25 perfect getaways

And from the desk of William Dalrymple, self-styled goatherd and celebrated historian, novelist, traveller and possessor of a promising new growth on his chin: the much awaited line-up for the Jaipur Literature Festival to be held from January ...

While the country's elite disappeared to the Swiss Alps this summer, some set off to the mystical land of Bhutan. Our Westcoast resident tells us about her experience at the Mountain Echoes Literary Festival Festival director, Namita Gokhale, ...

Every passing generation creates its own terms and words as a way of expressing themselves or the times they live in. So, as our world changes, new words come and go! The recent column by Thomas L. Friedman on “Four Words Going Bye-Bye” sparked a debate ...

Thimphu: Seen as a window to unmask the shrouded mystery of Bhutan by celebrating its literature, art, culture and music, the annual "Mountain Echoes" festival`s fifth edition kicks off here Thursday. The three-day festival promises to offer a ...

Indian travel writers are a rare breed. We don't have a Paul Theroux or Pico Iyer among us, though we like to claim British-born Iyer as one of our own. The problem is the Indian traveller. Our idea of fun in London is a visit to Marks and Spencer's ...

The three-day festival will feature a mix of Bhutanese, Indian and international writers, film-makers, musicians and artists. Now in its fifth year, Mountain Echoes has become more than just a literature festival for Bhutan. As HE Lyonchhen ...

Femina Imagine a landscape dotted with lush green mountains, clouds often wafting down to caress you and warm, smiling people all around. Bhutan has always been this picture of peace, calm and ineffable joy. Right here, in the centre of this ...