01 Jan

Mumbai

By Roopesh

For long time I was thinking of visiting Mumbai properly. It isn’t that I haven’t been to Mumbai but it was mostly a day…

Shivaji Forts (Pratapgarh & Raigarh)

By Roopesh

We started by 9 AM from Tapola and had to pass through Mahabaleshwar. We reached Pratapgarh by 11 AM and it already had a…

Our trip to Udaipur – The city of lakes

By Hartej Chhatwal

Do take hotels near Lake Pichola as it’s the best place to live in Udaipur. Lake Pichola Hotel (Government Approved) and Ambrehi Haveli are other hotels which I can suggest and are worth staying(Under INR 5,000 per night). Enjoy the lake side small cafes which serve you Italian, Mexican, Indian snacks. The price fits your pocket and the light music along with lake pichola view makes your morning more lively. One of such restaurant is Jasmine Restaurant.

Boat rides are available from many places across lake Pichola which can take you to Jag Mandir and Lake Palace situated at the centre of Lake Palace. Lake Palace can be entered by only those persons which have their room booking at the palace or else boat will just go around the same. As it is the most famous and most visited lake it is very polluted and smelly from some shores.

गायकवाडों का शहर वड़ोदरा (Vadodara: The city of Gaikwads)

By Shivam Singh

ट्रेन आई और हम बैठ लिए अपने स्थान पर | एक वृद्ध दंपत्ति एक दुसरे का हाथ पकडे चढ़े | देखकर लगा की प्रेम की अभिव्यक्ति के कई आयाम और मायने होते हैं | ट्रेन अपनी गति से आगे बढती रही बीच बीच में आस पास के खेतों में उगे फसलों पर हम बात चीत कर रहे थे | तीन घंटे में हम वड़ोदरा पहुंच गये | स्टेशन से बाहर निकलकर हमने ठेले पर समोसे खाए और चल पड़े सैयाजी राव बाग़ की तरफ |

Maharashtra Yatra: Aurangabad- Panchakki and Bibi ka Maqbara

By Naresh Sehgal

Bibi Ka Maqbara is situated about 5 kms from the Aurangabad city, the burial place of Aurangzeb wife, Rabia-Durrani. It is an imitation of the Taj Mahal at Agra; it is also called as “poor man’s Taj Mahal” owing to it being a poor replica of the Taj. Behind the tomb is located a small archeological museum.

The comparison with the Agra monument has unfortunately somewhat degraded the Aurangabad tomb which in itself displays a worthwhile architectural design, with much distinguished surface ornamentation in the late Mughal style.

The tomb dates from 1678 and it was erected by Prince Azam Shah, one of Aurangzeb’s sons, in memory of Begum Rabia Durani, his mother. It stands in the middle of a spacious and formally planned garden, some 457 by 274 meters, with axial ponds, fountains, and water channels, many defined by stone screens and lined with broad pathways. The garden is enclosed by high crenellated walls with fortress set at intervals, and open pavilions on three sides.

A rendezvous with Narmada: Dhuandhar Fall at Jabalpur

By Uday Baxi

Sometimes, when you are too passionate about something, one gets a shock when the reality strikes suddenly. Deeply enamoured in love with the river, when I was approaching it, the reality of people struck me with deep sense of sorrow. I saw the poor children standing in the waves and searching for the coins which devotees throw in the water. I stood there for a while and wanted to ask those children about their reasons to do the same and to convince them about the risks that are generally associated with such activities in the middle of a raving water flow. However, after pondering over the situation, I desisted from entering into any kind of dialogue with those children, numbering around fifty. It was the example of extreme penury striking me with a reality check and shaking my conscience. All recent events of displacement of tribals during Bargi Dam and Sardar Sarovar Project revolved around my memory and I stood there dumbstruck. The modern day reality was mean and much beyond the well-meaning words of “Dakshin Ganga” and “mekal-kanya” etc.

हिंदुस्तान का नाज़, यक़ीनन ताज….

By Arun Singh

तकरीबन तीन घंटे की स्मूथ ड्राइव के बाद आगरा शहर में दिशा निर्देशो का पीछा करते हुए हम लोग होटल मधुश्री के सामने आकर खड़े हो गए. यमुना एक्सप्रेसवे से बाहर निकल कर जब आप आगरा शहर में प्रवेश करते है तो नाक की सीध में चलते चले जाने से एत्माददुल्ला के मकबरे (किले) की तरफ जाने वाले रस्ते पर एक टी पॉइंट आता है जिसमे यह होटल बिलकुल कोने पर ही बना हुआ है और इस होटल से दो मार्ग जाते है पहला आपको रामबाग, मथुरा, दिल्ली की तरफ ले जाता है और दूसरा मार्ग एत्माददुला और ताज महल की तरफ ले जाता है। इस होटल की एक बात मुझे और अच्छी लगी की आगरा की भीड़ से आप बचे भी रहेंगे और शांति भी बनी रहेगी अन्यथा जैसे-२ आप शहर के भीतर बढ़ते चले जाते है बेतहाशा ट्रैफिक और गन्दगी के ढेर आपको परेशान करते रहते है. और एक बात जिसकी हमे बहुत आवश्यकता थी वो थी कार पार्किंग जिसका बंद गलियो वाले रास्तो पर मिलना बहुत ही कठिन कार्य लग रहा था और एक पल को तो हमे लगा की कहीं हम इस भूल भुलैया में ही घूमते हुए न रह जाये। होटल के प्रांगण में कार पार्किंग का पर्याप्त स्थान मिल जाने के कारन एक मुसीबत तो हल हो चुकी थी और अब बारी थी उस जोर के झटके की जो धीरे से लगने वाला था अर्थात कमरे का किराया। होटल के अंदर स्वागत कक्ष में उपलब्ध प्रबंधक साहब ने बताया की यह होटल अधिकतर बिजनेस मीटिंग्स के लिए ही बुक रहता है जिसमे फॉरेन डेलीगेट्स आकर ठहरते है अतः आपको एक कमरा मिल तो जायेगा किन्तु चार्जेज लगेंगे पूरे पच्चीस सौ रूपए। अब मरता क्या न करता, आगरा के भीतर घुसकर ट्रैफिक से जूझने और कमरा ढूंढने की हिम्मत तो नहीं हो रही थी अतः महाशय को एडवांस में रूम चार्जेज का भुगतान करने के बाद अब हम लोग निश्चिंत होकर ताज देखने के लिए अपनी आगे की योजना बनाने लगे. वैसे यहाँ एक बात और बताना चाहूंगा की साफ़-सफाई और सुविधा की दृष्टि से होटल में कोई कमी नहीं थी, कार पार्किंग के अलावा अलमारी, सोफ़ा, एक्स्ट्रा पलंग, कलर टीवी, एयर कंडीशनर, संलग्नित बाथरूम, फ़ोन व् फ्री वाईफाई जैसे तमाम विकल्प मौजूद थे.

