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Sultanpur National Park: Pathos for a Sitting Duck

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The marshland appeared more like grassland with bushes blocking the way everywhere. There were more grazing cattle inside than birds тАУ I mean the birds which were supposed to be there according to the article. The ambience inside the park was more allusive to the EliotтАЩs Wasteland than the Wordsworth Tintern Abbey. You must be thinking I am totally nutsтАжtalking like this :-) Well the thing is that I am writing this line on a few miles away from Sultanpur National Park, on revisiting the banks of тАЬnot quiteтАЭ marshlands of the park and 15 months had passed since my last visit to this one time birderтАЩs paradise.

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Rays of Light

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We started our walk and soon saw the first of the Sarnath monument, the Chaukhandi Stupa. A beautiful, well kept garden surrounding the Stupa welcomes you with dancing butterflies and chirping birds. Chaukhandi Stupa has a square base. This stupa was built during Gupta times. And later during Islamic rule, it got the peculiar head with edges. Built in red bricks, it was an impressive site, standing tall under a blue sky, silently remembering the era by gone.
This main road of Sarnath is lined with some beautiful Buddhist temples donated and built by several east Asian Buddhist nations. It really shows their affection and devotion towards Gautam Buddha and itтАЩs land.

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рдкрд┐рдгреНрдбрд╛рд░реА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рдЬрд░реВрд░реА рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА, рдирдХреНрд╢рд╛ рдФрд░ рдЦрд░реНрдЪрд╛

рдкрд┐рдгреНрдбрд╛рд░реА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рдЬрд░реВрд░реА рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА, рдирдХреНрд╢рд╛ рдФрд░ рдЦрд░реНрдЪрд╛

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рдкрд┐рдгреНрдбрд╛рд░реА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдЙрддреНрддрд░рд╛рдЦрдгреНрдб рдХреЗ рдХреБрдорд╛рдКрдВ рдордгреНрдбрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдмрд╛рдЧреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рдЬрд┐рд▓реЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рд╣реИред рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд╣рд▓реНрджреНрд╡рд╛рдиреА рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪрдирд╛ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИред рд╣рд▓реНрджреНрд╡рд╛рдиреА рд╕реЗ…

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Trip to village(kirtinagar)

Trip to village(kirtinagar)

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The drive to Rankandiyal from Kirtinagar is around 8 kms along a small hill stream.In the month of June,the water was very clear and one could even drink it.I can vouch for its purity.The whole feeling was nostalgic since it was after 6-7 years that I was visiting the place.The sun was following with us and in no time,we reached the village.We went straight to the nani’s ancestral house where there was a big pandal and music was full on.The whole atmosphere was very divine and we were feeling very light after a long day of travel.We both were given a room in my uncle’s house.The room was small but quite cosy and we had to take blankets in the night.Soon we both were dead.

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Let’s Walk everywhere тАУ Day 10 & 11

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Today was our tenth day here in London, and our plan for today was, erтАж nothing. We were basically going to sleep and rest for the first half of the day, then we would go to The Garden Caf├й for a quick bite, and then for the second half we would come home and sleep and rest a bit more.
We decided to play a little game of taking pictures of the signboards that came on the way.

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Paradise on Earth- Jammu and Kashmir (Part 3)

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We passed the first town enroute тАУ Ganderbal, within an hour. It was after Ganderbal that the real beauty of the drive commenced. After Ganderbal, the snow-capped Himalayas greeted us bang on. Every turn gave us panoramic new scenes, which always seemed to better than the previous one. Complimented by the untouched beauty of the Sindh River, the landscape was picture perfect.

