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A visitor to Delhi would find this large bustling metropolis teeming with people, heavy traffic on broad roads, busy markets and shopping malls. For a complete experience, one needs to go through its many layers. Delhi is a cosmopolitan with many traditional and modern aspects coexisting withou... Read More

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I am basically from Lucknow and live in Noida. Normally I board a night train to visit Lucknow. We were visiting my parents in Lucknow on new year's weekend and this time decided to drive down because of two reasons. One, we had to pick up some stuff... Read More
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Last Saturday (July 15, 2007), I was driving on NH24 as I had some work in Naukuchiatal and thought that I would write a quick Road Review (and about Delhi to Nainital road condition), since there are lots of folks who use this road for going almost ... Read More
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Delhi, the seat of power of consecutive dynasties, has inherited a majestic legacy of some of the most astounding architectural edifices in the form of temples, mosques, gurdwaras, churches, monuments, etc. As the capital of India this multi cultural... Read More
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My intention behind writing road-reviews have been to provide necessary information to fellow travelers (read drivers) who wish to undertake that journey. With that thought, probably New Delhi to Patna by road, doesn't make the cut, since not many wo... Read More
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Ranthambore seemed far, three years back. After our attempt at Delhi-Jaisalmer in end-2007 followed by Delhi-Allahabad in mid-2008 and finally polishing 2008 by Delhi-Khajuraho (till Jhansi and then to Khajuraho), it didn't seem that far. "Ab dilli d... Read More
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This plan all started with a birthday treat.  It was my friend's birthday, and surely we were all happy, hoping that we will surely get a treat.  Every time, it was the same old boring story going in a hotel and just a dinner.  But this time, we w... Read More
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I learnt about Amir Khusrau when I was very young. During my childhood, we used to live in Old Delhi and our house was almost sandwiched between an ancient mosque and a “mazaar” (Mausoleum). At the Mazaar, every Thursday, a few of the good mus... Read More
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Day 7 : Goa - Pune Cavelossim - Margaon - Ponda - Londa - Khanapur - Belgaum - Kolhapur - Satara - Pune We started back on Day 7 i.e. 15th of August. We were heading for Pune according to our plan and took a different route for the way back. We... Read More
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I came to know about the Baha’i faith just by chance. In the early seventies, immediately after my initial training at Grindlays Bank (Now Standard Chartered), I was asked to man the foreign exchange desk. Those days the foreign exchange busine... Read More
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I would like to share with all those who intend to travel by the Delhi Bangalore Rajdhani Express the deplorable state of the coaches and the cavalier attitude of the catering / housekeeping and maintenance staff employed by Airtel. Date of Journey... Read More
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I remember having visited the Delhi Zoo from a picture of my childhood where I and my younger sister are sitting on my father's lap. That's all I remember. And before going any further on the visit - I was in two minds on whether to publish this as a... Read More
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Background: This plan also came into existence during discussions with Nandan. We met one evening after his road trip to his native place (Delhi - Patna - Delhi) and were discussing longer trips when the idea of Delhi-Goa came up. Nothing much was ... Read More
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The Taj Mahal in Agra, a World Heritage site, was built by Shah Jahan (1628–58) as memorial to his wife Mumtaj Mahal. Perhaps not many of us are aware that almost a century prior to the construction of this magnificent opus, the widow of Emperor Hu... Read More
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[caption id="attachment_8350" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Elephant structures in the garden"][/caption] Last week of December, I was on a hurricane trip of Delhi. I had heard of Garden of five senses many times and so wanted to see it. ... Read More
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The joke of the month is, by fellow Ghumakkar Srijan , that I do not get train tickets. The Indian Railways ticket reservation software refuses to let me in. And I am probably one of the few people after MKG who seem to have been thrown out of the gr... Read More
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As soon as I finished my board exams of class tenth, I planned to visit alongwith my parents the renowned streets of Chandni chowk. We parked our car at Rajouri Garden metro station and boarded the metro to Chandni Chowk, the oldest market place (baz... Read More
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As I am from Delhi , whenever I get time I always visit Chandni Chowk area not for enjoyment just for doing the Darshan in Gurudwara. It really relaxes me and makes me feel rejuvinated. However , from the last six months I had not visited the Sis Gan... Read More
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Had taken the Delhi-Hyd road trip around one and a half years back. Sorry guys for writing this article so late....but then better late than never. The total road distance between Delhi-Hyd comes out to be around 1520 kms. We covered the entire ... Read More
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Last weekend, I drove to Corbett and I discovered few new things and thought that a quick road review would benefit fellow ghumakkars. Delhi - Ramnagar (Corbett is just a little beyond Ramnagar) can be divided into following stretches. 1. Del... Read More
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It was a long drive and we were dreading that it would get very grumpy in the end. Like my other road reviews, where more moments were spent (on the review) trying to understand the in-between places and peculiarities, here I am spending few more pen... Read More
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On September 27, 2008 during an act of terrorism at Sarai Bazaar, Mehrauli less than two Kms away from the famous Qutub Minaar, a small boy Santosh, in an endeavour to help the passer by motor cyclist, lost his life and some others were seriously inj... Read More
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Day 1: Delhi to Varanasi: 5th Feb 2010 (793 km) The journey continues... Thanks for all the comments. And thanks for recharging my batteries. Part 1 was all about our raw excitement. With Part 2, we will try to describe the journey with ... Read More
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पहाड़गंज से मेरा रिश्ता बहुत पुराना है और ये कुछ इस तरह से शुरू हुआ. It was the summer of 1947 when Paharganj saw the bloodiest Hindu-Muslim ... Read More
