#NAINAxRanikhet Day 01
One fallen tree due to the storm around Ram Nagar, one new wide road we tried KalaDhungi – Nainital – was double-carriage and fabulous but 30-40 kilometers longer than our…
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Bhau Daji Lad Museum #NAINAxStRegis #EyesForBombay
As part of the St. Regis Aficionado Experience, the St. Regis Hotel in Mumbai has a personalized tour of the Bhau Daji Lad Museum in its itinerary for guests (…
Landscape #EyesForArunachal
I did a daily “Landscape” series while in Arunachal Pradesh. This was initially published as one-image-a-day and one-blog-post-a-day but in retrospect, in 2024, I feel that putting everything on one…
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CREDITS I’m wearing a hand-woven local jacket worn by Arunachali men. It is called a “Gaaluk” and the traditional variety was a much rougher, non-hemmed garment. There aren’t many locally-woven…
Star Trails #EyesForArunachal
You’ve seen the timelapse video I posted earlier. The same stack of images, when shot at night, can be used to put together photographs of star trails. All photographed at…
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CREDITS Jacket and jewellery by House of Tuhina ( House of Tuhina Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram ) Trousers & tunic by Nicobar ( Nicobar Website | Instagram | Facebook…
Aalo & Menchukha #EyesForArunachal Timelapse
These were photographed before the #REDHUxBOMBAY timelapse I blogged earlier this week but because there were more than 2000 frames to process, this one took longer to produce. I also…
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CREDITS Jacket by BIAS India ( BIAS Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram ) Photographed, curated, styled and edited by Naina Redhu Photographed at Aalo, Arunachal Pradesh on a deck…
#REDHUxBOMBAY Timelapse
Having lived in Bombay for five years from 2003 to 2008, when I left, I did not want to see it. Ever again. I succeeded at that for the most…
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CREDITS Dress by Rahul Mishra from his Autumn Winter 14/15 Collection ( Rahul Mishra Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter ) Photographed, curated, styled and edited by Naina Redhu…
#REDHUxRISHIKESH
Just a week after #EyesForArunachal, another trip sounded like too much and I really just wanted to stay home and in bed. But then it isn’t everyday that your (…
#CoverUp 75 #EyesForArunachal
CREDITS Dress by WearBias ( Bias Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook ); Scarf is a local Arunachal Pradesh weave from Menchukha – it is originally used by local…
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It was a day of driving from Menchukha to Yorlung and back. Rivers, mountains, clouds, accompanied us. There was hot cups and glasses of tea. We visited the Guru Nanak…
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One cannot, usually, wear such an ensemble at Menchukha, Arunachal Pradesh. Having worn this, one cold, rainy day, when the Sun shone, I jumped at the chance to be able…
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The Dorjeeling Bridge connects the small village of Dorjeeling to the small town of Menchukha in Arunachal Pradesh. Bridges are vital in this part of the country because the…
Likabali to Dibrugarh #EyesForArunachal Day 14
The trip coming to an end is making us tired, bored and sad. I’m sad to be back in network area. I’ve figured out a way to keep mobile data…
Aalong to Likabali #EyesForArunachal Day 13
Layers of green : banboo, banana, ferns and fern trees, cactus, local lemons called “kaji nemu” in Assam and “kagoji lebu” in Bangaldesh ( as told to me by Rani…
Aalong Shopping #EyesForArunachal Day 12
On our way back from Menchukha, we decided to stay an extra day at Aalong because the shopping bug bit us a bit. I had low expectations after our experience…
Leaving Menchukha #EyesForArunachal Day 10
Having decided to leave Menchukha a couple of days earlier than originally planned, it suddenly got dearer. The continuous rain did not help though. Woke up to an interesting sun…
Menchukha Timelapse #EyesForArunachal Day 09
Today was timelapse day. It rained all night and rather heavily. Continued into the morning till about 9 a.m., after which it completely stopped. No travel was scheduled for today…
Dorjeeling Village #EyesForArunachal Day 08
Since the bridge to the Old Gompa is currently in the river rather an above it, we visited the New Gompa, which was inaugurated in 2003. They’re still building tiny…
Drive to Yorlung #EyesForArunachal Day 07
Currently, visiting the Old Gompa ( monastery ) is not possible because the bridge connecting it to main Menchukha has collapsed into the river. The river is called Yargapchu by…
Menchukha Emporium #EyesForArunachal Day 06
Woke up to grey skies. It rained intermittently throughout the day but the cloud cover stayed throughout. Visited “Menchukha Emporium” after some more digging around for local weaves. They did…
Sunny Day in Menchukha! #EyesForArunachal Day 05
Bright sunny, blue sky day. People who’ve been here for the last six months said this was the first such day they’d seen in all those six months. Naturally, I…