Around the World in 18 Sleuths
Traveling in my armchair through detective fiction, songs, movies, food, and crafts
India Armchair Travel Diary
With open ears I’m listening through all kinds of music from India and exploring its musical history. In doing so, I curate a Spotify playlist with my favorite discoveries. This playlist follows only two rules: I include artists from or strongly connected with India and I include a maximum of two songs by the same…
Watching the first part of the Apu trilogy, Pather Panchali (1955) by Satyajit Ray, has left me utterly mesmerized. A beautiful, sad and touching movie that depicts the childhood of Apu and his older sister Durga as they grow up in desolate poverty and hardship. I cried, I laughed, I marveled at the enchanting landscape…
I’m celebrating my armchair traveling with a rich feast of Vegan Tikka Masala, Chai, and my first attempt at homemade Naan. Also, I’m reading a book that has sat on my tbr list for a long time: Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children (1981). This is a great complementing read alongside the family-friendly adventures of Feluda. I…
Off to the kitchen! I’m making dhal to start off The Adventures of Feluda by Satyajit Ray. This edition contains four novellas featuring the young Bengali detective Feluda: “The Golden Fortress”, “The Buccaneer of Bombay”, “Mystery at Golok Lodge” and “Trouble in the Graveyard”. Feluda is an avid reader himself and a big fan of…