A beautiful sunset at Bargi Dam (Jabalpur)

By Uday Baxi

But Chhotu drove his machine like hell. I still do not know whether he was driving in anger or driving made him happy. The other plausible reason, of course, would be his pressing urge to go to the toilet after finishing off his sorties quickly. He was putting the boat into the ultimate efficiency test. The boat was flying on the waves. At number of times, it was on air for a second or so. At other times, it skidded off the waves at full speed. Chhotu was fast and furious. I had been to the drive on the speed boat at many places in the country and had experienced the speed and the thrill connected with it. But, here was the fastest pilot driving his machine like a maniac. And, he did not say a word. I also started believing whether he could listen to our shrieks or not.

Half an hour and a few rounds of the circles on the water later, Chhotu sped his boat towards the jetty. Docked it, took the keys out of the slot and immediately sprang onto the dock. When I came out of the boat, I heard him saying “Thank you”, two evergreen words that trickled up his throat. I have yet to understand the nature of his thanks. Either it was his graceful way to thank his passengers to survive his driving that day or it was just a normal gesture from a stubborn grumpy man, who could not say anything else. Anyway, that fast drive in the speed boat was also a pleasure. What’s the fun of speed boating, if it was not dangerous? And, I was standing safe and sound on the land to start the same life once again. Thanking Chhotu in return, I returned to the Maikal Resort.

घुमक्कड़ की दिल्ली : हवेली मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब

By MUNESH MISHRA

ग़ालिब के रहते इस हवेली की असल पैमाइश तकरीबन 400 स्क्वायर यार्ड्स (square yards) थी. नाजायज कब्जों की वजह से इस हवेली के अंदर और चारों ओर दुकानों और दूसरे कारोबारी इस्तेमाल के चलते हवेली ने अपना वज़ूद लगभग खो-सा दिया. साल 1999 में दिल्ली सरकार ने इस हवेली के कुछ हिस्से को नाज़ायज़ कब्जों से छुड़ाकर इसे फिर से पुराने रंग-रूप में लाने की कोशिश की. और इस तरह ग़ालिब की हवेली “ग़ालिब स्मारक” के तौर पर वज़ूद में आयी.

Daulatabad Fort – Maharashtra Yatra (Part 10)

By Naresh Sehgal

Aurangzeb funded his resting place by knitting caps and copying the Qu’ran, during the last years of his life, works which he sold anonymously in the market place. Here are also buried Azam Shah, Aurangzeb’s son, Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, the founder of the Hyderabad dynasty, his second son Nasir Jang, Nizare Shah, king of Ahmednagar, Tana Shah, last of the Golkonda kings and a host of minor celebrities.

A Brave Queen: Rani Durgawati (Jabalpur, M.P.)

By Uday Baxi

As it happens, when God takes away something, it gives something to bank upon. The queen also had some of the most trustworthy lieutenants to manage the affairs of the kingdom. I also found an old temple of Mata Sharda near the fort. In fact, it was situated just at the base of the hill. Somehow, I thought that Goddess Sharda gave immense strength to our queen to take up the responsibility while re-building her own life with the growth of her son, who was known as “Veer Narayan”. Due to safety reasons, the queen had also shifted her base to Chauragarh.

Five more years passed under the rule of queen bringing a sense of normalcy in the kingdom. Then, the destiny struck again in 1556 AD, the independent sultan of Malwa (Present day Mandu) crossed the distance of 650 kilometres and attacked the Queen thinking that he would not be met with any resistance. But, he was proved wrong. Even though, our queen was fighting her first battle, she came out victorious. Baz Bahadur had to run away for his life.

An example of determination: Pisanhari ki Marhiya (Jabalpur)

By Uday Baxi

The competition gradually became tougher and louder till there was a total din. Amidst the chaos, looking at the prospects of not being able to find a clear-cut winner, the challenge-competition was halted in the middle. In that interlude it was the perfect time for telling the story of an old woman, who lived alone in a hut at Jabalpur about 650 years ago.

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