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A Hot Summer Day in Sariska - Ankur Agrawal
I warn you about the lunch table discussions at Adobe. Never take them LIGHTLY. They can take any course like the one which took a group of 9 adventurous engineers to Sariska National Park- the Tiger Paradise, near Alwar in Rajasthan, around 220 km from Delhi. For me, the day started at 4:30 am with my mom and friend calling; trying to wake me up from my sleep. Five calls down the phone, I became fully awake although the booze’s effect (though I didn’t drink), from last night party, was still on me.

Before continuing, I just wanna make a point that I am not covering any technical details of this journey as they are beautifully covered in Nandan’s blog. Here, I am just adding some nutty things that will always make me remember this trip. These things may make no sense to you; just ignore them. So, there I was standing outside my office building at 5:25 am; enjoying the freshness of the morning and waiting for the other group members to pick me up.

We cruised on NH8 to reach Dharuhera, from there we took a left towards Bhiwari and then took a right towards Alwar. One thing, if you are visiting this place in summers, don’t take too many readymade spicy snacks, chips etc rather take some fruits and juicy stuffs. Also, take something for breakfast, as you will not find any proper breakfast dhaba in the way.

Continuing further, my journey till Sariska Park was fun as I enjoyed the movie quiz, and some nice dancing and singing performances in the way. After reaching Sariska at 11:00 am, we registered ourselves at the gate and entered the park. No entry charges are taken on Saturday and Tuesday, because of the devotees that come to park to visit the ancient Hanuman Temple located in the interior of the park. Now days, not many animals can be seen in Sariska but the beauty of the forest is really soul soothing. There are two important things about animals that you should take care of; firstly, never take panga from monkeys and langoors present there else you can land yourself in a big trouble and secondly, whenever you meet a fox never try to act smarter than her.

After enjoying Sariska Park’s natural beauty and lunch at RTDC hotel, we decided to head towards Silisedh Lake. What a wonderful and ravishing it is….I feel that boating in this lake on a pleasant evening can be a wonderful idea. And yaa do enjoy some Fresh Lime Soda at the small restaurant present at RTDC Silisedh Lake resort.

Last tip from my side is; just before the journey, don’t bother yourself to find the bed sheets at your home after 10 pm as you will see that they are of no use to you throughout the journey.