Jason Staines | jason.staines@me.com | 45 posts
In case you hadn’t noticed, I like photography. My camera comes most places with me – even on grocery runs. However, as well as taking my own photos I enjoy being inspired by others, and given the rich variety of life and landscapes in India, there’s a lot to be inspired by. The following are a [...]
June 7, 2010
Everyone’s watching the skies at the moment. Down in the south of the country the southwest monsoon is already doing its thing; soaking the ground and cooling things off, a bit. The progress of the monsoon – which makes landfall around the start of June each year in Kerala – is followed keenly by almost [...]
May 24, 2010
“It’s easy,” said my wife over the phone. “Keep going till you see the goat tied to the tree. There’s a gap in the fence behind; go through there, past the burning piles of rubbish, through the lane made from corrugated tin walls. Turn left and you’re there,” she said, rather too breezily for my [...]
April 20, 2010
Indian MP Shahsi Tharoor has resigned over his role in an Indian Premier League franchise bid. Meanwhile, IPL chairman Lalit Modi is being questioned by the BCCI.
March 30, 2010
It's a long way from the suburban sprawl of middle Australia and middle America, and for Delhi's expat spouses life can be one long, difficult struggle as they - Cnut-like - hold back the tide of incompetence exhibited by their domestic staff.
March 3, 2010
Amid the swirling chaos of screams and flying debris, I singled out my target. Engaged in a deep conversation with the person next to him, he didn’t notice my approach. I tightly gripped the handle of the gun I’d stolen as I edged forward, hoping he wouldn’t turn and notice me before I could get [...]
February 20, 2010
Without a doubt, India is a photogenic country. From the Taj Mahaj to the Gateway of India you’ll find people viewing the country through their viewfinder. Quite apart from the obvious choices, there are numerous other things that any traveller will always end up photographing during their time in the country. Cows on the street [...]
February 14, 2010
The western state of Maharashtra is, it must be said, not well known for its contributions to world cuisine. Austere, plain, simple are some of the more polite adjectives attached to food from the state. Plain, boring, dull are some of the less polite. For me, however, all is forgiven as the good people of [...]
February 6, 2010
The melting pot that is India can lead to some odd cross-cultural moments. It’s not every day you find yourself standing in the courtyard of a five-star hotel in New Delhi drinking German wine and eating lamb ragout, duck and lobster while a three-piece Indian band cover ABBA songs and girls in fluffy versions of [...]
January 30, 2010
Our sometimes driver, Balbir, had been planning his niece’s wedding for weeks. On trips around the city he filled us in on the machinations involved as a suitable boy was found, relatives were invited and accommodation sought. As the day drew closer he became increasingly stressed as the needs of many and varied relatives were [...]
June 10, 2010