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рдкрд┐рдгреНрдбрд╛рд░реА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рдЫрдард╛ рджрд┐рди (рдЦрд╛рддреА-рд╕реВрдкреА-рдмрд╛рдЧреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░-рдЕрд▓реНрдореЛрдбрд╛)

рдкрд┐рдгреНрдбрд╛рд░реА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рдЫрдард╛ рджрд┐рди (рдЦрд╛рддреА-рд╕реВрдкреА-рдмрд╛рдЧреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░-рдЕрд▓реНрдореЛрдбрд╛)

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рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реЗ рдЪрд╛рд░ рджрд┐рдиреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдореИрдВ рдЗрд╕реА рдЦрд╛рддреА-рд╕реВрдкреА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рдХреА рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА рдЬреБрдЯрд╛рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рдЕрдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рд╛ рд╕реЗ рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рд╕рдлрд▓рддрд╛ рднреА рдорд┐рд▓ рд░рд╣реА рдереАред рд╕рдлрд▓рддрд╛ рдорд┐рд▓ рд░рд╣реА рд╣реЛ рддреЛ рдЗрдВрд╕рд╛рди рдЖрдЧреЗ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВ рдирд╛ рдмрдвреЗред рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рдЦрд╛-рдкреАрдХрд░ рд╣рдордиреЗ рднреА рд╕реВрдкреА рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╛ рдкрдХрдб рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ред рд╣рд╛рд▓рд╛рдВрдХрд┐ рдореИрдВ рдФрд░ рдЕрддреБрд▓ рддреЛ рдПрдХ рд╣реА рдкрд▓рдбреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдЯ рдереЗ, рдЬрдмрдХрд┐ рд╣рд▓реНрджреАрд░рд╛рдо рдХрд╛ рдЭреБрдХрд╛рд╡ рджреВрд╕рд░реЗ рдкрд▓рдбреЗ рдпрд╛рдиреА рдмрдВрдЧрд╛рд▓реА рдХреА рдУрд░ рдерд╛ред рдмрдВрдЧрд╛рд▓реА рдПрдХ рдЧрд╛рдЗрдб рджреЗрд╡рд╛ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдерд╛ред рджреЗрд╡рд╛ рдиреЗ рдЗрд╕ рд╕реВрдкреА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рд╕реЗ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рдордирд╛ рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ред рджреЗрд╡рд╛ рдХреА рдордирд╛рд╣реА рдФрд░ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдЬрдмрд░рджрд╕реНрдд рд╕рдорд░реНрдерди рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рд╣рд▓реНрджреАрд░рд╛рдо рдмреАрдЪ рдореЗрдВ рдлрдВрд╕ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЬрд╛рдЯ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЪрд▓реЗ рдпрд╛ рдмрдВрдЧрд╛рд▓реА рдХреЗред рдЖрдЦрд┐рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдмрдВрдЧрд╛рд▓реА рднреА рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдУрд░ рд╣реА рдЖ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдЬрдм рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЗрд╕ рдмрд╛рд░ рдХреБрдЫ рдирдпрд╛ рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗред рдзрд╛рдХреБрдбреА рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдиреЗ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рдХреЗ рдореБрдХрд╛рдмрд▓реЗ рд╕реВрдкреА рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╛ рдирдпрд╛ рд╣реА рдХрд╣рд╛ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗрдЧрд╛ред рджреЗрд╡рд╛ рдХреЛ рдорд╛рдирдирд╛ рдкрдбрд╛ред

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Of Seven Capitals and New Delhi: Chapter I тАУ Rai Pithora & Mehrauli

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Qutub Minar of yore was entered through its four monumental gates of which only the Southern one renowned as Alai Darwaza remains standing till date. Along the western periphery of the precinct runs a giant wall with pointed archways, creating a тАШQiblaтАЩ or the decorated prayer wall. There are several buildings in the complex most of which lay in ruins except for the exquisitely carved tomb of Iltutmish which is still in fairly good state. The structure of note inside the complex includes the magnificent Qutub Minar, Ala al-Din Khalji’s madrasa and the Imam Zamin Mosque.

