https://bkpk.me Piggy-back ride with A&Z Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://bkpk.me/cartoon-afternoon-in-incredible-india/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cartoon-afternoon-in-incredible-india https://bkpk.me/cartoon-afternoon-in-incredible-india/#comments Thu, 11 May 2017 14:04:43 +0000 Zara https://bkpk.me/?p=20086
No matter how many countries we keep on visiting, rare are the places that can manage to have the same impact on me as India does. On the same day, or even in the same hour or at the exact very minute, India will make sure you experience a rollercoaster ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/cartoon-afternoon-in-incredible-india/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/the-man-pulled-rickshaws-of-kolkata/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-man-pulled-rickshaws-of-kolkata https://bkpk.me/the-man-pulled-rickshaws-of-kolkata/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:29:09 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=17221
In India, there tends to be a big gap between regulations and what really happens all around you. We could call that gap “reality”. Because reality and the harsh facts of life usually impose themselves over theories, ideologies and written rules. Even though technically banned back in 2005, plenty of ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-man-pulled-rickshaws-of-kolkata/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/street-creativity-in-india-an-outdoor-barbershop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=street-creativity-in-india-an-outdoor-barbershop https://bkpk.me/street-creativity-in-india-an-outdoor-barbershop/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2015 07:12:15 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=16007
Some people think of San Francisco when they think of entrepreneurship.. I always think about the streets of India! There are endless cases that prove that the old saying “necessity is the mother of invention” is absolutely true. More than invention, here in India, it’s about creativity. Right outside the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/street-creativity-in-india-an-outdoor-barbershop/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/monsoon-season-has-arrived-in-delhi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monsoon-season-has-arrived-in-delhi https://bkpk.me/monsoon-season-has-arrived-in-delhi/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2015 15:15:45 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=15783
Monsoon season has started! Today, it rained elephants and tigers here in Delhi. And what joy the rain has brought with it! While in other parts of the world (like where I come from) we might associate the rain with winter and cold weather, in India it is not like ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/monsoon-season-has-arrived-in-delhi/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/how-to-park-in-delhi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-park-in-delhi https://bkpk.me/how-to-park-in-delhi/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2014 05:10:04 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=14294
New Delhi is an extremely congested place when it comes to traffic. There are 7 and a half million vehicles in the city right now, and an average 1400 new cars start circulating every day. As you would imagine, parking is indeed a nightmare. Around shopping areas, it is very ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/how-to-park-in-delhi/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/in-new-delhi-business-on-wheels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-new-delhi-business-on-wheels https://bkpk.me/in-new-delhi-business-on-wheels/#comments Sun, 21 Sep 2014 09:47:15 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=13702
If you have seen my previous photo tribute to street entrepreneurs in Delhi, you’d know by now that I am a big fan of those creative minds making the streets of India their daily spot for business. In this photo, you can see a mobile kiosk, that sells sweets and ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/in-new-delhi-business-on-wheels/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/a-street-entrepreneur-in-india/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-street-entrepreneur-in-india https://bkpk.me/a-street-entrepreneur-in-india/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2014 14:46:40 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=13645
India: one may love it or hate it. But we all have to recognize that are certain things around here that are pretty admirable. The way people with limited resources use their creativity to come up with business ideas is certainly one of those things. Meet one of Delhi’s street ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/a-street-entrepreneur-in-india/feed/ 9 https://bkpk.me/hauz-khas-village-hispter-new-delhi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hauz-khas-village-hispter-new-delhi https://bkpk.me/hauz-khas-village-hispter-new-delhi/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2014 01:24:35 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=12518
Welcome to Hauz Khas Village, the New Delhi equivalent of Williamsburg in New York, Kreuzberg in Berlin or East London in the UK. Well, not exactly… but Hauz Khas is certainly on its way to become a hipster hot spot. You get the idea. If you’re in Delhi and you ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/hauz-khas-village-hispter-new-delhi/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/travel-tips-for-india-that-you-wont-find-in-guidebooks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travel-tips-for-india-that-you-wont-find-in-guidebooks https://bkpk.me/travel-tips-for-india-that-you-wont-find-in-guidebooks/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2014 22:51:49 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=10404
Depending where in the world you come from, no travel guide will ever prepare you for the shock you might experience once you arrive in India. As I always say, once you’ve traveled around this extensive country (geographically and culturally speaking), you’re pretty much set to go around anywhere else ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/travel-tips-for-india-that-you-wont-find-in-guidebooks/feed/ 49 https://bkpk.me/the-faces-of-holi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-faces-of-holi https://bkpk.me/the-faces-of-holi/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:53:10 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=11781
If you are familiar with Indian festivals, you would have heard of HOLI by now. The “Festival of Colors” is, quite probably, the most sought-after celebration of them all by tourists visiting Incredible India. Originally a Hindu festival, the fun of Holi has been shared by more and more people ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-faces-of-holi/feed/ 19 https://bkpk.me/funny-things-about-india/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=funny-things-about-india https://bkpk.me/funny-things-about-india/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2013 12:35:45 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6293
That India is a funny place, we all know by now! No matter where you look or what you do around Incredible India, there is always some source of entertainment nearby. Could be the way things look, peculiar things people do or simply the contrasts between different traditions, tastes, senses of humor… ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/funny-things-about-india/feed/ 18 https://bkpk.me/the-school-of-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-school-of-life https://bkpk.me/the-school-of-life/#comments Sat, 24 Aug 2013 18:36:08 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=9341
A couple of days ago we were in Delhi, walking the dog near the building where Ashray’s Mom lives. As the dog approached a little bushy area near some trash, a massive rat jumped out and then I jumped even higher! I freaked out and cursed the monsoons when rats, ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-school-of-life/feed/ 12 https://bkpk.me/we-were-on-our-way-to-the-post-office-when/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-were-on-our-way-to-the-post-office-when https://bkpk.me/we-were-on-our-way-to-the-post-office-when/#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:04:05 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8769
Oh, Incredible India, you never cease to amaze me! We were on our way to the post-office in Delhi when all of a sudden our car had to brake. No, it was not the usual traffic, where cars, bikes, cycles, autos, rickshaws, cows and pedestrians clog the streets. This time, ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/we-were-on-our-way-to-the-post-office-when/feed/ 6 https://bkpk.me/the-pilgrim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-pilgrim https://bkpk.me/the-pilgrim/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 16:33:58 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8758
We were driving around Delhi yesterday when I saw a man walking with a colorful structure covered in shiny cloth. I immediately took the phone to click his picture, what made him approach our car. In whatever time a red light takes to turn green, he asked us for money ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-pilgrim/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/in-the-name-of-religion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-the-name-of-religion https://bkpk.me/in-the-name-of-religion/#comments Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:17:13 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8471
Ashray’s Mom has been complaining that the new maid that comes to work in her house doesn’t seem to be doing her job properly. She comes in the morning to clean the rooms and in the afternoon to do the wash up after lunch. Apparently, she skips cleaning the stove ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/in-the-name-of-religion/feed/ 20