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January 17, 2015 It’s a windy January evening and I am at Elephant Pass — the causeway connecting the Sri Lankan mainland to the Jaffna Peninsula. This strip of road, that rises from an expanse of still water and stretches till the distant horizon, has witnessed some trying years in the country’s history. Some years ago, Lankan soldiers smashed entrenched LTTE positions here, and won it back in a major offensive. more
Lanka Lore: Plain beats glitz

January 14, 2015 Guess how much Maithripala Sirisena’s no-frills swearing-in cost the government, a journalist colleague from Sri Lanka asked after the new president was sworn into offi ...

Life by the Ganga: Gangotri

November 28, 2014 More than 100 km from Uttarkashi is Gangotri, where the great river is said to have originated once upon a time before the glacier, from which it sprang, receded to Go ...

Life by the Ganga: Rishikesh

November 15, 2014 Rishikesh is a mini kibbutz. In this ashram town, barbers’ signboards are in Russian or Hebrew, eateries serve Italian and French breakfast. Thousands from foreign sho ...

Life by the Ganga: Uttarkashi

November 26, 2014 Uttarkashi is a six-hour drive from Rishikesh up a road strung like a thread looped around a garland of hills. As it coils up the slopes, the Tehri reservoir is an aweso ...

Life By The Ganga: Haridwar

November 14, 2014 The Ganga gushes ashen, venerated and violated at Haridwar. Every morning the town worships her, each evening pays homage to her. The river is a way of life for the tow ...

A CGH Earth’s reimagined village in Kerala's Thekkady that’s not just a stay but a soulful experience is deeply rooted in local culture, community and nature.  Meenakshi J writes


It was a March evening this year and after a round of museums and some work meetings, I hit the hotel room early. It was my last night in Washington DC before flying to Louisville the next morning and I did not want to end up weary with too many engagements outside.


Air India Express welcomes ...

Marking a significant milestone in its ambitious expansion, Tata Group-owned Air India Express inducted its 100th aircraft, a Boeing 737-8, featuring ‘Chittara’ tail art inspired by Karnataka’s traditional mural painting.

Tata Group-owned Air India ...

Marking a significant milestone in its ambitious expansion, Tata Group-owned Air India Express inducted its 100th aircraft, a Boeing 737-8, featuring ‘Chittara’ tail art inspired by Karnataka’s traditional mural painting.

IndiGo connects Bengaluru t ...

Indian airline IndiGo has announced the launch of daily direct flights connecting Bengaluru, Karnataka with Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, effective from December 31, 2024.