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अमृतसर यात्रा – स्वर्ण मंदिर दर्शन

By Sushant Singhal

तो साहेबान, अपुन अपने दोनों बैग पैक करके (एक में कपड़े, दूसरे में लैपटॉप व कैमरा) नियत तिथि को नियत समय पर नियत रेलगाड़ी पकड़ने की तमन्ना दिल में लिये स्टेशन जा पहुंचे। ये नियत तिथि, नियत समय, नियत रेलगाड़ी सुनकर आपको लग रहा होगा कि मैं जरूर कोई अज्ञानी पंडित हूं जो यजमान को संकल्प कराते समय “जंबू द्वीपे, भरत खंडे, वैवस्वत मन्वन्तरे, आर्यावर्त देशे” के बाद अमुक घड़ी, अमुक पल, अमुक नगर बोल देता है। हमारे वातानुकूलित कुर्सीयान में, जो कि इंजन के दो डिब्बों के ही बाद में था, पहुंचने के लिये हमें बहुत तेज़ भाग दौड़ करनी पड़ी क्योंकि किसी “समझदार” कुली ने हमें बताया था कि C1 आखिर में आता है अतः हम बिल्कुल प्लेटफॉर्म के अन्त में खड़े हो गये थे। जब ट्रेन आई और C1 कोच हमारे सामने से सरपट निकल गया तो हमने उड़न सिक्ख मिल्खासिंह की इस्टाइल में सामान सहित ट्रेन के साथ-साथ दौड़ लगाई। परन्तु अपने कोच तक पहुंचते पहुंचते हमारी सांस धौंकनी से भी तीव्र गति से चल रही थी। हांफते हांफते अपनी सीट पर पहुंचे तो देखा कि हमारी सीट पर एक युवती पहले से ही विराजमान है। तेजी से धकधका रहे अपने दिल पर हाथ रख कर, धौंकनी को नियंत्रण में करते हुए उनसे पूछा कि वह – मेरी – सी – ट पर – क्या – कररर – रररही – हैं !!! उनको शायद लगा कि मैं इतनी मामूली सी बात पर अपनी सांस पर नियंत्रण खोने जा रहा हूं अतः बोलीं, मुझे अपने लैपटॉप पर काम करना था सो मैने विंडो वाली सीट ले ली है, ये बगल की सीट मेरी ही है, आप इस पर बैठ जाइये, प्लीज़।

मैने बैग और सूटकेस ऊपर रैक में रखे और धम्म से अपनी पुश बैक पर बैठ गया और कपालभाती करने लगा। दो-चार मिनट में श्वास-प्रश्वास सामान्य हुआ और गाड़ी भी अपने गंतव्य की ओर चल दी। मिनरल वाटर वाला आया, एक बोतल ली, खोली और डेली ड्रिंकर वाले अंदाज़ में मुंह से लगा कर आधी खाली कर दी! बीच में महिला की ओर गर्दन एक आध बार घुमाई तो वही सिंथेटिक इस्माइल! मैने अपना बैग खोल कर उसमें से अंग्रेज़ी की एक किताब निकाल ली ! (बैग में यूं तो हिन्दी की भी किताब थी पर बगल में पढ़ी लिखी युवती बैठी हो तो अंग्रेज़ी की किताब ज्यादा उपयुक्त प्रतीत होती है।) किताब का टाइटिल “Same Soul Many Bodies” देख कर वह बोली,

Trip to Kaudiyala

By mukesh

All of us were full of excitement and adventure and thrill, this was an out of the world experience , now thrill doesn’t stop here, our trainer told that before we reach a cliff for cliff jumping we all will jump in river when he will ask to do. As soon as the last rapid came , he asked us to jump and we did, what a thrill……and excitment, chilled water and strong flow of water, but we are holding a rope tied with raft and floated with raft for 2-3 kms.

Everything stablised once we reached for cliff jumping, this was a jump from approx 30 feet height again a great thing to do. Finishing off just stopped before Rishikesh, came out of river , completely exhausted so had lemon water to claim our energies back. Took a local bus to reach Shivpuri where our vehicle was waiting.

