Sitemap - 2026 - Tramping the Dusty Roads

Benares has changed beyond recognition

Substack Half-Dead: Nocturnal Experiments

Photography in the world of surveillance.

Rishis, Gurus & modern charlatans.

Jobless in the Heat and Dust

Substack Half Dead: Goat Market

There were no lizards at Jama Masjid, Delhi.

Substack Half-Dead: Walking in Ballimaran

Wandering in Rishikesh: Part II

And then you need to edit your photos

Wandering in Rishikesh: Part One

Can you truly become invisible on the street?

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Substack Half Dead: In Dunagiri

A short note on Rishikesh

Live from the field: Janpath

Kunjapuri: Greeting the dawn.

Zen. Heat. Dust. Photography.

Photographing the Ganges River

A short, very short trip to Neelkanth.

Wandering in Kankhal

Substack Half-Dead: Museo Camera

Substack Half-Dead: Baag-e-Bahaar, New Delhi

Photography and the "P-Word."

Wandering in Haridwar

Substack Half Dead: Mea Culpa

That strange little thing called 'Aura.'

Starting with Haridwar

Substack Half Dead: Somewhere there's a party.

Imagine, if you will, a world without images.

On Photography: Truth and Ethics

What does the future hold?

Danger often lurks beneath a calm surface

Make me a pro, dear camera!

Blind Rage in Ayodhya and Poona

Build your muscle memory. Else...

Substack Quarter Dead: Calcutta

Reclaiming History II: Genghis Khan

Substack Half-Live: In Bolpur

Dhyana & Photography

Reclaiming History: Nalanda and The Cholas.

Discipline is more than a stick on the bum!

You can never leave Nainital

Be like a hunter, but don't kill people!

Poles apart: Gauhar Jaan & Abu Salem

Don't jump on the corpse.....

The brilliant era of the tawaifs is over.

Stop that 'Chinki, Chinki' bullshit.

Lohri: A young, yet primeval festival.

A slice of Delhi: walking in the Lodi Gardens.

Looking ahead to 2026. Part Two

Time & technology change culture.

Looking ahead to 2026. Part One.