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Malaysia is a country that consists of 13 states & 3 federal territories. At one time it was the largest producer of tin, rubber& palm oil. Main population of Malaysia are Malays, there are sizeable Chinese & Indians communities as w... Read More
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I had the chance to accompany my husband to Indonesia during his official visit in January 2008 and got a rare chance to see an active volcano. We boarded the flight from Delhi and changed at Singapore and reached Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia in... Read More
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Thailand is the land of sun, sand ‘n sea! No wonder we were all so happy when the conference-cum-leisure getaway to Phuket and Bangkok was announced by the office! The trip was organized as part of the annual conference for our division, and we wer... Read More
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A longing for a foreign trip was the primary motivator for planning the trip to Dubai. Though Dubai only made it very late to the list of candidates but having a close friend at Dubai and the comfort of rich hospitality sort of makes it easier. Also ... Read More
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Instead of writing directly about my recent trip to Yamnotri & Gangotri I realized that I should give some brief description about the holy state Dev Bhoomi – Uttrakhand so that all the readers can be benefited by enhancing their knowledge ... Read More
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DWARKA :- Saptapuri and City of Moksha. Nearby Places 5th  January 2012 :- Here we come on the second last day of the city which grants universe's most precious thing that is Moksha. This day was great as it was Vaikuntha Ekadashi on that day ( b... Read More
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Thought of sharing the details of my vacation in KL and Singapore. Hope you folks, who are planning to holiday in KL and Singapore, find it useful. Tripadvisor site http://www.tripadvisor.in/ is a good place to start your research but there's an over... Read More
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The last and the only smoke happened in the warm balcony where I stood overlooking those tall and shiny structures, defying what Issac said many moons ago. After I was done with morning ablutions, it was close to 10 in the morning and what a bright s... Read More
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In the continuation of my last post “Scenic Spots on the way to Divine Yatra YAMNOTRI". Next day morning we got up at 5 AM to get ready for the trekking of Yamnotri which is about 6 Km. from Jannki Chatti. It was still raining since last night s... Read More
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Madurai, Thursday, July 2 I and my in-laws both wanted to visit Rameshwaram (one of the 4 dhams mentioned in Hindu mythology) from last so many years and this summer we decided to plan and excecute it as well. You need a very good luck to ge... Read More
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In May 2000, I along with my family was at Darbhanga which is a small town in northern Bihar. My grandpa and grandma lives there. We had gone there to spend our summer vacations. We had planned two weeks of stay there. At that time I was in std. 5 an... Read More
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SOMNATH JYOTIRLING :- Adi Jyotirlinga, First Jyotirlinga in Shiva Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Strotram from JagadGuru Adi Shankaracharya ,God of MOON . JAY SOMNATH.......................... [caption id="attachment_49332" align="alignnone" width="640"]... Read More
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"Peace had reigned in the Ladhya valley for many months when in September 1938 a report was received in Nainital that a girl, twelve years of age, had been killed by a tiger at Kot Kindri village.." This is how Jim Corbett's tale of the Thak Man E... Read More
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And so the monsoon has come back. It is truly the most beautiful and sublime act of nature if we ignore its capacity for destruction. If in mood for destruction, it doesn’t leave anything or anyone. Disintegrates city life, with flooded roads, rail... Read More
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Galibore (pronounced as 'Gaali-bo-ray"),situated near Sangam, where Arkavathi meets Cauvery,is an ideal place to spend a relaxing weekend. [caption id="attachment_9205" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="View of the river and the mountain from... Read More
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I dont know whether it was the shaking (in the shekh land) desert safari the previous evening or the spring-bed but I had a little uncomfortable lower back the next day. I was not used to of either, in general. Though people in general enjoy the dese... Read More
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It was a week long escape to Kerala- God’s own country. The green and cozy-lazy Kochin, lush beauty of Munnar, expanse of Periyar and finally a trip along the waterways. Nothing more we could ask for. Yes indeed Kerala is beautiful with loa... Read More
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SOMNATH AND DEHOTSARG :- WHERE LORD KRISHNA LEFT HIS BODY & WENT TO GOLOKADHAM.................. JAY SOMNATH................ 3rd January 2012, Tuesday.  :- Hi folks and fellow ghumakkars welcome once again on my Trip to Lord Somnath . Toda... Read More
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It was seven years back… we took off from New Delhi airport and I had embarked on my very first plane ride. We were going to Singapore via Kuala Lumpur. We board the plane and find our seats. Clamp on our seat belts and wait. The plane gives a s... Read More
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Bugged by the exasperating workload, we headed off to Shimla this weekend, to find solace, but only to bump into the whole of Delhi crowd blaring horns in its characteristic fashion. So we bid farewell to the chaotic place, flipping through a local g... Read More
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It was 2007 February when hot news in favor of travel was snow fall in Shimla. Long awaited were we to have a good trip and see snow. With less time in hand Shimla was the only one of the approchable spot if it snows. The news overwhelmed us, I knew ... Read More
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Year 2004, It all started with one of those coffee chats somewhere right next to the Okhla vegetable market. Me and my two other colleagues Noel and Srinivas were working with you guessed it right, a *software development company* called Induslogic a... Read More
