11 Nov

Khana Mihirer Dhipi

Chandraketugarh – a tryst with the mystical ancient history

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When king Chandraketu was ruling the kingdom, a Pir named Gorachand arrived from Arab and tried to convince the king to convert his religion to Islam. During that time, he showed several magical tricks. One of the tricks was that he bloomed Champa flower during off season on the Bera (fence). From that time, the place is called Berachampa.

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рд╢рд┐рдВрдЧрдгрд╛рдкреБрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ – рдЬрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╢рдирд┐ рджреЗрд╡ рд╡рд┐рд░рд╛рдЬрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ

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рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдлрд┐рд░ рдмрддрд╛рдирд╛ рдЪрд╛рд╣реВрдВрдЧрд╛ рдХреА рд╕рд╛рдИ рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо рдореЗрдВ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рдХреА рдмрд╛рдпреЛрдореЗрдЯреНрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рд┐рд╕реНрдЯрдо рд╣реИ рдЬреЛ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реНрддрд┐рде рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рд░рд┐рд╕реЗрдкреНрд╢рди рд╕реЗ рд╕реБрд╡рд┐рдзрд╛ рдорд┐рд▓ рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИ рддрд╛рдХрд┐ рдЕрдЧрд░ рдЖрдкрдиреЗ рдСрдирд▓рд╛рдЗрди рдкрд░реНрдЪреА рдирд╣реАрдВ рд▓реА рддреЛ рдЖрдк рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо рдореЗрдВ рд╣реА рдмреЙрдпреЛрдореАрдЯреНрд░рд┐рдХреНрд╕ рдХрд░рд╡рд╛ рдХреЗ рд╢рд╛рдо рдпрд╛ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рдХреА рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдкреНрд░рд╡реЗрд╢ рдХреА рдкрд░реНрдЪреА рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдХрд░ рд╕рдХрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ ред рдЗрд╕рд╕реЗ рдпрд╣ рд╕реБрд╡рд┐рдзрд╛ рдорд┐рд▓рддреА рд╣реИ рдХреА рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдлрд┐рд░ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рдЧреЗрдЯ рез & реи рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рд▓рд╛рдЗрди рд╕реЗ рдкрд░реНрдЪреА рд▓реЗрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдЬреЛ рд╕рдордп рд▓рдЧреЗрдЧрд╛ рд╡рд╣ рд╕рдордп рдмрдЪ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗрдЧрд╛ рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рджрд╛рд▓рдп рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рдж рдЬрд╝рд░реВрд░ рдкрд╛рдП, рдпрд╣ рдПрдХ рдбрд┐рд╡рд╛рдЗрди рдЕрдиреБрднрд╡ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛ ред

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рд╢рд┐рд░рдбреА , рдЬрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╕рд╛рдИ рдмрд╕рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ

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рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдмрддрд╛ рджреВрдБ рдХреА рдСрдирд▓рд╛рдЗрди рдкрд░реНрдЪреА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЧреЗрдЯ рдирдВрдмрд░ рей рдпрд╛ рд╢рдирд┐ рдЧреЗрдЯ рд╕реЗ рдПрдВрдЯреНрд░реА рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИ рдЬрд▓рдкрд╛рди рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣рдордиреЗ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рд╕рдВрд╕рдерд╛рди рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рдСрдЯреЛ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдлреИрд╕рд▓рд╛ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдкрд░ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рддрд╛рдВрдЧреЗрд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдХреЛ рджреЗрдЦ рдХреЗ рдорди рд▓рд▓рдЪрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдмреБрдХ рдХрд░рдХреЗ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреА рдФрд░ рдЪрд▓ рдкрдбрд╝реЗ, рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рд╕рдВрд╕рдерд╛рди рд╕реЗ рез рдХрд┐рдореА рджреВрд░ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ резрежрежреж рдореАрдЯрд░ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдкреИрджрд▓ рдЪрд▓рдирд╛ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛ рд░рд╕реНрддреЗ рдореЗрдВ рджреБрдХрд╛рди рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдЪрд╛рджрд░ рдФрд░ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рджреА рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдмреЛрд▓реЗрдВрдЧреЗ рдкрд░ рдЖрдк рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдЪрд╛рджрд░ рдФрд░ рдЧреБрд▓рд╛рдм рдХрд╛ рдлреВрд▓ рд▓реАрдЬрд┐рдпреЗрдЧрд╛ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рдмрд╛рдмрд╛ рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рдж рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдХрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪрдврд╝рддрд╛ рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдлреВрд▓ рдФрд░ рдЪрд╛рджрд░ рдЪрдврд╝рддреА рд╣реИ,

