“Incredible India”, the marketing campaign went. I remember seeing this on TV, and in cinemas even, displaying the stunning visuals of the landscape that India has to offer, and a sultry voice singing out “India, incredible India” to round off the imagery. This campaign ran across the globe between 2018 and 2019, having been instigated…

I had intended to next publish a post about food, drink and all that is associated with that pertinent topic here in India. But events over the last few days have superseded that in terms of attention and focus. So instead I have decided to provide an update on a situation that has been going…

I first visited India in 2004. I’ll never forget my first immersion into the sensory overload that was India at the time. I can still vividly recall arriving by taxi into Old Delhi, seeing a cow emerging from the early morning mist and of feeling completely exposed to this strange new world. When I first…

The last few weeks of being on the road a lot got me thinking that I really should comment on what’s been going on, and what I’m up to. i.e. What I actually do! And please excuse the amount of ‘wing shots’, but if ever there were a post to place these in, this is…

Now this could be construed as being critical. Let’s be clear at the outset, there’s no right or wrong way of doing things in this sphere. The situations I talk about are just some examples of experiences I’ve had, but any with negative tones pale into the background compared to all the positive ones. However…