Picto Diary - 26 January 2017 - Republic Day Parade
Parade, on Rajpath, India ground zero, is the beating heart of an aspiring nation. Palpable energy radiates all around us...the crowds, the marching regiments, the flyovers...all are charged.
26 Jan 2017
"Hero of the Empire" by Candice Millard
The two young men, Churchill and Gandhi, together on the South African veld during the Boer War, would go on to become two of the most recognizable icons of the twentieth century. Their forty-year rivalry would seal the fate of India and the British Empire.
25 Jan 2017
Picto Diary - 25 January 2017 - Mehar Chand Market
One can never have too many Cristina blouses.
Picto Diary - 24 January 2017 - Golden Temple Mail
She's Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
24 Jan 2017
Picto Diary - 23 January 2017 (PM) - TRIFECTA
Suddenly, after we have been parked for over three minutes on a ridge line above the lake, T 24 appears. He's walking up the ascent to our right.
23 Jan 2017
Picto Diary - 23 January 2017 - Bird Supplement
Tree pies will swoop in grab your sandwich right out of your hand.
Picto Diary - 22, 23 January 2017 - Ranthambore Supplement
This is why its important to hire a naturalist to accompany you into the park. I wouldn't have come close to seeing this animal had not Salim spotted it for me.
Picto Diary - 21 January 2017 - Jaipur to Sawaimadhopur
Sher Bagh Tent Camp. Our access point to Ranthambore National Park and.... "the eye of the tiger."
21 Jan 2017
Picto Diary - 19, 20 January 2017 - Jaipur
Bishop goes to world's largest book festival (by attendance).
20 Jan 2017
Picto Diary - 17, 18 January 2017 - Ajanta and Ellora
1500 year old Buddhist cherub tempera on cave ceiling reminds Bishop of his own baby images.
18 Jan 2017
Picto Diary - 15, 16 January 2017 - Mumbai Rest
Incredible attention to detail, and evidence of significant labor input, as in this floral piece, pervades the "upper end" of the India art and architectural spectrum.
16 Jan 2017
Picto Diary - 14 January 2017 - (Part 2) Mumbai Out and About
"Mallakhamb is like painting with your body on a palate of air," says guru Deshpande.
14 Jan 2017
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