Gujarat – Astonishing India

Champaner, Gujarat

Having enjoyed the Navaratri celebrations at the largest congregation of dancers at United Garba on my earlier visit to Vadodara and a visit to Kevadia for Statue Of Unity, I […]

Shoma Abhyankar October 23, 2019 6 Comments

Saputara Monsoon Festival, Gujarat

Located in the hills of Western Ghats is the little Dang District of Gujarat at the edge of Maharashtra. A predominantly Bhil tribal area, the Dang district has roots in […]

Dandi Kutir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

A colossal mound of salt, shimmering as if lit by moonlight, rises up against the sky, piercing the darkness of the night in defiance proclaiming the relevance of the epic […]

Navaratri Celebrations In Gujarat

I was invited by Gujarat Tourism Department to attend NAVARATRI FESTIVAL 2018 at Ahmadabad and Vadodara. The inauguration event marks the beginning of nine days of Garba dance where the entire […]

Siddis: A Tribe Lost In The Pages Of History

What are the chances of meeting an Afro-American who can speak Hindi, knows which part of the country Indian prime minister hails from and claims to have a great grandfather […]

Adalaj Vav: An Illustration of Love and Religious Tolerance

“It’s amazing what people do for love. It’s even more amazing what love does for people” It was for this love, for her deceased husband Veer Sinh chieftain of Vaghelas, […]