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Road trip – Delhi to Mussoorie

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GPS showed an internal road near Modinagar тАУ about 40-50 km till Khatauli. We followed that тАУ it was single lane with farm on one side and some small river kind of on other side. I was kind of worried, visibility went even bad, it was dense fog at 7.00 am тАУ after some 10-15 km, and we decided to take another turn connecting back to main road…

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A Quiet Day in Romford тАУ Day 9

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Today was our 9th day in London, and my mother had planned for us another тАШfunтАЩ day at the mall. The logic was simple тАУ it was raining, we had to be indoors, so we might as well be indoors outside. We were to go to The Brewery first, and then The Liberty Mall, both located within close proximity of each other, in Romford. Romford is one of the major commercial centres in the London suburbs.

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рдХрдлрдиреА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рдкрд╛рдВрдЪрд╡рд╛рдВ рджрд┐рди (рджреНрд╡рд╛рд▓реА-рдХрдлрдиреА-рджреНрд╡рд╛рд▓реА-рдЦрд╛рддреА)

рдХрдлрдиреА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рдкрд╛рдВрдЪрд╡рд╛рдВ рджрд┐рди (рджреНрд╡рд╛рд▓реА-рдХрдлрдиреА-рджреНрд╡рд╛рд▓реА-рдЦрд╛рддреА)

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рддрднреА рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рдХреБрдЫ рджреВрд░ рд╕рдлреЗрдж рд╕реА рдЖрдХреГрддрд┐ рджрд┐рдЦреАрдВред рд╕реЛрдЪрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рд╡реЗ рддрдореНрдмреВ рд╣реИрдВред рдЪрд▓реЛ, рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рддрдХ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рдЬрд╛рдХрд░ рджреЗрдЦрд╛ рддреЛ рддрдореНрдмреВ рд╡рдореНрдмреВ рдХреБрдЫ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдерд╛, рдмрд▓реНрдХрд┐ рдХреБрдЫ рдкреНрд▓рд╛рд╕реНрдЯрд┐рдХ рдХрд╛ рдорд▓рдмрд╛ рд╕рд╛ рдкрдбрд╛ рдерд╛ред рдЧреМрд░ рд╕реЗ рджреЗрдЦрдиреЗ рдкрд░ рдкрддрд╛ рдЪрд▓рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣ рдлрд╛рдЗрдмрд░ рд╣реИ рдпрд╛рдиреА рдПрдХ рддрд░рд╣ рдХрд╛ рдордЬрдмреВрдд рдкреНрд▓рд╛рд╕реНрдЯрд┐рдХред рдХрдо рд╕реЗ рдХрдо рд╕реМ рдореАрдЯрд░ рдХреЗ рдШреЗрд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдмрд┐рдЦрд░рд╛ рдкрдбрд╛ рдерд╛ рдпрд╣ рдорд▓рдмрд╛ред рдЗрд╕рдореЗрдВ рд▓рдХрдбреА рдХреЗ рджрд░рд╡рд╛рдЬреЗ рднреА рдереЗ рдЬреЛ рдЖрджрдордХрдж рдереЗред рджрд┐рдорд╛рдЧ рдЦреВрдм рдЪрд▓рд╛рдХрд░ рджреЗрдЦ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣ рдмрд▓рд╛ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЖрдЦрд┐рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдирддреАрдЬрд╛ рдирд┐рдХрд▓рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдХрднреА рдХреЛрдИ рд╣реЗрд▓реАрдХреЙрдкреНрдЯрд░ рдЧрд┐рд░рд╛ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛, рдпрд╣ рдЙрд╕рдХрд╛ рдорд▓рдмрд╛ рд╣реИред

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The River and the City

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The airport is located in Babatpur, a slightly funny name but when you see the airport name displayed in bold letters as Lal Bahadur Shastri aiport, suddenly it gains stature and you feel a connection, a long lost memory jogged. And you remember a story of young Lal bahadur swimming across the Ganga for his studies.

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