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From Gulmarg to Padum, here’s your guide to skiing in India. We tell you how to start

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Skiers take the chairlift in Gulmarg | Photo Credit: Sajad Hameed/Getty Images In the cold winter mornings, when most of Gulmarg is fast asleep under layers of thick, cosy blankets, Amit Kapoor slips into his skiing gear and zips down the powdery slopes of the Apharwat Peak. The temperature, -2 degrees Celsius — hardly deters him. A […]

Shahjahan’s wine cup to Aurangzeb’s sword: a look at bejewelled objects in Indian museums

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Emerald wine cup from 17th Century CE that belonged to Mughal emporer Shahjahan | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI A 1628 emerald wine cup lined with gold and studded with rubies, from which Mughal emperor Shahjahan drank out of, now sits in Kolkata’s Indian Museum. The priceless bejeweled cup has a story that not many know […]