CHOWMAHALA PALACE AND SALARJUNG MUSEUM – HYDERABAD

By Abhee K

A visit to this Museum is a delight for art lovers. Even if you are not interested then also you should visit it once. When ever you are visiting Salar Jung Museum make sure you must have at least 3 hours so that at least you can see the galleries (not in detailed although).The Museum is very big and you actually get tired walking inside all the galleries. But still it is worth watching. If you are visiting Hyderabad and not visiting Salar Jung Museum then your trip is incomplete.

A trip to Kasauli and Baru Sahib on bike

By Raminder_Singh

Got up at 7.30 AM. Checked the engine oil in our bikes and found that engine oil level in Hunk was very low. Asked the locals about any spare parts shop around and got to know that we can find one in Dharampur. Started our bikes again at 9.30 AM and moved on to see the very famous ‘Monkey Point’. Harmeet’s Hunk was loaded with 3 heavy bags as he had plans to stay at Baru Sahib. We reached Monkey point and got to know that we will have to trek and bags were not allowed. There was no place available where could keep our bags so had to drop the plan for ‘Monkey Point’. After that, we reached ‘Sunset point’. It was really an amazing place with a lot of breathtaking views. It was greenery all around and completely quiet place. Just the sound of birds. Just feel the fresh air and feels like you are in heaven. It was a very nice experience. After spending some time, enjoying the beauty of nature, we went to the market to have lunch. Had Chinese food at a shop but the food we had there was pathetic. I never had such food in my life. We left from there and decided to go to Shimla and then Kufri from there. Left from Kasauli at 3 PM. While on our way back, I started feeling sick and suffered from indigestion and gastric problems due to the food that we had. Reached Solan as Harmeet had to buy engine oil for his Hunk. Got the engine oil from Chambaghat near Solan. I was still not feeling well. Took a tablet of Pantop-D and we then decided to go to Baru Sahib due to health issues. Way to Baru Sahib was the worst one. Baru Sahib is located 70 kms away from Solan.

Durga Puja – The biggest festival in our life – Part – III

By Amitava Chatterjee

Puja without ‘Adda’? Bengalis are famous for their addas. Adda is nothing but a form of intellectual exchange among members. During Puja adda, the topics can be practically anything and everything. (informal chats where topics range from politics and popular or unpopular teachers and professors to movie-, cricket- or soccer-stars and the latest hit songs – the sky is the limit We have the license to kill our time in whatever way we wish to. Children make plans for each of the Puja days to hang out with friends and family. Some-everlasting relationships grow during this time.

जादू मानसून का : जब छत्तीसगढ़ ने ओढ़ी धानी चुनरिया !

By Manish Kumar

भिलाई से रायपुर होती हुई जैसे ही ट्रेन बिलासपुर की ओर बढ़ी बारिश में भीगे छत्तीसगढ़ के हरे भरे नज़ारों को देखकर सच कहूँ तो मन तृप्त हो गया। मानसून के समय चित्र लेने में सबसे ज्यादा आनंद तब आता है जब हरे भरे धान के खेतों के ऊपर काले मेघों का साया ऍसा हो कि उसके बीच से सूरज की रोशनी छन छन कर हरी भरी वनस्पति पर पड़ रही हो। यक़ीन मानिए जब ये तीनों बातें साथ होती हैं तो मानसूनी चित्र , चित्र नहीं रह जाते बल्कि मानसूनी मैजिक (Monsoon Magic) हो जाते हैं। तो चलिए जनाब आपको ले चलते हैं मानसून के इस जादुई तिलिस्मी संसार में । ज़रा देखूँ तो आप इसके जादू से सम्मोहित होने से कैसे बच पाते हैं ?

Ghumakkar Insights – Do more with Smart Phone-Camera in Hills

By VJ Sharma

Sunsets and sunrise are the two most common sights that are photographed in the hills. We also get impressed with the breathtaking views of valleys or rows of hills covered with snow and feel that nothing can capture the view better than Panoramas. It can be very easily done with normal cameras. But can we also do it with Phone-Cameras? In May this year, I was in Srinagar in Kashmir to cover the Mughal Rally. We happened to visit a place called “Pir Ki Gali” that has amazing panoramic view. At that point in time, I felt the urge to click a panorama. I wanted to test whether my phone-camera could give me good results in panoramas as well. I found and downloaded Panorama applications from the Internet and created several panoramas. A good Phone-Camera and a companion application make the job quite easy and the results too are nothing short of impressive.

