Between Decem­ber 24–26, 2004 I vis­ited Hampi in north­ern Kar­nataka. The place was so fas­ci­nat­ing that not only did I take heaps of pic­tures, I also man­aged to drum up a rather long piece. Do read on (at leisure, might I add, since it’s rather wordy). And the snap­shots from the trip are here.

Dilip D’Souza has been trav­el­ling through the tsunami affected areas in TN and is report­ing via his blog. His SMS despatches can be found at ChiensSans­Fron­tiers. Amit Varma is another reporter from Mum­bai who is cur­rently in TN and blogs at India Uncut. You can also read more news at Waves of Hope: A non […]