Sai Baba’s Brindavan, Whitefield
Dec 6, 2008 Brindavan is Sri Sathya Baba’s ashram in Whitefield. I had heard much of this place from various sources. There is a…
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Kalimpong in 50s- Life was Like that
Written bt Col (Retd) Mani K Gahatraj  History is lived forward, We know the end before we consider the beginning, But we can…
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The lazy rainy Goan Life
Now that it was around 10 pm (already late night as we had an early flight back home), it was time for quick review of how Goa 3.0 had fared against the other 2 versions. We realised how this one trip had been all about just one word: Revisiting. Revisiting the memories we made along the way, the calm we keep losing in the din of everyday life
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Borobudur, Indonesia
No, not Tiramisu, but definitely more delectable! Borobudur Temple in Magelang, near Yogyakartha (Indonesia) made to look like a layered cake with history seeping…
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Trip to Switzerland: Part 6 – Trip to Mount Pilatus
The next morning in Luzern, our destination was Mount Pilatus (wikipedia, official site). Mount Pilatus is another famous tourist site in Switzerland, located near…
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Moodabadri – a tryst with Jainism
The road meanders through lush fields bordered by coconut and palm trees . The bamboo stalks greet you as a collage of green and…
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The Leaning Two-hours of Pisa
Italy was like the flavor of the month some days back when I wrote this incomplete article and saved it in drafts praying that…
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In the mystic alleys of Delhi (II) – Phool Wallon Ki Sair
As mentioned above, on the first day floral tributes were paid at the Dargah and on the second day at the Temple. The second day was also a “Mela Dayâ€, with lots of fun and frolic at the large park on the southern side of the monument.
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Tryst with Jainism in a cave
The rains come down and the peacocks shriek in delight .We could count more than a dozen in the twilight hour, perched on the…
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Trip to Switzerland: Part 5 – The city of Lucerne (aka Luzern)
Our stay in the city of Interlaken done (and the hotel reservations having run out), we decided to move to our next destination, the…
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Canal cruise in “Venice of north†– Amsterdam
Boarding fast train from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, we reached Amsterdam central station. Amsterdam central station is located at the hub of activities and as…
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Trip to Switzerland: Part 4 – Return from Jungfrau and onto Lake Thun
In a previous post, I had covered our trip to Jungfrau. The return was a bit of an anti-climax, since the line to the…
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