The Shortest Rivers in The World
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 21, 2020
Most people imagine rivers to be long meandering waterways flowing down faraway mountains, through the valleys and the plains until it reach...
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The Radiological Incident in Lia, Georgia
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 10, 2020
On a cold December day in 2001, three men took their truck and drove 50 kilometers east from their village Lia in order to collect firewood....
The Fortified Villages of Khevsureti
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 28, 2017
Tucked away in the Caucasus Mountains in the north of Georgia, is the historic province of Khevsureti. Its men were once renowned in martial...
The Stone Towers Of Svaneti, Georgia
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 22, 2014
The ancient province of Svaneti in Georgia, is located on the southern slopes of the Caucasus mountain range, on the north-western part of t...
Radisson Blu Iveria: A Luxury Hotel That Became a Refugee Camp
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2014
The Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel is located at the center of Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi. Built in 1967, it was Georgia’s finest hotel and a...
Gergeti Trinity Church in Georgia
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 20, 2013
Near the village of Gergeti, outside the town of Stephantsminda, in Georgia, lies the isolated Gergeti Trinity Church. Also called the Holy ...
The Katskhi Pillar, Georgia
Kaushik Patowary
May 7, 2013
The Katskhi pillar is an imposing limestone monolith, 40 meters tall, located in the village of Katskhi in western Georgian region of Imeret...
Old Airplane Turned Into a Kindergarten
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2013
In the Georgian city of Rustavi, an old but fully functional Yakovlev Yak-42 aeroplane has been transformed into a kindergarten classroom. H...
