When I first visited Bloomington to give a guest lecture at Indiana University's Risk Management program, I expected the typical Midwest flatlands. Instead, I discovered a verdant paradise of limeston...
Standing at Polokwane International Airport after a 16-hour journey from Chennai, I faced the familiar traveler's question: now what? This gateway to South Africa's Limpopo province isn't as straigh...
As someone who's called India home for several years now, I've developed a particular fondness for Mumbai's chaotic symphony. The city exists in fascinating contradictions – ancient temples beside gle...
The Ganges whispers ancient secrets as it flows through Rishikesh, carrying centuries of spiritual seekers' prayers downstream. When I arrived here last spring, exhausted from Chennai's corporate dema...
When the winter sun casts its golden hue across Hampi's boulder-strewn landscape, something magical happens. The ancient granite formations—shaped over millions of years—reveal themselves as nature's...
The first time I encountered Mumbai's street food scene five years ago, I was overwhelmed by the symphony of aromas, colors, and flavors that seemed to dance through the narrow gullies. Now, on my thi...