Dynamic weather in hills sometimes makes the life of us photographers more difficult than we expect it to be. These situations demand more flexibility in dealing with your Camera. Latest smart phones come with features like ISO, White Balance, Exposure Compensation etc. ISO can be very useful in low light conditions, Exposure Compensation can be a great help when your Camera is unable to judge the light around. White Balance is used in different ways to get the right colors or some magic in overall color scheme of your photographs. Many of these Cameras come up with different effects and some of them can be interesting to use while travelling. Flash capabilities are increasing with time and can be helpful in some critical situations.

Kinnaur-The land of apples (Part 1)

By Sishir Mohammed

On day 3, before starting off for Sangla, we were in a dilemma on whether to make the short trip to Hatu peak or not. As we had to reach Sangla before it was dark, we decided to skip Hatu peak, which is about 8 KMs from Narkanda. Thus, we hit the NH22 directly and road conditions being good, we reached the town of Rampur in about 2 hours. We refuelled the Ertiga here and noted a mileage of 15-16 KM/Litre in hilly road conditions. After, Rampur, the highway, which was once known to the British as the Hindustan-Tibet road, leads you further on to Jeori before entering the district of Kinnaur at Chaura. After entering Kinnaur, the road, cut into sheer rock, rises steeply above the Satluj River. It follows the Satluj and is one of the most vertiginous roads in the whole country offering a spectacular view of rugged mountains.

Dancing Peacock at Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur

By Nirdesh Singh

Nahargarh Fort is perched on a hill overlooking the city of Jaipur. Best time to go there is early in the morning. It is a pleasant half hour drive from downtown city. There is a lush forest on both sides of the winding road. Drive slow to take in the greenery and sounds of the forest. People can be seen jogging and cycling. Birds chirp and peacocks give out their shrill cries when they see you approaching.

Venice Calling

By Minakhee

While my son followed the boatman’s song with “row row row your boat”-my daughter’s lively imagination propelled her to the way people in the olden times. The gondola swerved into smaller water channels, compressed by the rows of houses projecting on either side. The balconeys of most houses were decorated by a riot of colorful flowers. I imagined fair maiden peeping out of the balcony, glancing shyly at the boatman who had purposefully directed his boat there-to glance at lady of his heart…hmmm I know too vivid imagination-but that’s was just the Gondola ride playing tricks on my mind.

WILDLIFE, TECH INNOVATION, SPIRITUAL, HERITAGE – All in one Hyderabad Combo

By Abhee K

Before coming to Hyderabad I had done my homework on Hyderabad all thanks to Google. If you go through APTDC website it shows you around 63 sight seeing points at Hyderabad. So I was very much confused but sure on two points first was Golconda and second was Ramoji film city. We had taken help of our cousin to choose spots for us to visit in these 2 days. . Thus Friday’s point were Nehru Zoological park, Sudha Car Museum , Birla Temple, Hussain Sagar Lake and Golconda Fort. We started our visit at 1200 hrs and hired a cab as it was convenient as well as will help us in covering our planned points.

A Day trip to Fatehpur Sikri from Delhi

By Nitish Banka

There are 4 things to see in Fatehpur Sikri fort complex Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri Fort, Tomb of Salim Chishti, and the Panch Mahal.All these places are architectural marvels of that time.The paintings on the main fort structure are exceptional.Many movies like Pardes, mere brother ki dulhan etc were shot here.

The Dargah of salim chisti was the best thing after Buland Darwaza which is the highest in the world The magnificent size of the buland darwaza was eye catching ..there are about 100-150 stairs then the gigantic structure called Buland Darwaza. Akbar later built the fort here and Jahangir did the marble art on Salim Chisti Dargah .In salim chisti dargah one can pray and can tie a knot to make a wish.As Akbar also wished for a child here and his wish got fulfilled.Even today people make wishes here.

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