Hindustan
Greetings from Hindustan
July 1, 2014 | troublemag
Final Episode: Not a Monsoon Wedding
It’s not unusual for an Indian family to invite a thousand guests to a wedding, and that’s just for the bride. The groom has a separate party with another thousand. Our mob … Read More
Greetings from Hindustan
June 2, 2014 | troublemag
Part 4: Wedding Preparations
After a breathless, whirlwind tour of India we are back where we started, a little bit wiser and a lot more bemused. You may recall that Versai is a little village of no more … Read More
Greetings From Hindustan
May 1, 2014 | troublemag
Part Three: Ben Meets God
Having spent a lovely time with the Communists down in Kerala it was off to Varanasi for the burning of the Ghats. If you are into strange religious practices then Varanasi is the … Read More
Greetings from Hindustan
April 3, 2014 | troublemag
Part Two: The Communists of Kerala
by Ben Laycock
In which your intrepid wayfarer stays in a Raja’s palace then communes with the Communists of Kerala …
After the crowded slums of Mumbai we felt so … Read More
Greetings from Hindustan
March 3, 2014 | troublemag
Part One: Mumbai
by Ben Laycock
My sister in law married an Indian so we now get invited to lots of Indian weddings. On this occasion we decided to take up the offer, although it would involve travelling … Read More