When our guest is a photographer...
Then it is a treat for us, at QR. In the rains, the clouds cover the views of snowy mountain peaks. Just for moments, they part to give a...
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amiyaban
May 151 min read
In place and time.. a mela, and some memories.
'I once went to The Somnath mela, 40 years ago... It is being held today. Do you want to see it? We will eat 'machchi-bhaat,' Kailash...
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amiyaban
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Rainy drives in Kumaon
Imagine that you are driving to my place in the rains. Rolling green hills. Gently winding roads. No traffic, after Ranikhet. You are...
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amiyaban
Feb 17, 20231 min read
2022 - whatever that means
What a poor thing a calendar year is! What is, is a living, flowing, unbroken circle of seasons and activities. We kill it, straighten it...
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amiyaban
Oct 2, 20221 min read
October. Harvests and Hints..
You can feel everything changing. It is in-between now. Light, dark. Warm, cool. Lush, dry. Man, animal. Goddess, mother. In a death...
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amiyaban
Sep 10, 20223 min read
The humble pine
These are the thoughts of Dr Supriya, my friend and colleague, who visited QR in August. She is a nature lover, with a deep knowledge ...
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amiyaban
Aug 27, 20220 min read
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amiyaban
Aug 20, 20221 min read
The Englishman's style
QR is all about a minimalist hill life. Its beauty is its immersion in nature. But there has been another way that beautiful living has...
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amiyaban
Jul 6, 20221 min read
When doorways die
A generation or two ago, almost everything that a community used was made by local craftsmen. They used materials available locally, and...
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amiyaban
May 21, 20222 min read
In their own words...
This is the account of a dear and senior colleague and his wife. They visited a week ago.. Persistent luring by Amiya, persuading...
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amiyaban
Mar 22, 20221 min read
We do a delicate spring... till we do the burans red.
White, pink, a dash of yellow. and a bright sun in clear skies - that is spring in Kumaon. Nothing loud. At most, a touch of marigold or...
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amiyaban
Feb 12, 20221 min read
In hints and whispers..
Silently and with birdsong, winter becomes spring. the mists in the valley, the gold in the grass. now with light, now with colour.. how...
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amiyaban
Jan 6, 20221 min read
Food: How we eat in Kumaon..
This is as hyperlocal as it can get. The grain, the rice, the pulses, the vegetables and fruits.. all that we eat is grown right here....
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amiyaban
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Returning via Ramnagar
End December is tourist season, and the Haldwani-Nainital road is hell. So we decided to return by the other, lesser known foothill town,...
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amiyaban
Nov 19, 20217 min read
One Night at a Time
“To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other and to feel. That is the purpose of...
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amiyaban
Nov 17, 20211 min read
man, animal... baagh!
Wherever Man has gone, he has fought and subjugated the habitat. His towns and cities now retain no trace of this struggle. But even...
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amiyaban
Oct 15, 20211 min read
how qr happened..
I stumbled upon this hidden nook that is now our forest cabin some fifteen years ago. A staff member in our hospital invited me to...
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amiyaban
Sep 7, 20211 min read
A kind of beauty..
The kind that does not care for the beholder, that is not even aware of being seen. It is perfect, just by being what it is. It is not...
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amiyaban
Jul 27, 20217 min read
We don't have Forever
“Life moves pretty fast, you don’t stop and look around once in a while, You could miss it.” It was a sunny evening and I was, as usual,...
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amiyaban
Jun 28, 20211 min read
O my love..
Do not get distracted by the awkward slow-motion sequence... My friend was born and grew up in this village in Kumaon. For many years...
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