The Juggernaut of Lord Jagganath up on Literary Traveler
(An edited version of this article appeared in the Sunday Supplement of the DNA)
Pietermaritzburg is a small town, 67 kilometres north-west of Durban. It is a name we hear for the first time when we reach Durban. The town’s claim to a place on the tourist map? Its railway station.
When we hit the town, we drive straight to the station. The railway building itself is a small, red brick building with a shingled sloping roof, iron pillars in the front and rectangle windows that give it a gingerbread house look.
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A view of the interiors of ‘Pride of Africa’ from the platform
Spring is in the air
(Published in Young World)
MAYA SHARMA SRIRAM
It's colourful, it's fun and it's a time for families and friends to get together. But how did it begin?
Holi, the festival of colours celebrated today, will once again be celebrated with family and friends spraying colour on each other. Did you know its origins are from Hindu mythology?
(Published in Young World)
MAYA SHARMA SRIRAM
It's colourful, it's fun and it's a time for families and friends to get together. But how did it begin?
Holi, the festival of colours celebrated today, will once again be celebrated with family and friends spraying colour on each other. Did you know its origins are from Hindu mythology?
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