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

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

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 61 One extra day at Farakka was called for. I have been to Farakka...

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 60 We were in what is unkindly called the badlands of Bihar. Yes, these...

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 59 We woke up to the renewed hospitality of the Sharma brothers. It was...

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 58 At the very outset let me wish everyone a very happy 2019. Today...

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 57 After many years of being partial to the teachings of the Lord Buddha...

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 56 Needless to say, I slept like a log. Chandru and Raghu found a...

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

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 54 Dec 05 was our wedding anniversary. For people of my vintage, parties are...

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

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

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

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 50 The rib does not seem to be cracked after all. It is awfully...

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