• Travel

    Kathputli – Indian Puppet Shows

    Kathputli is a string puppet theatre, native to Rajasthan, India, and is the most popular form of Indian puppetry. Although there is no written record of this, it is said this craftof Rajasthan is more than a thousand years old. Kathputli is a combination of two Rajasthani words (Kath meaning…

  • Nostalgia

    Quintessential Goa

    Yes, this is one of the famous Indian cartoonist, Mario Miranda‘s cartoons and is part of the decor in our home. Miranda was an excellent cartoonist, but he excelled himself when he came to scenes from Goa. Any Goan worth his salt can identify the quintessential characters he created. Either…

  • Life and Inspiration

    Her Greatest Hit

    She gazed out of the window Watching the traffic speed by A middle-aged woman With no ‘job’, yet doing the work she loved. Not living in the house of her dreams But certainly at home in love. Not having conquered the world But having overcome her own demons. Not surrounded…