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In continuation to my previous write –up, City of Gardens & Canals – SUZHOU (China). Morning we checked out from the hotel Sofital – Suzhou (China), had our breakfast & left for Shanghai. My flight was to be departed same day -late n... Read More
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I was enough fortunate to visit China just one month before Olympics 2008. One can see the level of preparation & enthusiasm of Chinese to make the Olympics successful. Even the Inauguration ceremony date was interesting, it was 08.08.08. It... Read More
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Finally it was destination Singapore. We reached Singapore by Malaysia Singapore rail route…a six hour journey from Kuala Lumpur. . I was in awe as I moved into city. It’s a city that has been meticulously planned and every care is being taken to... Read More
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Although I had gone to Riyadh with the objective of appearing for Part 2 of the MRCPCH examinations of the Royal Society of Child Health and Paediatrics, I stayed for a full five-day week ending on the coming Friday morning, when I decided to return ... Read More
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Readers of Ghumakkar are aware that I am a Paediatrician who has settled in Al Muwayh village of Saudi Arabia since the past year and a half. Along with my work, I am also trying to complete some additional studies. Membership of the Royal College of... Read More
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Lukla Airport (Tenzing-Hillary Airport), is a small airport in the town of Lukla, in Khumbu, Solukhumbu district, Sagarmatha (Mount Everest is called Sagarmatha in Nepali) zone, Nepal. A program titled Most Extreme Airports broadcast on The Hist... Read More
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Two years ago, while on my way from New Delhi to San Francisco, I had just one day in Taipei so thought of making a best use of it. First thing about Taipei’s Taoyuan airport: It is huge and make in a square rim shape. One can make a several ... Read More
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This series is a compilation from several visits to our favourite place - Valparai,  a pretty little 'tea town' in the Anamalai range of the Western Ghats, some 100km south of Coimbatore. The Anai-malais [literally Elephant Mountains] rise af... Read More
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My experience at the Hajj Pilgrimage, 2012: What it means to be a Haji. Officially, one can write one’s name with the prefix Haji once one has completed the pilgrimage to Hajj. On a personal level, this is not just an addition to one’s name... Read More
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MAKKAH/MINA: Day 4 of our journey/11th of Dhul-Hajj month of the Islamic calendar: On this day, and the following day, the aim of the pilgrim is to –   a) continue praying as much as possible   b) visit Jamarat after the afternoon salah (nam... Read More
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दशनोक स्थित चूहों वाला मन्दिर देखने के उपरांत हम अपनी उसी कार में सवार होकर वापिस बीकानेर की ओ... Read More
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रामदेवरा बाबा के यहाँ से जब चले तो शाम का समय हो रहा था। उस समय बीकानेर के लिये कैसी भी मतलब सवा... Read More
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  जैसलमेर से रामदेवरा बाबा (रामलीला मैदान व कालाधन देश में वापिस लाने वाले रामदेव बाबा नहीं) ... Read More
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I love Islands and Island stories. My fascination for islands started with a small Children’s Picture book version of Robert Stevenson's "Treasure Island". As I grew up, stories of the uber rich owning private islands in the middle of the verdant... Read More
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जैसलमेर से यहाँ सम वाले रेत के टीले देखने के लिये आते समय बीच मार्ग में सीधे हाथ की ओर किसी एक ज... Read More
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रावण की ससुराल देखने के बाद हम पुन: अपने ऑटो में सवार होकर एक बार फ़िर जोधपुर शहर की ओर चल पडे थे... Read More
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Installment 3: MINA: Day 3 of our journey/10th of Dhul-Hajj month of the Islamic Calendar: In reality, we returned to our hotel room in Makkah and snatched a little sleep before dawn. After the Fajr prayers, we proceeded to go to Mina, which ... Read More
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  वैसे तो हम पिछले लेख में ही लंका पति महाराज रावण की ससुराल अथवा रावण की पत्नी मन्दोदरी का मा... Read More
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Installment 2: MAKKAH: Day 1 of the Journey/8th of Dhul-Haj of the Islamic calendar: After disembarking from the bus, we reached the bus stand, where there was a bus that was loading passengers. We all failed to reach the doors and, presently, ... Read More
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पिछले लेख पर आपको नागौरी दरवाजे तक लाकर किले की एक झलक दिखाकर ईशारा सा कर दिया गया था कि अगली ले... Read More
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Installment 1: I began working for the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last year in mid-November. At that time, I perceived myself to be a moderate Muslim, not too much into religion, a sort of average person. About four days aft... Read More
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लोग कहते है कि घुमक्कडी में पैसे खर्च करना फ़िजूल खर्ची है लेकिन मुझे ऐसा नहीं लगता। दूसरी बात प... Read More
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When I was first asked to go to Doha, Qatar to attend a conference in May 2006, I was quite thrilled. The venue of the 2006 World Trade Organization (WTO) talks and Asian Games should be worth checking out, I thought. So I packed my bags (opting for ... Read More
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एक कहावत है कि पूत के पॉव पालने में दिख जाते है लेकिन मैं कहता हूँ कि पालना भी तो ऐसा हो जिसमें हा... Read More
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In deference to the wishes expressed by some Ghumakkars, I devote this concluding part to practical issues for the visitors viz. expenses, practical tips etc. Most of these have already been covered in previous posts and here it is more of a compilat... Read More
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This is the tale of voracious trees that have devoured a temple says JAYANTHI SANKARAN To anyone interested in seeing and understanding the extent of influence that Hinduism and Buddhism exercised across the seas from India, there is perhaps no bet... Read More
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भोजबासा में एक दुकान पर मैगी खाकर, हमारी पुलिस चौकडी फ़िर से गौमुख यात्रा के लिये आगे बढ चली। सा... Read More
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Villages floating on a lake? Yes! All things are possible for those who dare says As my father and I, disembarked from our two-and-a-half hour Silk Air flight from Singapore to Siem Reap in Cambodia, we were stunned by the beauty of the ‘Khmer... Read More