And it is a wrap

Jan 10, The Final Push Down the Ganges

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 63 Today was a watershed day. The final push to Calcutta to end what...
House of Jagat Seth

Jan 08, Jewel in the British Crown

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 62 Murshid Quli Khan, the Diwan of Bengal under Aurangzeb transferred the capital from...
The Farakka Barrage

Jan 07, Goodbye Holy Ganges

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 61 One extra day at Farakka was called for. I have been to Farakka...
All this paddling has developed many muscles

Jan 05, Paddling to the land of my birth

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 60 We were in what is unkindly called the badlands of Bihar. Yes, these...
Lots of locals to lend a helping hand

Jan 02, 2019, On to Munger

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 59 We woke up to the renewed hospitality of the Sharma brothers. It was...
I renamed this place Pottyfull Ghat

Jan 01, 2019, Pottyfull at Patipul Ghat

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 58 At the very outset let me wish everyone a very happy 2019. Today...
There are monks and nuns from all over the world

Dec 31, 2018, In search of enlightenment

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 57 After many years of being partial to the teachings of the Lord Buddha...
Calm river and following winds

Dec 30, 2018, Hop, Step and Jump to Patna

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 56 Needless to say, I slept like a log. Chandru and Raghu found a...
Crowd at Jau Vinayak Temple near Varanasi

Dec 28, 2018, Happy days are here again

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 55 Cracked rib, busted car, a couple of weddings, celebrations of a wedding conducted...
Busted car

Dec 08, 2018, Stubborn as a mule

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 54 Dec 05 was our wedding anniversary. For people of my vintage, parties are...
Oct 02 - A few metres and thirsty already

Dec 04, 2018, It’s all about fresh water

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 53 A couple of decades ago, bottled water came to India. I was living...

Dec 01, 2018, Luxury, once again

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 52 There is a decision I have taken a few days ago, while in...
Sea Eagle skeg

Nov 28, 2018, To skeg or not to skeg

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 51 I am halfway down the river on A SLOW BOAT DOWN THE GANGES...
Prayer flags adorn the canoe

Nov 23, 2018, Let’s lose some weight

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 50 The rib does not seem to be cracked after all. It is awfully...
The birds look much better in reality than on a photo

Nov 16, 2018, Bye Varanasi, hello cracked rib

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 49 Babu Khan, the autorickshaw driver of yesterday offered to come with a four...

[maxbutton id=”7″ ]

 

Loading

Share the love: