Hometown
Jaipur
Rajasthan. Home since 2007.
Field dispatches
From Jaipur, living in Hyderabad, and everywhere I have been in between. A map of the places, photo books, and a few places I wrote down properly.
The years
Where I lived and when I visited, from 2017 to now. Tap any place, or press play and watch the map follow.
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Right now
Hyderabad
Dec 2023 to now, 2 yr 11 mo and counting
AI and technology, first at D.E. Shaw & Co. and then at DESRI.
Home now
Hyderabad
Telangana. Where I live and work.
India so far
15 of 36 states and union territories (42%)
- North6 of 9
- West4 of 5
- Central1 of 2
- South4 of 7
- East0 of 5
- North-East0 of 8
Still to go: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Haryana, Jharkhand, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal.
Where I have been
29 places. Tap a shaded state to open it, or any dot on the map.
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Pick a state to zoom in and see my places in it.
India in relief
Each state rises one step for every place I have been in it. Move your cursor over the map to tilt it.
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Photo books
Each trip, laid out like a printed book. Turn the pages with the arrows, the keyboard, or a swipe.
Written up
One evening in Delhi, 18 July 2026: an old bookshop behind a curtain of vines, a restaurant that has been serving since 1926, a white and gold dome at blue hour, and India Gate lit in tricolour. Four photographs, in a book.
4 photographs
Mumbai on 7 and 8 March 2026, mostly after dark: the Gateway of India at nearly 2 AM, old stone arcades on empty streets, a sunset over the sea, and a hotel tower lit up past midnight. Nine photographs, in a book.
9 photographs
An afternoon in Lucknow on 2 January 2026, in the fog: arches, domes, a grand gate and a brick clock tower. Seven photographs, in a book.
7 photographs
Three days on the ghats of Banaras, 27 to 29 December 2025: fog on the river, the morning aarti, street life on the steps, and the ghats lit up at night. Eighteen photographs, in a book.
18 photographs
Walking through the cedar forest above McLeod Ganj in the cold rain. There is no urgency in the altitude. In corporate life, you spend mental energy anticipating Q3 problems in Q1. Here, the only requirement was watching where your boot landed for the next forty paces.
What stayed with me: Damp cedar smoke, brass temple bells at 6:15 AM, black tea brewed with crushed ginger.
Home, photographed after dark: the Hawa Mahal at 3:33 AM, a full moon behind a rooftop, a fort glowing on its hill, and the festive lights of one evening in January 2023. Nine photographs, in a book.
9 photographs
Bangalore between Christmas and the end of December 2024, mostly after dark: an arch of lights, a Christmas tree of light, a castle at 2 AM, a street strung with festival lights, and one temple tower in daylight. Six photographs, in a book.
6 photographs
Hiking the cliff trail between the beaches without checking the time. The sound of the Arabian Sea against dark laterite rock. The rare luxury of zero cellular reception in an industry that demands constant ping responses.
What stayed with me: Sea salt on skin, red clay paths, a ceiling fan humming against whitewashed walls.
Delhi18 July 2026
From the field ledger of Vikas Agrawal
Field Ledger
Delhi
18 July 2026
A photo book. Four frames from one evening.
1
18 July 2026
17:06Faqir Chand Book Store, est. 1951, behind a curtain of vines.
2
18:01Wenger's, since 1926.
3
19:35A white and gold dome at blue hour, visitors on its steps.
4
22:10India Gate, lit in saffron, white and green.
5Delhi
Photographed on an iPhone 13.
18 July 2026.
Four photographs.
Designed and made by Vikas Agrawal.
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Mumbai7 and 8 March 2026
From the field ledger of Vikas Agrawal
Field Ledger
Mumbai
7 and 8 March 2026
A photo book. Nine frames, mostly after dark.
1
7 March, after midnight
01:47The Gateway of India under a night sky.
2
01:48An arcaded facade and a street lamp, just before 2 AM.
3
01:50A Starbucks set into an old stone facade.
4
02:21The arch at Cusrow Baug, past two in the morning.
5
02:36The Asiatic Society building, a police car at its steps.
6
02:38A corner building with a lit statue, on an empty street.
719:01Sunset over the sea, the skyline in the haze.
8
22:13A bar at night, the bottles lit from behind.
10
8 March
00:18The Oberoi, lit up past midnight.
11Mumbai
Photographed on an iPhone 13.
7 and 8 March 2026.
Nine photographs.
Designed and made by Vikas Agrawal.
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Lucknow2 January 2026
From the field ledger of Vikas Agrawal
Field Ledger
Lucknow
2 January 2026
A photo book. Seven frames from an afternoon in the fog.
12 January
Lucknow
Photographed on a Nikon D5200.
2 January 2026.
Seven photographs.
Designed and made by Vikas Agrawal.
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Banaras27 to 29 December 2025
From the field ledger of Vikas Agrawal
Field Ledger
Banaras
27 to 29 December 2025
A photo book. Eighteen frames from three days on the ghats.
127 December
28 December
06:03Morning aarti. Everyone is filming it.
4
29 December
Banaras
Photographed on a Nikon D5200.
27 to 29 December 2025.
Eighteen photographs.
Designed and made by Vikas Agrawal.
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JaipurHome, in 2023 and 2025
From the field ledger of Vikas Agrawal
Field Ledger
Jaipur
Home, in 2023 and 2025
A photo book. Nine frames, nearly all after dark.
110 January 2023
22:27A small pavilion dressed in festive lights.
311 April 2025
17:39A sandstone gateway at dusk, visitors on its steps.
5
12 April, 3 AM
03:33The Hawa Mahal, its coloured window panes glowing.
6
03:36A full moon behind a rooftop pavilion.
7
14 April
22:03A lamp post and a street corner, late at night.
8
23:25A fort lit up on its hill, seen from far below.
9Jaipur
Photographed on an iPhone 13 and an iPhone 16 Pro.
January 2023 and April 2025.
Nine photographs.
Designed and made by Vikas Agrawal.
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Bangalore24 to 28 December 2024
From the field ledger of Vikas Agrawal
Field Ledger
Bangalore
24 to 28 December 2024
A photo book. Six frames, five of them after dark.
1
24 December
20:10An arch of lights for the India Light Festival.
2
20:12A Christmas tree of lights, rising above the dark.
3
25 December
01:54Vidhana Soudha, lit up just before 2 AM.
4
26 December
21:12A street strung end to end with festive lights.
6
28 December
14:02A temple tower under a big, cloudy sky.
7Bangalore
Photographed on an iPhone 13.
24 to 28 December 2024.
Six photographs.
Designed and made by Vikas Agrawal.
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