A Curated Guide to Slow Living
“The bridge between the place you are and the place you want to reach is unlit. Remember, there are those who saw the stars, then there were those who saw the constellations bit by little bit.” ~ Karuna Ezara Parikh~ I (that is Beej) am …
“So in the streets of Calcutta I sometimes imagine myself a foreigner, and only then do I discover how much is to be seen, which is lost so long as its full value in attention is not paid. It is the hunger to really see …
Our guest writer, brand strategist Deepti Dadlani (better known as Dee) once took pride in saying, “No one gets people better than me.” One fine day, she quit corporate life and packed her bags for Uttarkashi. She has spent the past year humbling herself, pursuing …
For many years, my family’s sil batta (stone grinder) and khalbatta okli (mortar and pestle) lay under the hot case in our kitchen. Solid, hand-hewed primitive scullery tools, come spring and they would be pulled out to crush spices to smithereens by the kitchen help. …
The grandeur of the mighty Khmer civilization is visible in its stunning, intricate temples –palaces of the Gods and homes to the faithful. Cambodia is one of the most beautiful countries I have visited. The people are gentle, the markets are thriving, and the architecture …
On our first solo trip together, I visit Amritsar with my father, the city where he was born, embracing my identity and discovering my family history along the way My father was born in Amritsar at his grand parents’ house on a bitterly cold January …
