixit Project play, you’ll pick up the unmistakable rhythm of the bass guitar guiding the song along. A curly-haired, smiling man and his beloved stringed instrument are […]
Adventures of Potli Baba 