december update 2011

Well, tiffinbox became a lawfully wedded entity on 11.11.11. For those wondering where the honeymoon is/was at, it is still being planned.
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Why you should be going there: Chittaurgarh

Why you should be going there: Chittaurgarh

This is the unedited version of the same story published by The India Tube —————— If I were to be absolutely blunt, I went to Chittaurgarh with a two point agenda. One: to acquire a kaavad from a village in the outskirts of Chittaurgarh. Two: to click a photo. A specific photo, which I had...
teadom 2012

teadom 2012

Not Another Dull Lake

Not Another Dull Lake

We altered the classic route to Dodital (Uttarakhand, India) and included Dayara bugyal to complete a 8 day trek from 23 April – 1 May 2011. The route we followed was: Barsu – Dayara – Morapara – Bebra – Dodi Tal – Agoda – Sangamchatti – Kuflon. Following is an account of it written for...
forgetful drops

forgetful drops

teadom in the news

teadom in the news

My personal photography project Travelling Teadom was featured in the Indian Express on the 11th of June 2011. You can either check out the e-paper, or alternatively read the online version.                                    
Looking Bangalore, Talking Lanka

Looking Bangalore, Talking Lanka

Today a funny graphic created itself on my Google Analytics map overlay. One person each from Bangalore and Chennai happened to visit the tiffinbox site yesterday, 15th Feb, and this is what they did. But all I see is one totally-boggled-fido-dido-type-looking-person, who is saying something in the shape of Sri Lankas landmass. OR, he is...
The colours of pangong

The colours of pangong

After the almost-three-months long hiatus from this blog, one would expect us to come up with something fresh. But that expectation will not be met this time around, as I am about to post a blog which was published on travelwell (Lonely Planet India’s online presence). Yes, it also became a pick-of-the-week and yes, I...
september,

september,

F5 at 3500

F5 at 3500

                                                                                              This photo and its story were featured in...
The Cherry Bowl

The Cherry Bowl

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Why you should be going there: Triund

Why you should be going there: Triund

                                                            Triund is like a Friday night. You can very well see what is ahead and you know what you have just left behind. The tingling...
UNUSED: squeak, growl, bark, huff, wha, meow and growl

UNUSED: squeak, growl, bark, huff, wha, meow and growl

So, those (in the title) are the animal sounds made by each in the picture above. My favourite is the “wha”, which is made by the Red Panda. These animals were drawn as seals for the WWF-India panda calling website. The intention was them to form the indentifying elements for the various partnership plans as...