KALPANA SUNDER
@KalpanaSunder
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Independent journalist based in India.Words in BBC Travel, The National UAE , SCMP, The Guardian, BBC Future. Email: [email protected]
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Joined April 2009
As 2024 comes to a close, a recap of some of my published work this year! It’s been a year of a lot of travel and writing! Blessed!.
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I wrote about Geneva’s L’Escalade Festival that turns the staid city chaotic! #Geneva #Switzerland @MySwitzerlandIN.
💫#HTwknd | Dive into the vibrant chaos of Geneva’s L’Escalade festival, where history, culture, and a giant cauldron of soup collide in a spectacular celebration you’ll wish you didn’t miss!. Full story 👇🏻🔗. (@KalpanaSunder ✍🏻)
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I wrote about Sri Lanka’s first arrack speciality bar, Ropewalk for @ElleGourmetInd .#Ropewalk #arrack.
ellegourmet.in
Sri Lanka’s signature spirit gets a refined revival at this historic Galle Fort bar. Bars | Drinks
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#Features | From #SarafaBazaar’s midnight chaat trails, #Sayaji’s floating breakfasts to 56 flavours in #ChappanDukan, #Indore has become a food lover’s paradise - writes @KalpanaSunder.
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My 20th story from Georgia- one of my favourite countries in recent times! For @NikkeiAsia .#Georgia @GovernmentGeo .
asia.nikkei.com
Turbulent past has left unique legacy in architecture, wine and cuisine
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I fell in love with the second city of Kazakhstan- Almaty and wrote about it for @NikkeiAsia @Kazakhstan @aqorda_press #Almaty.
asia.nikkei.com
Picturesque city where the nomadic steppes meet modern Europe
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I wrote about the boom in Indian craft gins and how millennials are driving the demand. A new breed of Indian entrepreneurs are harnessing Indian botanicals and making gins that are unique and reclaiming their colonial roots. For @NikkeiAsia .
asia.nikkei.com
Local cocktail culture and production fuel the drink's resurgence
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Shocked to hear that Nikkei editor Gwen Robinson passed away! As an editor, she was one of the best- always had a word of praise . She gave me the opportunity to write about everything from colonial mansions to the role of bread in Kashmir! Will miss her! RIP.
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Pitches are made of hard work and contacts with sources. No replies are not only a mistreatment of freelance journalists, but a lack of respect for their work. A yes or no would help. and I know editors who do this. But they are a rare breed. #Freelancing.
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Chuffed with my byline for @CNNStyle .I write about the under the radar town of Sidhpur in Gujarat, western India and its flamboyant mansions built by the wealthy Dawoodi Bohra trading community. @GujaratTourism @incredibleindia .#Sidhpur.
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Built by prosperous traders in the first half of the 20th century, many of Sidhpur’s pastel-colored mansions are now derelict, unoccupied or caught in legal tangles between their former owners’...
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Did you know that Spain was the largest producer of olive oil in the world? I wrote about my visit to a olive harm in Andalucia for @TNIEMagazine @viveandalucia.
In Spain’s Andalucía, home to the largest olive groves, farmers turn these tiny fruits into liquid gold, writes @KalpanaSunder on Spain's famous olive farms. @etteth @santwana99 @NewIndianXpress.
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Chuffed with the byline. My story on retro or backward walking as exercise. Fitness fad or useful hack? .Thanks @star_lightw for being the dream editor! .@NatGeo #backwardwalking #retrowalking .
nationalgeographic.com
This overlooked movement can strengthen muscles, improve balance, and even boost memory. The downside is not seeing where you're going.
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That’s some sight! #Ridleyturtles.
This is happening, right now. The great "arribada" (arrival) of mother Olive Ridley sea turtles on the Odisha coast in Eastern India, where they will dig sand-nests & lay their eggs, driven by ancient instinct. Heart-lifting, magnificent, moving: part of a geography of hope.
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I wrote about the unique bakeries of Kashmir called kandurwans and the role they play in Kashmiri society. For @NikkeiAsia Thanks @RobinsonBKK for this opportunity! .#Kashmir #Breads #Kandurwan @reshii .
asia.nikkei.com
Divided population shares a long-standing love of artisanal baked goods
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I wrote about the potential of seaweed farming in India with entrepreneurs farming seaweed for industrial uses and chefs and seaweed warriors trying to bring it into the Indian diet.@NikkeiAsia .@gabriella_dcruz #seaweed .
asia.nikkei.com
More than 800 varieties are available along its 7,500-km coastline
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Enjoyed writing this piece on one of my favourite parts of India. Chettinad, a cluster of villages in South India with magnificent mansions from the past. For @NikkeiAsia @cghearth_hotels .
asia.nikkei.com
Ornate halls and lavish decor of historic Chettinad homes evoke earlier grandeur
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lol! So true!.
Indians leaving India to avoid Indians and finding Indians everywhere is the tourism theme of 2025 😂.
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I wrote about my Swiss winter adventures through Murren, Interlaken and Geneva. @MySwitzerlandIN @SwissMurren @GeneveTourisme @myinterlaken #inlovewithswitzerland.
telegraphindia.com
Idyllic vibes in Mürren, glacier views in Jungfrau, chocolate making in Geneva and a dreamy boat ride in Interlaken — there’s much to explore beyond the slopes
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RT @KalpanaSunder: As 2024 comes to a close, a recap of some of my published work this year! It’s been a year of a lot of travel and writin….
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One of my favourite stories this year! I wrote about the disappearing toy trains or the narrow gauge trains of India. For Nikkei Asia.
asia.nikkei.com
Narrow-gauge railways once supported development but are now curiosities
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I did a deep dive for the Hindu into how Bhutan has grown since it opened up for tourism 50 years ago!l.
thehindu.com
It has been 50 years since Bhutan opened up the country for tourism. Its current policy of high-value, low-volume tourism, has attracted top hospitality brands offering luxury and wellness in the lap...
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