During the long period of the Indian lockdown across the summer of 2020, my home became an attractive hotel on the edge of town along the Badrinath Road, called Hotel Sixties Greenhills. Here I might be found many a day sitting in the garden restaurant, reading or contemplating the issues of the day. And thence […]
The Ganges at Rishikesh Rishikesh lies in the valley of a gorge of the still young River Ganges in the first low foothills of the Himalayas in the northern state of Uttarakhand. It has an ancient pedigree as a sacred pilgrimage location, home to many temples, particularly those dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is described […]