Rajesh Mishra

India's World Heritage Site nominations

Every year there's a buzz in the air when countries send their tentative list of heritage sites to the UNESCO office in Paris. These entries are put through rigorous scrutiny by a global panel of experts before the appropriate ones get added to the presti... Read >

Best of Contemporary India

Thanks to architect Hafeez Contractor, I first heard of Trident Hilton, Gurgaon. Our magazine was hosting an architecture award ceremony in Delhi, and Trident was his choice for an overnight stay of all Delhi hotels. In the subsequent years, I visited the... Read >

Beyond Staple Egypt

Search Egypt travel guide and you'll be inundated with the usual suspects - Cairo, the Nile cruise, ancient Luxor, the pyramids, Aswan & Alexandria. For many these have an unmistakable draw. And with good reason! But the quest for uncovering something ne... Read >