Odisha – Tom Vater

Hidden India: Odisha’s secrets revealed on CNN

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017tomLeave a Comment

The eastern India state of Odisha, stretching for more than 300 miles along the Bay of Bengal, bristles with architectural and cultural gems. Tropical, remote and home to some of the subcontinent’s most striking temples, much of the state was off-limits to foreign travel for some years because of Maoist unrest but reopened in 2016. […]

Rise Tattoo goes to India

March 30, 2017April 6, 2017tom1 Comment

The brand new edition(#46) of Rise Tattoo, available at all good newsagents in France at present, features 16 pages on India by Laure Siegel and myself. We look at […]

Odisha – The Land That Time Forgot in The Nikkei Asian Review

August 31, 2016March 2, 2019tomLeave a Comment

My latest story with French journalist Laure Siegel on Odisha, one of India’s least visited states, and its fledgling tourist industry, published in the Nikkei Asian Review. PURI, India — “Jay Jagannath! Jay Jagannath!” A sea of people chants the sacred mantra while pulling on thick ropes hauling three massive, 14-meter-high wooden carts decorated in […]