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Visiting Saputara – A perfect getaway from Vadodara

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Just as you enter Navsari on NH-8, be careful not to use the Flyover ! . Keep your Google Maps or Navigators ready again. After taking Left from Navsari crossing, the Road is narrow and Single Lane. But build Quality is good, so no issues in Driving.(Ref Pictures). Then the real journey started, amidst the Lush Green Fields and forest area. We passed through the National Forest, which looked great at early morning. Driving here in early morning, with cloud cover was great ! No ACтАЩs required, just fresh Air.

We took a little de-toure toward Gira Waterfall, which was very good. The Way to Gira waterfalls is well marked and you will find few Tourists Buses parked on the main Road itself. The Fall is about 2-3 KMтАЩs inside the narrow trail, which Is just enough for 2 cars to pass, that too at some locations only, so Drive carefully and Slowly. Plenty of Options for snacks are available. Tough it didn’t rained that day, flow of water was still good. It’s nice place with sign Board of “Beware of Crocodiles”! all around ! . We didn’t found any though . (Lucky)

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A Visit to Lavasa, Pune

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There is not much to do at Lavasa except walking along the waterfront promenade, the prime attraction, which is very well maintained and clean. It was about 10mins walk from our hotel, Mercure. It also offers various options for dining at restaurants serving delicacies from different countries like American, Australian, Lebanese, Singaporean, Chinese along with Pizzas, Ice-creams and Indian street foods like Chats & Tikkas. Some of these are overpriced. It is recommended to have meals at the hotel; however, one can try these restaurants for one meal.

We had our dinner at American Diner, which was obviously a costly affair. The place had on offer, a 5 course dinner for a couple (ValentineтАЩs eve) at a discounted price of Rs. 1000/- (we did not opt for it). The restaurant serves imported drinks. We tried a Vodka brand called Pinky (this is the first time, we heard about this brand). It was ok.

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Delhi to Lucknow in 5 hours via YEW and Agra Lucknow Expressway

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It was a pleasure driving on this road. I counted 57 vehicles while going towards Lucknow on this expressway which means a lot of people are still unaware of it. I tried to maintain a consistent speed of 120 kmph on this road, but to my surprise I found I was driving at 130-135 kmph. There is very little noise while driving on this road. I encountered total 4 small diversions (diversion means when you have to drive on the wrong side of the expressway).

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Travel reminiscences from the 1970s …

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рдЕрдм рдХреЗ рдмрд┐рдЫрдбрд╝реЗ рддреЛ рд╢рд╛рдпрдж рдХрднреА рдЦрд╝реНрд╡рд╛рдмреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдорд┐рд▓реЗрдВ,
рдЬрд┐рд╕ рддрд░рд╣ рд╕реВрдЦреЗ рд╣реБрдП рдлреВрд▓, рдХрд╝рд┐рддрд╛рдмреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдорд┐рд▓реЗ

While recently listening to the above gazal of Ahmad Faraz,by Mehdi Hassan,the line тАЭjis tarah sukhe hue phuul kitabon mein milenтАЭ jogged my memory about the old faded travel photographs of years gone by lying, for decades, in the trunk in the basement.

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Lavish yet affordable trip to Matheran, near Mumbai

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тАв Girls should consider wearing something very appropriate as the crowd consist of good as well as cheap public.
тАв As a couple you should consider not carrying much luggage as there is no one to look after it.
тАв Please be careful of the broken bottle glasses all over the place.
тАв Please be prepared with the right type of footwear since the place is slippery.
тАв The water currents are very mild and the fall is amongst the safest fall in the state.
While leaving for top we again got a share cab for us with the same fare. We trekked from Dasturi to our hotel this time. Yeah! Now I am planning to add trekker in my resume..lol. The rest of the day we spent inside our cozy hotel.

