Unlike mainland China, I never thought I would use a phrase like mainland India, but in the Andamans, which is as much a part of India as is Uttar Pradesh or Telangana, it became a necessity to refer to the much larger and more significant land chunk of the nation as such. Separated more than…

Day 1: Feb 25th Radhe-Radhe! Call it a salutation, a conversation starter, a greeting, or a form of acknowledgment. One would hear it ever so often and soon get into the habit of uttering the magic mantra in this land of Srimati Radharani. A visit to the holy land of Vrindavan is no accident, nor…