Purple Soul

Today's Sunday sketch was at The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute founded in 1917 to commemorate the name and work of Ramkrishna...

Puja samagri seller in Pune.

Welcome to my Ladakh travel sketch journal. I have documented my entire trip through watercolour sketches so it is a visual journal. My...

An old house in Budhwar peth.

I feel so lucky to be discovering hidden gems of our country's heritage and history through my Sunday sketching with #urbansketcherspune....

#onlyinindia#azadikaamritmahotsav Come monsoon and in India there is one snack which is enjoyed countrywide. Pakode/pakore/bhajiya or...

#onlyinindia #azadikaamritmahotsav The Pandharpur yatra is an 800 years old tradition of the Warkaris (pilgrims) who are devotees of Lord...

#onlyinindia #azadikaamritmahotsav Jamun and Karwanda seller. Jamuns (Malabar plums) and Karwanda, a berry that grows on shrubs is very...

There is something absolutely fishy about me being a vegetarian At the local fish vendor near my house. He also had some live catfish in...

#onlyinindia #azadikaamritmahotsav We met our friends a few weeks ago and they told us about their interesting experience with a Nadi...

Today's sketch is of the Amruteshwar Mandir established in 1760 by the Peshwas in Shaniwar peth. This is one temple I had not heard of...

The best compliment that I have ever received and will ever receive came from my munchkin 2 and 1/2 years old niece who recognized...

Glimpses of colour in a concrete jungle in Mumbai. From last week.

#onlyinindia #azadikaamritmahotsav Sugarcane juice. India is a land of sugarcane so naturally streets in the sugarbelt region and in its...

Autorickshaw ride in Mumbai.

#onlyinindia #azadikaamritmahotsav Outside most joggers parks (at least in Pune and Mumbai) you will see a herbal juice vendor just...

#onlyinindia #azadikaamritmahotsav Well, how does one describe the top ranked Indian street food, pani puri, to someone who has never...

Presenting the colourful Indian icecream truck. A mini van customized for cold storage, this truck sells kulfis (Indian icecream),...

I am starting a new series of #onlyinindia for #azaadikaamritmahotsav , India's 75th year of Independence. The Indian Cobbler The...

During my 8-day training in Kalaripayattu at Hindustan Kalari Sangam in Calicut, I had the opportunity to learn about Kalarichikitsa....