India
‘Tourism is our only option’: the community banking on birding in north India
A new initiative in a Himalayan wildlife sanctuary is attracting birdwatchers and hikers to the remote foothills, and offering vulnerable villages a lifeline
Lorna Parkes
28, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM
Indians embrace campervanning and help to revive country’s tourism
Hire firms and campsites are sprouting up across India, as people look to get away from it all after the pandemic
Charu Sudan Kasturi
14, Jul, 2022 @10:15 AM
Secular pilgrims: why ancient trails still pack a spiritual punch
Where kings and abbots walked, tourists now follow. Are these increasingly popular trips just another holiday or are we getting more religious?
Peter Stanford
28, Mar, 2021 @9:29 AM
Mumbai: a virtual tour through books, film, music and food
India’s most cosmopolitan city offers a dramatic blend of Bollywood idols, opera, street stalls and gripping tales of the underworld
Taran N Khan
22, Mar, 2021 @6:30 AM
I ate three in a row: the Bombay burger, India’s favourite fast food – plus the recipe
Vada pav – spiced potato balls in a soft roll – is the quintessential Mumbai street food. BBC presenter Leyla Kazim devours the city’s best
Leyla Kazim
01, Mar, 2021 @6:30 AM
Pongal is comfort food for south India’s harvest season – plus the recipe
Pongal is both a harvest festival, which starts today, and the rice and dal breakfast dish eaten to mark its arrival
Shoba Narayan
14, Jan, 2021 @6:30 AM
Jasbinder Bilan: Heading ‘home’ to India freed my creativity
The children’s author grew up in the Midlands, but the tastes, sounds and smells of her family’s Punjab homeland were the inspiration for her stories
Jasbinder Bilan
20, Dec, 2020 @11:00 AM
My journey around India in 80 trains
Monisha Rajesh had a complex relationship with her parents’ homeland, until she saw all of Indian life played out on the country’s railway
Monisha Rajesh
05, Dec, 2020 @7:00 AM
Travel through a lens: Cat Vinton's best photograph – Sonam braves winter on the Tibetan plateau, India
Our new series of travel photos that tell a story starts with this portrait of a young nomadic girl who herds animals on the world’s highest plateau
Cat Vinton
03, Nov, 2020 @10:44 AM
10 of the best books set in India – that will take you there
Tired of narratives that obsess over spices, colours and cows on the road? These books, all by Indian writers, paint realistic pictures of the country’s geographical, cultural and political landscapes
Monisha Rajesh
16, Jun, 2020 @5:30 AM
Taking a Toto trip in West Bengal: an electric rickshaw adventure ride
Returning to Chandannagar, our writer’s Toto e-rickshaw journey brought back happy memories, and prompted optimism about the eco benefits of this increasingly popular form of transport
Sheela Banerjee
01, Aug, 2019 @10:00 AM
The jewellers of Jaipur's Johari Bazaar – a photo essay
Unesco has named the capital of Rajasthan, India, a world heritage site, partly for its jewellery and artisanal traditions, which continue to thrive on one of its main commercial streets
Harry Johnstone, photography by Christopher Wilton-Steer
11, Jul, 2019 @10:52 AM
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