Agra Beyond Taj – The Red Taj Mahal

Red Taj Mahal

Do you know that Agra has two Taj Mahals? The white one that we all know of, and an unknown red one that was also built as a mausoleum of love. A third one probably would have existed, the quintessential Black Taj that Shah Jahan wanted to build for himself. There are many theories about the … [Read more…]

Corn Festival of Chhindwara

Corn Festival

I hadn’t heard of Chhindwara until a couple of weeks ago, when I was invited to the city to be a part of the second Corn Festival that was being organized here by the Agricultural Ministry of Madhya Pradesh. The traveler in me jumped in excitement at the prospect of getting to see a place … [Read more…]