Ooh Wallah!

Whoever has been to India even for one day has definitely encountered the representatives of two most common, male-dominated professions in this country, namely a chai-wallah and a rickshaw-wallah. An everyday life for an Indian person would simply grind to a halt without these two humble wallahs, who deliver a cup of masala chai and

Rajasthani Razzle-Dazzle

I remember when I heard the mysterious tinkling of Indian women’s jewellery for the first time. It was a chilly early February morning in the Old Delhi. In the morning silence of squalid narrow streets of Main Bazaar silver foot bracelets with little bells and copious bangles on henna-painted hands make a fairytale-like impression. These

Holy City of Varanasi

‘Welcome to my town, Varanasi, the holy city!,’ greets us a rikshaw driver. In the next sentence he offers us a great inexpensive hotel, which we absolutely must see. When we turn down his offer for obvious reason, which is the commission the driver will get at our expense, we hear that Varanasi people are

Khajuraho: Kama Sutra Temples