You don’t so much arrive in Old Delhi as you are absorbed by it The city narrows here into arteries and capillaries of stone and sweat, churning people through history with neither sentiment nor apology. The moment I stepped out of the metro station at Chandni Chowk, the air was already different – thicker, slower, smeared with engine fumes and sandalwood, goat…
Some islands whisper. Bali sings. But the notes have changed – from incense to influence, from stillness to scroll. And in between the chant and the click, something lingers. Something human. The Unwritten Road You don’t really land in Bali. You descend, through thick clouds and burnt-orange sunsets, through the perfume of clove cigarettes and spilled jet fuel, into something…
There’s nothing like the Ladakh Marathon You’ve heard it before. I’ve heard it before. Past runners did their best telling me what to expect: Cheering fans lined along with the armed forces jawaan all across from the Shanti Stupa to the finish line and Ladakhi kids hold hands and run together as a unit and the jawaan boasting the morale…
