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POSTCARDS: Such serenity after a history of such conflict. This beautiful water wonderland, Croatia’s Plitsvice Lakes, 8 kms of woods and water, 16 lakes sparkling in the sunshine, has been the site of pitched battles between the Ottoman and Habsburg empires, and then, more…

PHOTE FEATURE: NOSTALGIA TRIP/ ULLAPOOL ON ISLE OF SKYE, SCOTLAND

Sometimes, you pull out a plate to heap sliced tomatoes on, and it opens the door immediately to a Nostalgia Trip: to Ullapool, a fishing village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The crockery cupboard at the charming B & B, Rosslyn Cottage, where we stayed two nights. Ullapool, gently hedged by…

PHOTO FEATURE: SNAPS FROM THE TIMES LIT FEST, BANGALORE, FEB 2020

So, it was mighty fun, the session on Sex, Marriage & Morality at the Times Lit Fest. Despite the fact that I had to live down the descriptor `renowned` which the PR people handling the fest chose for me. Which was rather like saying `world-famous- in- east-Bangalore-SK!` We managed to draw a full house, an…

PHOTO FEATURE: CRITTERS OF ODISHA

All photos by Sheila Kumar. All images are subject to copyright. A collage of critters seen across Odisha during our recent trip therein Outside the Lingaraja temple complex in Bhubaneshwar. Making light of history at the Rajarani temple in Bhubaneshwar. Two comrades outside the Khandagiri Caves outside Bhubaneshwar. Calmly appropriating…

PHOTO FEATURE: SYLVAN SRI LANKA

All photos by Sheila Kumar. All images are subject to copyright. The sea at Negombo On the road to Sigiriya At the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage The magnificent ruins of Pollonoruwa His feet in one the caves at Dambulla The pathway that leads to the…

PHOTO FEATURE: VIEWS FROM ONE WINDOW

This ran in The Hindu`s Metro Plus Hashtag This column on 25 September 2018. And here are the snaps separately…. All photos by Sheila Kumar. All images are subject to copyright.

PHOTO FEATURE: KIWILAND CALLING!

All photographs by Sheila Kumar. Images are subject to copyright. The Southern Alps, freshly dusted with snow after Cyclone Gita. A symphony of colours. Big sky country. The Pacific Ocean in all its shimmering glory Lake Benmore at Omarama. The NZ troika: cows… . …bales…

PHOTO FEATURE: KONNI, KERALA/EDEN AND ITS SERPENT!

Photo Feature From lush greenery to pristine rivers, the stunning beauty of Kerala’s Konni Even given Kerala’s propensity for verdant vegetation, one could well believe that this is some part of the Amazon rainforest! Sheila Kumar / September 27, 2017 Konni is a hilltown in Pathanamthitta district, about a hundred kilometres from Thiruvananthapuram. Dense jungle,…

PHOTO FEATURE: HIMACHAL HEIGHTS

Blue skies, crowded hill towns….. A glimpse of Solan between trees. The Shimla Hills, shrouded in gauzy blues. The original cottage in Jutogh cantonment near Shimla where Bishop Cotton started his school. St Michael`s Church in Jutogh. Perched…

FEATURE: THE BACK STORY ON A PHOTO ESSAY ABOUT FRIENDSHIP

Home About The way old friends do (with a little help from WhatsApp) A short note on the making of Falling…. April 1, 2017 whyaretheystillmyfriends Uncategorized Leave a comment Sheila Kumar writes about the making of a photo essay about friends Before you start Googling for a Bergman or Fellini film that bears the title of Falling,…