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Close Up on Indian Furniture - Low Wooden Tables

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Close Up on Indian Furniture - Low Wooden Tables

A close up look at some of our low wooden Indian tables. Delightful in their own right they also make great small tables for vases and ornaments.

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Special Places to Stay in Rajasthan - Neemrana Fort Palace

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Special Places to Stay in Rajasthan - Neemrana Fort Palace

Wandering round the myriad staircases, corridors and battlements of Neemrana,  - for a while you can have the rare experience of feeling like you're actually on holiday while still in India! 

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Gods, Musicians and the Bizarre - Bronze Sculptures of India

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Gods, Musicians and the Bizarre - Bronze Sculptures of India

Indian artisans have been casting brass and bronze sculptures for thousands of years. A quick tour of some of the unusual, and sometimes very strange, brass and bronze sculptures on sale at the Silk Road Gallery.

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These are a few of my favourite things: Pot Bellied Ganesh

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These are a few of my favourite things: Pot Bellied Ganesh

When I first visited India 40 years ago not only was I thrilled to see so many elephants in the flesh, I was immediately and inevitably drawn to the elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh.

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Return to the Silk Road

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Return to the Silk Road

Caravans would come down to Leh across the Karakoram through Kashmir and from the Chang Tang and Tibet carrying wool and salt to be traded for cotton, silk, dyes, spices and dried fruit.

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