05 May

рдХреЗрджрд╛рд░рддрд╛рд▓ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ – рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рд╕реЗ рдЧрдВрдЧреЛрддреНрд░реА

рдХреЗрджрд╛рд░рддрд╛рд▓ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ – рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рд╕реЗ рдЧрдВрдЧреЛрддреНрд░реА

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рдЬрд┐рд╕ рдирдВрдмрд░ рдкрд░ рдЖрдк рд╕рдВрдкрд░реНрдХ рдХрд░рдирд╛ рдХрд╣рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рд╡реЛ рдЕрднреА рд╕реНрд╡рд┐рдЪ рдСрдл рд╣реИ рдпрд╛ рдиреЗрдЯрд╡рд░реНрдХ рдЫреЗрддреНрд░ рд╕реЗ рдмрд╣рд╛рд░ рд╣реИ… рдЛрд╖рд┐рдХреЗрд╢ рдореЗрдВ рд╢реБрдмрд╣ рдХреЗ 4:30 рдмрдЬ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ рдФрд░ рдореЗрд░реА рдЗрд╕ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдереА рдкреНрд░рд╢рд╛рдВрдд рдиреЗ рдореБрдЭреЗ рдпрд╣реАрдВ рдорд┐рд▓рдирд╛ рдерд╛ рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдЙрд╕рдХрд╛ реЮреЛрди рд╕реНрд╡рд┐рдЪ рдСрдл рдЖ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред рдореИ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рд╕реЗ 16 рдЬреВрди рдХреА рд░рд╛рдд рдХреЛ рдЪрд▓рд╛ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рдкреНрд░рд╢рд╛рдВрдд рджреЗрд╣рд░рд╛рджреВрди рд╕реЗ рдЖрдХрд░ рд░рд╛рдд рдмрд┐рддрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЛрд╖рд┐рдХреЗрд╢ рдореЗрдВ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдард╣рд░рд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рд╣рдо рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдорд┐рд▓рдХрд░ рдЙрддреНрддрд░рдХрд╛рд╢реА рдХреА рдУрд░ рд░рд╡рд╛рдирд╛ рд╣реЛрдирд╛ рдерд╛ред рдкреНрд░рд╢рд╛рдВрдд рдиреЗ рдореБрдЭреЗ рд░рд╛рдд рдХреЛ рд╣реА рдмрддрд╛ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ рдХреА рд╡реЛ рдХрд┐рд╕ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдард╣рд░рд╛ рд╣реИ рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдореБрдЭреЗ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдо рдпрд╛рдж рдирд╣реАрдВ рдерд╛, рдмрд╕ рдЗрддрдирд╛ рдпрд╛рдж рдерд╛ рдХреА рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рддреНрд░рд┐рд╡реЗрдгреА рдШрд╛рдЯ рдХреЗ рдкрд╛рд╕ рд╣реИред рдЕрдм рд╕рдордЭ рдореЗрдВ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЖ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ рдХреА рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛рдПред рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рд╕реЬрдХ рдкрд░ рдПрдХрджрдо рд╕рдиреНрдирд╛рдЯрд╛ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рдореИ рдЗрдзрд░ рдЙрдзрд░ рдЯрд╣рд▓ рдХрд░ рдЯрд╛рдЗрдо рдкрд╛рд╕ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдХреА рддреШрд░реАрдмрди рдмреАрд╕ рдорд┐рдирдЯ рдмрд╛рдж рдореЗрд░реЗ реЮреЛрди рдХреА рдШрдВрдЯреА рдмрдЬреА, рджреЗрдЦрд╛ рдХреА рдкреНрд░рд╢рд╛рдВрдд рдХрд╛ рд╣реА реЮреЛрди рд╣реИред рдореИ рдкреНрд░рд╢рд╛рдВрдд рдХреЗ рдмрддрд╛рдпреЗ рд╣реБрдП рд░рд╕реНрддреЗ рдкреЗ рдЪрд▓ рдкреЬрд╛ рдФрд░ рдХреБрдЫ рд╣реА рдорд┐рдирдЯреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдХреЗ рдХрдорд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪ рдЧрдпрд╛ред

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The Leisure Road Trip to Kolkata

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In the morning we got up by 4:30am. All the end moment packing was done starting from camera charger, laptop and mobile charger. We were in a hurry as we had planned to leave by 5:00am and we were running late. Never mind we were ready by 6:15am and left our home sweet home by 6:30am. The Toyota Fortuner which I was going to drive became a small caravan with the facility for breakfast, lunch and some other tits-bits and beverages like a bottle of Coca-Cola, Tea, and Coffee.

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BullтАЩs Retreat – OUTTA THIS WORLD!

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Driving through Rishikesh in darkness, we could not see much except the twinkling diyas after Arti on the banks of Ganga. Though it was pitch dark, it was impossible to miss well lit billboard of the BullтАЩs Retreat ahead of Shivpuri village and we were warmly greeted by courteous Mohinder and staff of Retreat who shifted quickly our baggage to two rooms alloted to us.

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Amkhoi Fossil Park

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The angiosperm wood fossils which are displayed here were collected during pond digging from Amkhoi village of Illambazar Forest, Birbhum District. These specimens are definite proof of the presence of a vast dry deciduous forest with a few evergreen elements in this area, which prevailed 15 to 20 million years before present (Late Miocene). Wood fossils can also be found in different places of Birbhum, Bardhaman, Bankura and Medinipur Districts of West Bengal as well as in Mayurbhanj District in Orissa.

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Sukharia тАУ the land of the Mitra Mustafis

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The village of Sukharia is associated with the Mitra Mustafi family whose other settlements were in the villages of Ula Birnagar and Sripur. The Mitra Mustafi family is sometimes called the family of Dewans as most of the family members served in different positions in the revenue departments during the rule of the monarchy.

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On The Ramayana Trail in Sri Lanka

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The high point of our yatra was the visit to Sigiriya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sigiriya or Simha Giriya ( Lion Rock ) is a gigantic rock formation ( 660 ft high ) on top of which a complex capital city was built by one king Kashyap and which was said to have been later usurped by Ravana. Still later, it was used by Buddhists to promote their religion. The rock and its surroundings presents a unique concentration of urban planning, architecture, gardening, engineering, hydraulic technology and art.

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Chail тАУ NatureтАЩs true walk

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The resort was in middle of the Jungle area and surrounded by hills from 2 sides. Luckily our rooms are balcony oneтАЩs and it opens to the hills. What else anyone want a good resort with a hill facing balcony. We checked in to resort a little early and thanks to the manager who allowed us to check in before half an hour from scheduled time. We all were very tired after 11 hours long journey.

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Delhi to Ramnagar : Jim Corbett National Park

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We started our journey from Delhi to Ramnagar for a two days weekend trip to visit Jim Corbett National Park.
Ramnagar is a small town located near famous Corbett National Park in Nainital districts of Uttarakhand. The city is said to be dream destination for wildlife traveler as this is the sole park in India where richest concentrations of wildlife occur.

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A Journey as Magical as its Destinations

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They left every thing on me- planning entire route, night halts, bookings,
sight seeing, servicing of the NeerjaтАЩs diesel SUV up to the extent searching out 4
dumped sleeping bags from old cupboards for emergency. The final tight itenary
schedule was got finalised after endless mobile talks, smsing and emails, kind
courtesy Maj Gen Nawnit Kumar, SM Commandant, High Altitude Warfare
School(HAWS) ,Gulmarg and Lt Gen Bobby Mathews ,AVSM**, VSM ,the Colonel
of the Regiment (COR).

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