Famous Candles of Nainital

Nainital – The Jewel of Kumaon – Dream Fulfilled – Part – II

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Why do we need vacations? There is a very simple answer to it. We need vacation to rest, rejuvenate, relax, as well as to recharge ourselves at least for the next few months. It’s very important to get away and de-stress oneself in today’s world. When we work for a living, we must get away from the work once in a while. Recently, we went to Nainital and we were mesmerized to see the place & surroundings. You can also plan a trip there.

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Waiting for the food

Nainital – The Jewel of Kumaon – Reaching there – I

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Why do we need vacations? There is a very simple answer to it. We need vacation to rest, rejuvenate, relax, as well as to recharge ourselves at least for the next few months. It’s very important to get away and de-stress oneself in today’s world. When we work for a living, we must get away from the work once in a while. Recently, we went to Nainital and we were mesmerized to see the place & surroundings. You can also plan a trip there.

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Neat, green, flower filled cemetery

A date with some unexplored places of Delhi

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Whenever we visit a Museum, we always wonder what compels us to visit such places. What do we hope to see? A visit to this museum would have a great impact in a child’s mind. There is a great educational value as well. Almost every country is inhabited by a people differing in manners and habits, language, religion, dress. Such visits will help them to know about different countries, to distinguish between individuals from other races, how very different they all look, to learn how people in different countries dress up during their festivals, their way of living.

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The Tent city

Maha Kumbh Mela – A day in Prayag

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As the sun sets slowly in the west, we wave goodbye with a promise to come back again and pray to the almighty to give us a chance to witness & be a part of another Kumbh mela at some other place, where all the pleasures of a comfortable life are shunned for the time by millions of devotees.

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Prayag calling

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We are neither too religious not we are atheist. We wanted to witness Maha Kumbh at the Tirthraj Prayag, where the Maha Kumbh festival began on 14th January, 2013. We would like to witness a festival where Millions of people travel across the globe to take a dip at Sangam. We didn’t want to miss the same.

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A nature walk

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A nature walk through the lush woods will throw up many surprises, especially if you have an interest in nature. That’s what had exactly happened to a team of 34 grown-ups during a training camp on a windy winter morning and returned with loads of memory to cherish throughout their life.

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Did you notice me...it's my shadow

Hariyali Idhar Udhar…

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A team building activities is an ideal way to take a break from your daily routine and there is something for everyone as the combination of Team Building and Sports Activities. Recently, I had attended a Training Program at Pegasus Institute for Excellence at Dibli, a small hamlet in the upper Dehradun. It was a great learning experience as an Individual & professional.

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Ellora – The essence of Indian rock-cut-architecture

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The first impression was not bad. Once back in the hotel room by 6:30 p.m. from factory, used to roam around the city, markets and returned to my room after dinner. Aurangabad is a small city with all modern facilities and seems to be economical as well. Roads are good, well maintained and there is no power cut like in the entire State. I spent the first Sunday searching for an accommodation and it was not a difficult task or project like in Delhi & NCR. Room rent was also much lower than what I was paying in Gurgaon for a similar kind of accommodation, if not better. So, that part is ok, but the biggest hurdle came out to be the connectivity with Kolkata, my home.

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A fun filled day at National Rail Museum

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We come across “Nilgiri Coach” as we started walking. The Nilgiri Toy Train journey runs in between Mettupalayam and Ooty hill station. This narrow gauge train covers a distance of 46 kms. The train runs through the plains, plantations and tropical rainforest of the Nilgiri. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2005 and be a part of Mountain Railways of Indian World Heritage Site along with the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1999) and the Kalka-Shimla Railway (2008).

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My first solo drive on NH-2 (Del-Kol-Del)

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It was towards dusk, when I reached Chauparan and I was desperate to reach at least Dhanbad, which is approximately 150 km from there. Twenty hours since I started my journey – my eyes started paining and at times, it was difficult to keep my eyes open. I realized the situation and slowed down, till I reached a safer place. One truck driver offered help and asked to follow him. After reaching Dhanbad, we exchanged Diwali Greetings and offered him some sweets. He was coming from Jallandhar and learnt that he has to cross this stretch (NH-2) at least twice in a month. It was 10:30 at night and 24 hours since I started driving. I didn’t want to spend another day on road, since my home is around 200 km from Dhanbad – ‘I have to reach home today’.

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

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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.

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