Steep slopes. Lush forested foothills. Varying summits enveloped by clouds. Everything in a haze of blue. This is the Nilgiris, or the Blue Mountains, located in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Rising over 2000 meters above...

Reminiscent of the Vedic schooling traditions of a gurukul is Loka, a conscious school set up along the Punpun river in Bihar, North India - once an ancient centre of learning that attracted students and scholars from across the...

A late-night wakeup call. Soon after dinner, we had just about turned off the lights and were getting ready to doze off, when the sudden burst of firecrackers made us jump out of our beds. A bit strange, as this...