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The road less travelled – Kolkata to Kaluk

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At about 1 p.m. Tara took his first halt at Teesta Valley. Very near to this place is the point of White Water River Rafting on Teesta. The area is dotted with a few small eateries run by the local villagers. Tara took us to one named Tashi Restaurant. All the eateries here, as this one, are very basic. I am a bit apprehensive about eating at small joints as the hygiene factor is low, but had no other alternative here. However, the good food coupled with the beautiful Teesta flowing beside the eatery made me set all thoughts aside for a few moments. Had it been some other place, such a beautiful locale would surely have been commercialized and turned into a Mc DonaldтАЩs or KFC with the wealth again going to the rich hands.

Our car moved on towards Jorethang. Tara was true. The stretch from Malli to Jorethang was in really poor condition. Although it was for wider and better roads in coming days, the ride was extremely stressful for us. Clouds of dust engulfed us at short intervals. We are much more impatient than our counterparts residing at higher altitudes.

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рдореЗрдШрд╛рд▓рдп – рд╢рд┐рд▓реЛрдВрдЧ , рд╕реНрдХреЙрдЯрд▓реИрдВрдб рдСрдлрд╝ рджреА рдИрд╕реНрдЯ

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рдЬрдм рд╣рдордиреЗ рд╕реБрдирд╛ рдХрд┐ рдПрд╢рд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд╛ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рд╕реНрд╡рдЪреНрдЫ рдЧрд╛рдВрд╡ рдХрд╛ рдкреБрд░рд╕реНрдХрд╛рд░ рднрд╛рд░рдд рдХреЗ рдПрдХ рдЧрд╛рдВрд╡ рдиреЗ рдЬреАрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рд╡реЛ рдореЗрдШрд╛рд▓рдп рдореЗрдВ рд╣реИ рддреЛ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЗрд╕реЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдкреНрд▓рд╛рди рдореЗрдВ рд╢рд╛рдорд┐рд▓ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ ред рд▓реАрд╡рд┐рдВрдЧ рд░реВрдЯ рдмреНрд░рд┐рдЬ рджреЗрдЦрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣рдо рдЗрд╕ рдЗрд╕ рдЧрд╛рдВрд╡ рдореЗрдВ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреЗ рдЬреЛ рдХрд┐ рд▓реАрд╡рд┐рдВрдЧ рд░реВрдЯ рдмреНрд░рд┐рдЬ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдЧрд╛рдВрд╡ рд╕реЗ 2 рдХрд┐рдореА рджреВрд░ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рд╣реИредрдЧрд╛рдБрд╡ рдХреЛ рд╕рд╛рдлрд╝ рдХреИрд╕реЗ рд░рдЦ рдкрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИ рдЬрдмрдХрд┐ рд╕реИрд▓рд╛рдиреА рдЖрддреЗ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд░рд╣рддреЗ рд╣реИ рд░реЛрдЬрд╝ рдЦреВрдм рд╕рд╛рд░реЗред

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Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary – The Green and Serene spot of Haryana

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After some time we reached the watch-tower and beneath the same we were lucky to spot a barking deer and we were quick to click a picture of the same. Then from the watch towers we spotted the beautiful sightings of the migratory birds.

Common Teal, Common Greenshank, Ruff, Black-winged Stilt, Northern Pintail, White Wagtail, Northern Shoveler, Yellow Wagtail, Rosy Pelican, Spot-billed Pelican, Gadwall, Wood Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper,

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The Living Stone

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It is a very small temple which has sixty four Yogini figures placed inside the circular wall. Each Yogini has a name and special characteristic such as one with lion face, one with a monkey face, one standing on a human head or one standing in fire and so on. There are a few Yogini temples all over India and all are circular in shape depicting the ‘Yoni’.

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