Java: Garden of the East

Java is unusual. It is green; it is full of trees, fields and villages. The cities have an old world charm. There is a slow pace at which life unfolds. This book of photographs tries to capture these timeless features.

West Java

Java is unusual. It is green; it is full of trees, fields and villages. The cities have an old world charm. There is a slow pace at which life unfolds.

Waiting for the Monsoon

In India the monsoon makes landfall in Kerala, first. It then travels across the subcontinent and brings water to a thirsting land. There is a precision as to when it will arrive. Meteorologists play god in announcing its arrival with a confidence seldom seen in the other sciences.

Waiting for the Monsoon

In India the monsoon makes landfall in Kerala, first. It then travels across the subcontinent and brings water to a thirsting land. There is a precision as to when it will arrive. Meteorologists play god in announcing its arrival with a confidence seldom seen in the other sciences.

28 Oct 2009

The Smoke that Thunders

People have, for many years, been fascinated with Africa. They discovered minerals, gems and all manner of riches in this great continent. Explorers came in waves, many dying of fever and other calamities. Some survived, some went on to become famous and others made it their home. The Scottish explorer, Dr David Livingstone, was one […]

19 Oct 2009

A Dinner to Remember

When Cecil Rhodes dreamt of a railway from Cape Town to Cairo, he was ahead of his time. His successors managed to have the railway built in stages up to Northern Rhodesia, the present Zambia. Today, however, one can travel from Cape Town to Dar es Salaam and that, is a major achievement. The connecting […]

19 Oct 2009

Robson’s Choice

If there is a notion that a safari is a trying experience then let that thought be laid to rest. Safaris are now five-star affairs. Tented camps have luxurious beds, proper toilets and hot showers. In some camps, the tented mobile ones, it takes some getting used to. The showers may have to be short […]