There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...

Away from the uber-romantic lakes, palaces, and markets of Udaipur, the buzzing megalopolis of Mumbai, and the white-sand beaches of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a whole other side to India.

When someone mentions the word “pyramid”, our minds instantly travel to the golden sands of Egypt, to the grand Giza plateau, to pharaohs and their stone monuments kissing the sky. Over time, pyramids ...