TweetTHEME: Silk-Screened, Handmade, Fair Trade Book Production DATE: 4 February, 2012 TIME: 12:00 – 1:00pm ADDRESS: Kunzum Travel Cafe, T-49, GF, Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi, India Tara Books is a worker-owned co-operative publishing house based in Chennai. Started as a children’s publisher back in 1994, their list has now expanded to include adult visual titles, popular culture and fiction. They’ve [...]
TweetThis is a classic case of operation successful, patient dead. The Tughlaqabad Fort, the citadel of the 3rd city of Delhi, is the most imposing of all in the city – and yet it fell upon bad times even before it saw any better.
Tweet If you were a thief during the reign of Alauddin Khilji (A.D. 1296-1316), good luck to you! Things would be fine as long as one was not caught and convicted. If you were, chances are you would be sent off to the Chor Minar (Tower of Thieves) and hanged. If that was not bad enough, you would be then [...]
Tweet The Sultan Garhi tomb is known to be the oldest surviving resting place for anyone in Delhi. The basement with three graves is usually dark and damp, and you have to watch your step, and head, when you go in. Little stirs inside except on Thursdays.
Tweet The wonders around Qutab Minar (itself a wonder) never cease. Take the case of the Iron Pillar located in the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque compound.
Tweet The Kunzum Travel List is out. Travellers rejoice. You will now never be short of ideas when planning your next holiday. What is the Kunzum Travel List? It is a compilation of great holiday ideas for you in India and neighbouring countries. Each of these are a complete experience in themselves and include cities, train rides, driving circuits, wildlife [...]
Tweet Planning a trip to Bikaner? Here is a handy list of hotels for you. Please note that this compilation is based on random selection of what we feel are quality hotels. Unless mentioned, we have not experienced these for ourselves. All contact information was taken on the date of the last update mentioned and may have changed since then. [...]
Tweet Planning a trip to Jodhpur? Here is a handy list of hotels for you. Please note that this compilation is based on random selection of what we feel are quality hotels. Unless mentioned, we have not experienced these for ourselves. All contact information was taken on the date of the last update mentioned and may have changed since then. [...]
Tweet Planning a trip to Jaipur, Rajasthan? Here is a handy list of hotels for you. Please note that this compilation is based on random selection of what we feel are quality hotels. Unless mentioned, we have not experienced these for ourselves. All contact information was taken on the date of the last update mentioned and may have changed since [...]
Tweet Planning a trip to Coorg? Here is a handy list of hotels for you. Please note that this compilation is based on random selection of what we feel are quality hotels. Unless mentioned, we have not experienced these for ourselves. All contact information was taken on the date of the last update mentioned and may have changed since then. [...]
Tweet Planning a trip to Leh, Ladakh? Here is a handy list of hotels for you. Please note that this compilation is based on random selection of what we feel are quality hotels. Unless mentioned, we have not experienced these for ourselves. All contact information was taken on the date of the last update mentioned and may have changed since [...]
TweetApples were first grown in India in Thanedar in Himachal Pradesh. And this is the place to go if you want to enjoy the beauty of apple blossoms in spring, or try your hand at apple plucking sometime in August – September. Or you could just bask in the mild summers, or celebrate a white winter here. Club Kunzum recommends [...]
TweetIf you are in Lahaul Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, a night halt is Kaza is unavoidable. Actually, you should be spending a couple of nights here at least but no matter where you are coming from and where you are going, in most cases you have to stay at Kaza.
TweetThank God for Banjara Camps. If they had not ventured into this beautiful part of Kinnaur, tucked away from much of the world, the travel world would not have known of Sangla. Not only did they break fresh ground here by pitching tent, but continue to be the finest place to stay in Sangla despite a host of me-toos trying [...]
TweetOne of the gems of travel in India is Shoja near Kullu in Himachal Pradesh. And the place to stay there is Banjara Camps. We just love going back there again and again. In spring, it is time for flowers. Summers are just perfect at that altitude. The rains are a delight after that. And then it is time to [...]
TweetWhen you go to a forest, it is very important to be in good hands. So you can explore and appreciate the life in the jungle the way it should be. This is where Asian Adventures scores over others – after all, they are naturalists who also understand what hospitality is all about. And they are very good at both.
TweetMany an entrepreneur knows how to set up a great resort or hotel, but few know how to address the needs of their guests. Rann Riders gives you no reason to complain. Owned and managed by the descendants of the former rulers of Dasada, you know it has been set up by someone with taste.
Tweet If you are headed to Srinagar this summer, or even later for that matter, then Club Kunzum strongly recommends you stay at Almond Villa. It is a lovely homestay set in the midst of orchards along the Dal Lake away from the noise of the main town and yet not too far from it.
TweetIf you have not read R.K. Narayan’s Malgudi Days, or seen its brilliantly televised version by Shankar Nag, there is something missing in your life.
Tweet If you are driving from Manali to Kaza, the journey is anything but smooth – this does not suggest it is not exciting and adventurous. It is – and one that will take you through some stunning landscapes. But at the end of it, even the sturdiest would wish for a comfortable bed and a hot meal. Knock on [...]
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