Nainital

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Twilight is dancing on the lake water. All the myriad reflections of life are alive. The sun is receding behind the mountains.┬а There are no more clouds in the sky. I wish for a starry night. Soon the last boatmen will oar his way back; his mind will be occupied by his earnings of the day. How much is sufficient, how much is luxury? In the end, weтАЩll all be Capitol Cinema тАУ alone, old, dead.

My favorite bench near the band house is unoccupied. I scurry my way to it. The gurudwara, the oaks and the local salesmen stand tall. They have lived lives here, they are living lives hereтАж

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рдорд╣рд╛рд▓рдХреНрд╖реНрдореА рдордВрджрд┐рд░, рдореБрдВрдмрдИ /Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai

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рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реА рдкреЛрд╕реНрдЯ рдореЗрдВ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ рдХреА рдХрд┐рд╕ рддрд░рд╣ рд╕реЗ рд╣рдо рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рд╕реЗ рдорд╣рд╛рд▓рдХреНрд╖реНрдореА рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рджрд░реНрд╢рдиреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдирд┐рдХрд▓реЗ рдереЗ рдФрд░ рдЧреБрдбреА…

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Madrid – tour of the city !–(part 2)

Madrid – tour of the city !–(part 2)

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Crossing one side of the garden and after walking for about 2 Kms, we came out of one side of the garden and found ourselves before another famous landmark of Madrid – La puerta da Alcala…. on in desi style the India Gate of Madrid.

The Alcala Gate is a National Monument and it was designed by famous Italian architect Fransesco Sabatini in 1764. It took 9 years to complete this 19 meter high granite monument. This was a real gate to enter the city of Madrid and was erected to welcome King Charles-III into the city of Madrid.

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From the Editor – The Second Chance

From the Editor – The Second Chance

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These are some of the proverbs we have practically grown up hearing and, unfortunately, all of us have been тАЬbittenтАЭ at least once and, in most cases, multiple times in our lives. All of us experience minor failures every day without realizing their impact on our psychology. At times, these so-called minor failures have such a huge impact on our confidence that we can hardly gather courage for a second try. Every New Year Resolution that we are not able to fulfill leaves us with slightly less confidence in our ability to achieve goals. Each promise that we make to others but are not able to keep, not only impacts the trust others place in us, but also makes us lose faith in ourselves.

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Motorcycle Diaries. Road to Badrinath…

Motorcycle Diaries. Road to Badrinath…

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Some details on Joshimath. It is a popular hill station and a famous center for pilgrimage at a height of 1,890 meters above sea level in Chamoli district of Garhwal division in Uttarakhand. It is the base for trekking to the famous Valley of Flowers. It is connected with a 4km cable car up to Auli, a hill-station famous for ice skiing sports, making it the longest and highest trolley of Asia. Joshimath is the also the home of the oldest tree of India, Kalpavriksha, which stands here from the time of Adi Guru Shri Shankaracharya, who established this town as one of the four maths or monasteries, in the 8th century.

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рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рджрд┐рд▓ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЛ рдХреА – 1

рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рджрд┐рд▓ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЛ рдХреА – 1

