The City Before the Weekend Traffic: Pune’s Old City at Dawn
An early-morning walk through Pune’s old city: Shaniwar Wada, the peths, Kasba Ganpati and the market lanes before the scooters wake up.
City Guide, Maharashtra
Fairs & Festivals, Uttar Pradesh
Colour, consent and where to stand
Holi in Braj is one of the most joyful experiences in Indian travel, and also one of the most physically […]
Fairs & Festivals, Uttar Pradesh
What Lathmar Holi actually asks of a visitor
Few images from Indian festivals travel as far as Lathmar Holi. Women in bright saris and veils swinging long bamboo […]
Fairs & Festivals, Uttar Pradesh
Vrindavan lanes the morning after Holi
There is a particular silence that settles over Vrindavan on the morning after Rangwali Holi. It is not the silence […]
Fairs & Festivals, Guest Posts, Uttar Pradesh
Barsana before Mathura: start Braj Holi on the hill
Most first-time Holi travellers to Braj plan the trip the wrong way round. They book a hotel in Mathura, aim […]
Editorial, Uttar Pradesh
Editor’s Letter: Why Holi in Braj Asks More of You
I have a confession to make before you read a single page of this issue. For years, my idea of […]
Fairs & Festivals, Uttar Pradesh
Holi in Braj 2026: A Guide to Mathura, Vrindavan & Barsana
Every year, somewhere between Basant Panchami and the full moon of Phalgun, the stretch of western Uttar Pradesh that the […]
Fairs & Festivals, Uttar Pradesh
The photograph of the street, not the face
Every Holi, the same photographs flood our feeds from Braj: a close-up of a face drenched in pink, eyes wide, […]
Fairs & Festivals, Uttar Pradesh
A quieter Holi in a Braj village
Not everyone wants to experience Holi from inside a crowd of thousands. Some travellers are drawn to Braj for the […]
City Guide, Fairs & Festivals, Uttar Pradesh
Mathura or Vrindavan? Choosing a base for Braj Holi
Choosing where to sleep during Holi in Braj is the decision that quietly shapes everything else. Get it right, and […]
