Ghumakkar Since 2008-02-05 08:08:38
About three months back, I was in Egypt. Egypt to me has been enigmatic in more ways than I could imagine. While there, I immersed myself to soak in the culture of the land of the pharaohs. They may have lived 7500 years ago but their memories are still strong in present day Egypt. They [...]
Who has not heard of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi? The last few lines of one of the most recited poetry in Hindi literature composed by Subhadra Kumari Chauhan on the life of Rani Lakshmibai are here below. During my school days, I’ve sung it too with rousing feelings of patriotism. Bundele harbolon ke munh hamane [...]
A visit to Datia was originally not in my original itinerary. While chit-chatting with a small group of travellers at Man Mandir, they described this beautiful palace in Datia that they had just returned from. So on my way to Orchha, about 75 kms away from Gwalior on the border of UP (Jhansi being only [...]