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рдирдЧрд░ рд╕реЗ рдирд┐рдХрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реА рдЬрдмрд░рджрд╕реНрдд рдХреЛрд╣рд░реЗ рдиреЗ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдШреЗрд░ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛редрдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдбреНрд░рд╛рдИрд╡рд░ рдЗрд░рдлрд╝рд╛рди рд╕реЗ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдзреАрд░реЗ рдЪрд▓рд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдХрд╣рд╛, рдЦрддреМрд▓реА рдкрд╛рд░ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реА рдЬрдмрд░рджрд╕реНрдд рдЬрд╛рдо рд▓рдЧрд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рдерд╛,рдЬрд╛рдо рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдмреБрдврд╛рдирд╛ рд░реЛрдб рд╕реЗ рдирд╣рд░ рдХреА рдкрдЯрд░реА рдкрд░ рд▓реЗ рд▓реА ред рдмрд╣реБрдд рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рдХреЛрд╣рд░рд╛ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рд╕реЗ рдХреБрдЫ рднреА рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдИ рдирд╣реАрдВ рджреЗ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛редрдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдзреАрдореА рд░рдлрд╝реНрддрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рдЪрд▓ рд░рд╣реА рдереАред рдбреНрд░рд╛рдИрд╡рд░ рдХрд╣рдиреЗ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдХреА рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдореЗрдВ рдбреАрдЬрд▓ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИрдВред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдХреА рд╕рд░рдзрдирд╛ рдирдЬрджреАрдХ рд╣реИрдВ рд╡рд╣реА рдкрд░ рднрд░рд╡рд╛ рд▓реЗрдЧреЗ, рдЖрдЧреЗ рдкреВрд░реЗ рд╕рд░рдзрдирд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдХрд╣реА рднреА рдбреАрдЬрд▓ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдорд┐рд▓рд╛, рд╡рд╛рдкрд┐рд╕ рдирд╣рд░ рдХреА рдкрдЯрд░реА рд╕реЗ рдореЗрд░рда рдХреА рдФрд░ рдЖрдХрд░ рдХреЗ рдбреАрдЬрд▓ рдорд┐рд▓ рдкрд╛рдпрд╛ред рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рдиреАрдЪреЗ рдирд╣рд░ рдореЗрдВ рдЧрд┐рд░рдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рдмрдЪреАред рдЦреИрд░ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪ рдХрд░ рд░рд╛рд╣рдд рдХреА рд╕рд╛рдВрд╕ рд▓реАред рдЪрд╛рдЪрд╛ рдЬреА рдХреЗ рд▓рдбрд╝рдХреЗ рд░рд╡рд┐ рдХреЗ рдШрд░ рд╡реИрд╢рд╛рд▓реА рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреЗ, рдФрд░ рд╡рдВрд╣рд╛ рд╕реЗ рд╕рднреА рд▓реЛрдЧ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдХреА рд╕реИрд░ рдХреЛ рдЪрд▓ рдкрдбрд╝реЗред

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MADRID — Bienvenido a Espa├▒a !!

MADRID — Bienvenido a Espa├▒a !!

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Hailing from southern Spain’s outcast populations, flamenco dance and music drew early influences from Greek and Roman and later from Indian, Moorish, and Jewish cultures. With the arrival of the Moorish and Jewish populations to the Iberian peninsula centuries ago, Andalusia’s already thriving music and dance inadvertently began extracting characteristics from the newly-arrived populations. The flamenco dance and music that we see today are the dazzling results of centuries of absorbing and flawlessly sewing together elements of this myriad of diverse cultures.

So due to some Indian connection and to watch beautiful girls, in place of fighting bulls or human animals, I opted for flamenco in a famous hotel nearby and was soon drowned into the dance. See a small clip of flamenco dance on youtube to know about this beautiful art :

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Srirangapatna – Mysore Trip Part 2

Srirangapatna – Mysore Trip Part 2

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Mysore is the Karnataka’s second biggest city. It was the erstwhile capital of the Wodeyar dynasty and is considered the cultural capital of the state. It is also known as the City of Palaces. From what we saw, Mysore appeared to be a clean and well planned city with a heritage feel and quaint charm to it. Here are the places we visited

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Edmonton: Capital City of Alberta, Canada

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Canada is dream destination in world. It has three time more land than India and its population is only 3.5 Crore. It has ten province (States) and three territories. 10 provinces (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward’s Island ,New Brunswick) and 3 Territories: NOT PROVINCES (Yukon, North West Territories and Nunavut).

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Southern Sojourn to GodтАЩs Own Country

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I wish to take you once more on a virtual trip through the mazes of the exuding beauty of the enchanting Kerala.

The peaceful green city of Trivandrum gradually unfolded itself with its narrow roads and neat colourful private houses half hidden amidst the coconut palms.From the airport, we took a pre-paid taxi to our hotel Uday Samudra (popularly known as UDS) at Kovalam тАУ 16 kms from Trivandrum. We were given a sea-facing spacious room with a pool in front.

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рд╣рд╛рдЬреА рдЕрд▓реА рджрд░рдЧрд╛рд╣-рдореБрдВрдмрдИ / Haji Ali – Mumbai

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рд╕рд╛рдерд┐рдпреЛрдВ, рдЗрд╕ рд╢реНрд░рдВрдЦрд▓рд╛ рдХреА рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реА рдХреЬреА рдореЗрдВ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдореБрдВрдмрдИ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдХреА рд╢реБрд░реБрдЖрдд рдФрд░ рдореБрдВрдмрдИ рдХреА рдЬреАрд╡рди рд░реЗрдЦрд╛ рдХрд╣реА рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдореБрдВрдмрдИ рд▓реЛрдХрд▓…

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