by Veena Patwardhan | Oct 3, 2011 | Cover Story, Features
The farmer pauses in his task of adding finishing touches to the Ganesh idol. He has lovingly sculpted it out of clay scooped from the nearby river that nourishes his crops. “How’s the garland coming along?” he shouts out to his daughter seated in the shade of the...
by Veena Patwardhan | May 11, 2010 | Lifestyle, Travel
The links to India were evident almost from the moment we alighted at Bangkok’s swanky Suvarnabhoomi airport. Even the name of the airport sounded more Indian than Thai to us. The magnificent exhibit of the churning of the seas by the demons and Gods—with a huge idol...
