String Beans

Monsoon raced me to Lanka. When I boarded the flight at a blazing Trivandrum airport, little did I foresee a turbulent ride through a sky he...

It’s not as if I have an aversion to all things contemporary. I’m in fact a keep observer of contemporary life and living wherever. But the ...

So, once again Thailand is going through political unrest. These intermittent periods of turmoil, which also resulted in a series of coups, ...

Siam Sojourns For a late riser like me, seeing any place in the early morning hours is always a novel experience. So, as a lecturer at a ...

The Pepper Empire There is a huge boulder called Velliamkallu, 10 km into the sea from Payyoli beach near Kozikode. Local lore has it that...

Long live the chaaya kadas of the world. Then be it a European sidewalk café, a Bombay tapri , a Kerala thattu kada or the Burmese tea sho...

After an overnight bus ride from Yangon, I took a days rest at Mymyo, the `only’ hill station in Myanmar, located close to Mandalay. I staye...

Myanmar - A Forgotten Neighbourhood binatho@gmail.com Why Myanmar? I was asked by several friends. Why not a holiday to some other ex...

In Kambojadesa Bina Thomas ( binatho@gmail.com ) I was scheduled to visit only Bangkok. But I also harbored a secret wish - my wish to ...