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Last weekend, I drove to Kalka, rather Parwanoo, on my way to Timber Trail Heights, its one of those hotels perched on a hill top and the only good way to reach their is through a cable car, good nice clean place and more on that in a later post. Thi... Read More
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Have you seen movie "The Burning Train"? I think it was on Vinod Khanna's idea about Rajdhani Express, film was also shot on Mumbai-Rajdhani express. Rajdhani Express, India's one of the luxurious train, start from National Capital to state capi... Read More
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Some wonderful things are happening in the Sunder Nursery. As the restoration work at Humayun Tomb complex winds down, the attention is focussing on the lesser known Sunder Nursery that lies on the left of the Humayun Tomb parking. Sunder Nursery spr... Read More
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Whenever we visit a Museum or a Memorial, we always wonder what compels us to visit such places. What do we hope to see? There are various kinds of museums in the world of your interests e.g. Art, Science, Cultural, Historical, Sports, as well as the... Read More
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Delhi has been jinxed with a prophecy - Whoever builds a city, will lose it. However, the damning prophecy has not deterred successive rulers from building their own shiny new cities; only to lose them along with their heads with uncanny regularity. ... Read More
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Who can forget reciting ‘Dohe’ in our school Hindi classes? Dohe are short Hindi couplets conveying profound messages that draw meaning from everyday life for easy understanding. Apart from Kabir, another prolific dohe writer was Rahim. To unders... Read More
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Before the celluloid Hollywood Terminator, there was the real life Delhi Decapitator. Alauddin Khilji (1296-1316) had a penchant for decapitated heads. If it was not Mongols then it was the common thieves. But everyone had to lose his head. You figur... Read More
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This is my first write-up ever. Recently I travelled from Hyderabad to Delhi and back to Hyderabad by road on my Esteem machine. It was great experience and I want to thank to all people who supported & guided me on the route. Before starting my ... Read More
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The first day of journey was concluded at Lalitpur and after having sound sleep at the hotel, I got ready early in the morning around 5:30 and checked out from the hotel. It was still dark outside but to my relief the fog was not there. I started the... Read More
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Sher Shah Suri was medieval India’s first rockstar Emperor. Who else can lay claim to successfully chase a Mughal Emperor out of the country? Such was Sher Shah Suri’s fear that when Humayun’s son Akbar was fighting Sher Shah’s later successo... Read More
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I was transferred to Hyderabad from Delhi. Initially it was for a month as I had to stay at Hyderabad and then fly for an onsite location, but due to some personal issues I had to refrain from immediate travelling and was supposed to be at Hyderabad ... Read More
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Delhi history teaches us a lot. It is about getting knocked down, getting back up, dusting off yourself and being ready for the next battle. Delhi is about rising like a phoenix from the ashes. William Dalrymple, author of ‘City of Djinns: A Year i... Read More
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One of my Uncle’s wanted me to be in Hyderabad for sometime as a moral support, so I wanted to take by car to Hyderabad so that I can stay with him, till he needed my support, and then proceed on South India tour. My nephew aged around 34 years, wa... Read More
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Before moving to a new city or even when we start living in a place, we always try to find out the places, where we can take our children out. For a newcomer in any city, we started hunting for the information and thanks to an era of technology we li... Read More
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It was a hot and humid July night, reeling under terrible power cuts in my Gurgaon apartment, the idea of making a road trip from Gurgaon to Kolkata crossed my mind...called up Sid immediately. You don't plan for such an ambitious and adventurous roa... 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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This story was lying idle and getting dust in my memory for a very long time. Many times in the past, I thought to write about this trip which was very close to my heart, but somehow it didn't happen, except updating the profile picture in my Gmail a... Read More
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To read this series from the start please click here.  Meeting of fellow ghumakkars decided Now the planning about this mighty journey had already been finished, with Manu Tyagi and family coming along with us to Amritsar only. He was going to... Read More
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I just hope you have liked the Part I. The responses are overwhelming...thank you all for encouraging me to complete the Part-II of my travelogues... Day 2: Varanasi - Sasaram - Dhanbad - Durgapur - Home (680 kms - 8 toll Plazas - Rs. 410/-) So, wh... Read More
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यह BIKE TOUR/TRIP बाइक यात्रा आज अन्तिम भाग तक आ पहुँची है। अब तक हम दिल्ली (DELHI) से पिन्जौर गार्डन (PINJORE GARDEN, शि... Read More
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इस यात्रा को शुरू से पढने के लिए क्लिक करे....... क़ुतुब मीनार से हम लोग माँ कात्यायिनी मंदिर छतरपु... Read More
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दिल्ली हमारा शुरू से ही एक मनपसंद शहर रहा है। उसकी एक वजह भी रही है, दिल्ली में मैं कई साल रहा भी ह... Read More
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Greetings to all senior Ghumakkar members. After reading so much in Ghumakkar I planned to sketch down my family vacations during summer break. Children and I (thanks to my teaching job) are free during summer vacations. Travel bug start inspiring me... Read More
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दिल्ली या कहो कि नई दिल्ली, जिसे दुनिया में भारत INDIA की राजधानी के नाम से जाना पहचाना जाता है, दिल्... Read More
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On a cold Friday evening Vishal called me at around 7 PM and told me that he did not want to spend the weekend in Delhi in the same old fashion way and wanted to do something that would rejuvenate us so that we reach fresh to the office on Monday mor... Read More
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Note 1: Please check for the updated highway numbers as per the re-numbering of the National Highways across India, wherever you see NH in this article. Note2: Take the most of the usage of Google Maps for highways, its just wonderful. A road tri... Read More
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इस सफ़र में हमने अब तक सारा कुछ जो भी घर से सोच कर आये थे, प्रयाग, शहीद चन्द्रशेखर पार्क, आनन्द भवन,... Read More