On quiet winter evenings nearing Christmas a chance to experience the beauty and solitude of the countryside Churches in England is not to be missed. One such place is Romsey Abbey attracting visitors to its imposing structure whose serenity is soothingly encapsulating, built on a year 907 Abbey foundation! Little does one realise that soon […]
Ancient Indian texts have emphasised on the power of colours in our lives that energise our mind, body and spirit. Navratris-the nine days & nights of propitious festivities carries a spiritual-religious concept that has a symbolic connexion to several colours according to Indian culture. Each Navratri colour radiates explicit indicators that affect our mental and […]
Majestic Syon Park House came into view across an expanse of emerald green lawn with a backdrop of sapphire blue sky- an awe inspiring sight! 400 years ago from the monastic remains of the 15th century Syon Abbey a royal palace of the Tudor era ascended that remains home to the Duke and Duchess of […]
It all started on an eventful day in early 1900’s near Layalpur, now in Pakistan, when tall handsome Lala Lakshmi Dass Chopra, the upright Indian- Collector of the area was confronted by a British inspector and roughly ordered to dismount from his horse and pay respect to him. Humiliated, he refused to oblige the British […]
Browsing the Galleries of the magnificent Viceregal Lodge Shimla – now the Indian Institute of Advanced Study one can feel national pride viewing the photographs of the national leaders of the Freedom movement that followed the birth of an Independent India on the15th of August 1947! Few such photographs are that of Gandhiji with Rajkumari […]
Walking past panoramic emerald vistas – green meadows meeting sapphire sky, we approached the Greys Court family home. In its vicinity was, at one point of time, a Castle, maybe a thousand years ago! Crunching ahead on the gravel path we caught the first view of the three storey brick and stone edifice, developed from […]
Recently I received an invite to the Virtual exhibition dedicated to Nobel Laureate Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. In the year of the maestro’s 160th birth anniversary in May 2021; these virtual programs and exhibitions during recurring pandemic give the opportunity to art lovers, artists, art connoisseurs, students and teachers to see the rarely presented artworks from the safety of their homes! Tagore […]
The year was 1942 when winds of the call for August Kranti- Quit India movement by Mahatma-Gandhi reached the soul of every Indian. Faraway in the city of Lahore a young student Romesh Chandra was roused enough to join in promptly, following the footsteps of his father Lala Jagat Narain ji who already actively participated […]
After a long walk from the car park through lush emerald greenery we came upon the honey- hued Bathstone stunning façade of the Basildon Park House in Reading England, set within 400 acres of splendid woodland. We set out to explore its journey from an 18th century home to a deserted home to a fashionably […]
Around the Holi and Vaisakhi one’s memories turn to the majestic kaleidoscopic Hola Mohalla and traditional Baisakhi celebrations at the historic Gurudwaras. Vaisakhi marks the commencement of solar New Year and the month of Vaishakh- a historical and religious festival! Though this year the celebrations lacks the lustre and have lost its sheen to the […]