A quiet weekend at Dehradun
There was some work to be done at Dehardun, the capital city of Uttranchal and it could be done over a weekend. I had…
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Vaishno Devi – Complete Yatra
After going through so many posts of Ghummakkar, I thought of trying my hand into it. Whenever I think of visiting some new place,…
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Queen’s Battle to Death
Who has not heard of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi? The last few lines of one of the most recited poetry in Hindi literature composed…
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Beautiful Cornwall (2) – Eden and Heligan
This is in continuation of my previous post on Cornwall, where on the first day we had spent some time exploring and experiencing the…
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Mylai – Some things dont change (thankfully)
The place is not a fancy one, as in , does not have the looks of modern restaurants. It looks like a house-converted-to-an-hotel and the ambience is ‘homely’ and food is hygenic. The (south indian) dishes are served on a plantain leaf (cant use spoon for eating Dosa:-) ).
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Palayur and the Story of Syrian Christians
Present day Marthoma church had a broad outlook. Their metropolitan, Head of the Church, often use to say “I believe in one and only one God. There is no Hindu God, Muslim God or Catholic God. It may be that their understanding of God is Different. My mother’s understanding of my father and my brothers understanding & my understanding of my father may differ. But there is only one father. No wonder L.K Adwani and Aryasamaj leader Acharya Agnivesh have much to say in favor of the Marthoma church as true Indian Church.
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Dudhwa – Touch and Go
Not many people would plan a trip to a place called ‘Lakhimpur’ which is more popularly known as ‘Lakhimpur Khiri’ so when an opportunity…
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Palakkad and the story of rubber making
Palakkad is an important Rubber growing district of Kerala. Karimba a village in Palakkad is famous for Rubber Nursery Last year, when I was…
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“Solace” find in KG Basin
This travelogue was written by me sometime back immediately after the trip when I was in Hyderabad so it may sound like recent and…
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My first plane ride… destination Singapore
It was seven years back… we took off from New Delhi airport and I had embarked on my very first plane ride. We were…
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A visit to the kingdom of spices in Kumily
As we strolled in the market of Kumily, scent of freshly cut spices, sold in every nook and corner of this small town increased…
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Calcutta -The city of Joy
Oh! Calcutta is not dying. It is a City of Joy At the fag end of April 2008 I visited Calcutta on my way…
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