Rajasthan

A Clear Day In The Blue City Of Jodhpur

Leora Novick | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Royalty, Blue City, Jodhpur, India, Fashion, Travel, Pashminas, Fort, Scarves, Culture, Rajasthan, Asia Travel, Asia, India Travel, Travel News

Even as I left, the scent of the marketplace clung to my skin.

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A Rainy Day In The Rajasthani Desert

Leora Novick | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: India, Asia, Jodhpur, Bishnoi, Traditions, Rajasthan, Culture, Travel Blogs, Video, Travel News

They turned to me and explained that visitors in their village were quite rare and rain in the summer season rarer still.

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Northern India's Golden Triangle

Scott S. Smith | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Khajuharo, Varanasi, Taj Mahal, India, Rajasthan, New Delhi, Travel News

Awakened by the haunting first call to Muslim prayer at 4:30 a.m., we rode elephants up steep hills to Amber Fort, a massive citadel for Hindu rulers.

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Don't Cry for Them, Rajasthan: Katy Perry and Russell Brand Never Really Loved You

Sandip Roy | Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Celebrity Splits, Katy Perry Russell Brand, Rajasthan, Elizabeth Hurley, Celebrity Divorce, Entertainment News

At this rate, the Indian tourism ministry is going to have to start including a health warning and a loyalty card with wedding permits.

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PHOTOS: Observations From A First-Time Visitor To India

Terri Colby | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: India Novice, Rajasthan, India, Delhi, India-Newspapers, India Language, International Destinations, Destinations, Travel Blogs, Slidepollajax, Travel News

India is truly a love-it-or-hate-it destination. For me, its pull is magnetic.

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Embracing Otherness: Bunker Roy

Pat Mitchell | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: India, Acumen Fund, Rajasthan, Tedglobal, Barefoot College, Bunker Roy, India Poverty, India Education, Media News

Bunker Roy and his Barefoot College begins with an amazing story of his own choice to leave a life of privilege and prestigious education to essentially learn from the poor.

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Fixing A Monkeys Hairy Palms in Udaipur

Alex Budak | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: India, Adventure, Travel, Rajasthan, Funny Stories, Udaipur, Indian Travel, Monkeys, Travel Blogs, Travel News

Instead of a gorgeous shawl, we now had a smiling monkey figure and something that, undoubtedly, once made erotic female monkey figurines everywhere quite happy.

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Crazy Stuff We Did During Summer Vacation

Fathom | Posted 10.21.2011

These tales of adventure instantly transport us from our cubicle to the age of exploration.

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Making New Friends at the Indian Rat Temple

Alex Budak | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Hinduism, India, Temple, Rats, Bikaner, Indian-Temple, Rajasthan, Travel News

The Karni Mata Temple is a beautiful marble temple, but upon arriving and removing one's shoes, the carving on the doors make it clear that this is no ordinary Hindu temple.

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PHOTOS: Staring Off Into Space With Bram Tihany's "Of The Expanse"

Posted 06.26.2011

Read More: Photography, India, Nature Photography, Rajasthan, Out of the Expanse, Space, Bram Tihany, Spatial Conditions, Julie Keyes Art, Keyes Art, New York, Arts News

Bram Tihany's photographs don't go in for close-ups. His latest exhibition, "Of the Expanse," recently shown at Keyes Art Project in New York City, wa...

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Extreme India

Sally Thorner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, Driving, Rajasthan, Valentines Day, Haroon Kahn, Mount Everest, Ganesh, Travel News

When you hear about 'extreme vacations' you think of space travel, heli-skiing, shark diving... But this month my husband and I experienced Extreme I...

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Pushkar Camel Fair

Jen Pollack Bianco | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Camels, Festivals, India, Rajasthan, Camels for Sale, India Camel, Indian Festivals, Indian Festivals 2010, India Travel, Slidepollajax, International Destinations, Asia Travel, Animals, Destinations, Travel News

Like any vehicle on the sales lot, these "ships of the desert" are buffed spotless for the occasion. Camel hygiene is of utmost importance.

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Shopping and Safari Chic in Rajasthan

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, India Style, Conde Nast Traveller Magazine, Rajasthan, Safari Style, Ranthambore National Park, Ranthambore Fort, Travel-Style, Safari, Style News

From the wilds of Rajasthan to the majesty of the Himalayas, there was a bevy of beautiful and interesting things on offer at every stop I made.

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The Raja's Rules: Timeless Continuity Tips from the World's Oldest Family Business

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tourism, Hotels, India, Mewar, Rajasthan, Rajput, Travel, Sustainable-Business, Family, Business News

One cannot argue with 1,400 years of success. Meet the Mewars: the world's oldest family business, unbroken for 76 generations. And counting.

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Saving the Lakes of Udaipur, "World's Best City"

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green News, Environment, India, Rajasthan, Lakes, Green News

A series of beautiful lakes in Udaipur, Rajasthan are in danger. These lakes a major magnet to the city -- one of the reasons 1.2 million tourists who visited the city last year nicknamed it "Venice of the East."

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The Raj Who Branded Himself: A Savvy Indian Royal Reinvents Himself Without Changing His Iconic Message

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Third Eye, India, Branding, Raj, Business, Arvind Singh Mewar, Mewar, Rajasthan, Personal Branding, Capitalism: A Love Story, World News

Though democratic India has come a long way, baby, Brand India, as it is sometimes referred to, still has a long way to go, baba.

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India's Child Bride TV Sensation Aims To Change An Ancient Tradition

Global Post | Jason Overdorf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, Rajasthan, New Delhi, Child Bride, Color, India Color, Child Marriage, India Child Marriage, Balika Vadhu, World News

NEW DELHI -- Defying all the conventional wisdom about Indian television viewers -- notorious for dogged allegiance to campy soap operas that pitted...

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