LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

the body with experiences and the soul with the spirit to seek, beyond the monotony of the familiar. Artists in particular fuel their creativity by surrendering to the wandering spirit. Legendary artist Raja Ravi Varma travelled around the country extensively, usually in style, with a large retinue of, comments that “had Ravi Varma not taken the road least travelled but rather continued to play out his life in Travancore he would not have become the Ravi Varma we know.” Taking a cue from Varma’s elegant signature style of expression, this month’s travel issue begins by charting the artist’s travels across Bombay, Madras, Mysore, Baroda, Udaipur, Delhi, Ahmedabad and elsewhere to explore the impact of this gruelling schedule on his art.