Visit to the Alcor Spa Resort: A Relaxing Retreat in Himachal!
Looking for a perfect destination spa experience? Check out how we enjoyed our staycation at Alcor Spa Resorts amidst royalty.
Celebrating 60 on the Path to Tso Moriri
College friends reunite on a trek in Ladakh. Laughter eases a strenuous journey; epiphanies mark the summit.
Visit to the Piramal Haveli: A Home away from Home
After a dusty four hour drive from Delhi, we enter the town of Baggar in the Shekhavati region of Rajasthan and pass through a tall white archway, with Piramal Gate written across it. Immediately to our left is our destination—the Piramal Haveli. At first glance, the hotel seems a bit of a disappointment compared with…
Piramal Haveli: A Glimpse of the Painted Walls of Shekhavati
Every haveli has a story to tell.
The Roar in Ranthambore : Our Turning Sexty Reunion
Our Mayo 1974 batch has always done things differently. That’s why we named ourselves The Batch without a Match.
Rolling on the River
Battling the treacherous Palsi rapid We sit tensely in the raft, knuckles white on the T-grips of our paddles. The last minute briefings are over and we’re ready to go. Our intrepid team of kayakers and rafters has spent almost an hour scouting this big Class IV rapid from the shore. Named for Ningguing village,…
Paradise Lost – The Green Lakes of Kanchenjunga
A bleak overcast sky on the way from Tallem to Jakthang We are the pilgrims, master; we shall go Always a little further: it may be Beyond the last blue mountain barred with snow, Across that angry or that glimmering sea — James Elroy Flecker I woke up that October morning in Gangtok with an…
Trip to Lonavla: Down Memory Lane
Mayo buddies at the top of Lohagad Fort When I was a young lad growing up in Mumbai (then Bombay), my dad used to be Head, Marketing at the old Burmah-Shell oil company. While this meant that he was busy and away a lot, it also allowed us privileged access to a lovely cottage in…
A Royal Game in Jaipur: The Mayo Golf Carnival 2017
Jaipur is the most important royal city of the Rajputs. Golf is a royal and ancient game. And Mayo College was established as a school for Indian royals during the Raj. Mix it all together and you get the Jaipur Golf Carnival organised for Mayo alumni at that most royal of golf courses, the Rambagh…
