Hills

рдЛрд╖рд┐рдХреЗрд╢ рдореЗрдВ рд░рд┐рд╡рд░ рд░рд╛рдлреНрдЯрд┐рдВрдЧ

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тАШрдЬрдп рдЧрдВрдЧрд╛ рдореИрдпрд╛тАЩ рдХреА рдзреНрд╡рдирд┐ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рд░рд╛рдлреНрдЯ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдЪрд▓ рдкрдбрд╝реЗ | рд░рд╛рдлреНрдЯрд┐рдВрдЧ рдореЗрдВ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рд╛рдзрд┐рдХ рдЖрдирдВрдж рдкрд░реНрд╡рддреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдмреАрдЪ рд╕реЗ рдмрд╣рддреА рддреЗрдЬ рдирджреА рдХреЗ рдмреАрдЪ рдПрдХ рдЫреЛрдЯреЗ рд╕реЗ рд░рд╛рдлреНрдЯ рд╕реЗ рдмрдбрд╝реЗ рдмрдбрд╝реЗ рд╣рд░реЗ-рд╣рд░реЗ рдкрд░реНрд╡рддреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рджреЗрдЦ рдХрд░ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ | рдРрд╕рд╛ рд▓рдЧрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдорд╛рдиреЛ рдордиреБрд╖реНрдп рди рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВ рдЧрд░реНрд╡ рдХрд░рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдкреНрд░рдХреГрддрд┐ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рдЙрд╕рдХреА рдХреЛрдИ рд╕рддреНрддрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИ | рдмрдбрд╝реЗ рдмрдбрд╝реЗ рдЦрдбрд╝реЗ рдкрд░реНрд╡рдд рдХрд┐рд╕реА рд╕рд╛рдзрдирд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд▓реАрди рд╕рд╛рдзреБ рдХреА рддрд░рд╣ рд▓рдЧ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ | рдЙрдирдХреЗ рдКрдкрд░ рдЙрдЧреЗ рдкреЗрдбрд╝ рдЭрд╛рдбрд╝рд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рдЙрдирдХреЗ рдмрдврд╝реА рд╣реБрдИ рджрд╛рдврд╝реА рдХреА рддрд░рд╣ рдФрд░ рдЪреЛрдЯрд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рд╕рд░ рдХреЗ рдЪреЛрдЯреА рдХреА рддрд░рд╣ рдкреНрд░рддреАрдд рд╣реЛ рд░рд╣реА рдереА | рдпрд╣реА рд╢рд╛рдВрдд, рд╕реБрдЦрдордп рд╡рд╛рддрд╛рд╡рд░рдг рдорд╛рдирд╕рд┐рдХ рдФрд░ рдЖрддрдВрд░рд┐рдХ рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рд╕рдВрддреБрд╖реНрдЯрд┐ рдкреНрд░рджрд╛рди рдХрд░рддрд╛ рд╣реИ | рдЕрдХреНрд╕рд░ рдЪрд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдУрд░ рджреЗрдЦрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ, рдореИрдВ рдПрдХ рджреЛ рдкрд▓ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рднреВрд▓ рднреА рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рдерд╛; рдХреА рд░рд╛рдлреНрдЯрд┐рдВрдЧ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣рд╛ рд╣реВрдБ | рд╣реЛрд╢ рддрдм рдЖрддрд╛ рдЬрдм рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдХрдорд╛рдВрдбрд░ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдЖрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рд░реИрдкрд┐рдб рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЖрдЧрд╛рд╣ рдХрд░рддреЗ | рд╢рд┐рд╡рдкреБрд░реА рд╕реЗ рд░рд╛рдо рдЭреБрд▓рд╛ рддрдХ рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ 16km рдХреА рд░рд╛рдлреНрдЯрд┐рдВрдЧ рдореЗрдВ рдХреБрд▓ рдиреМ рд░реИрдкрд┐рдб рдЖрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдЬрд┐рдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рдПрдХ рд╕реЗ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ 5 рдбрд┐рдЧреНрд░реА рддрдХ рдЪрд┐рдиреНрд╣рд┐рдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ | рдЖрдЧреЗ рдЖрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рд░реИрдкрд┐рдб рдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдо рд░реЛрд▓рд░ рдХреЛрд╕реНрдЯрд░ рдерд╛ рдЬреЛ 5 рдбрд┐рдЧреНрд░реА рдХрд╛ рдерд╛ рдЗрд╕рдореЗ рд░рд╛рдлреНрдЯ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рд╕реЗ рдШреВрдордХрд░ рдЕрдиреНрджрд░ рдХреА рдУрд░ рддреЗрдЬреА рд╕реЗ рдЖрддреА рд╣реИ | рд╣рдо рд╕рднреА рд▓реЛрдЧ рддреЗрдЬ рд╕реЗ рдЪрд┐рд▓реНрд▓рд╛рдпреЗ | рдЙрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣ рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд╕рдмрдХреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЪрд┐рд▓реНрд▓рд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рддрд░реАрдХреЗ рд╣реЛрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ | рд╡реИрд╕реЗ рдХрдорд╛рдВрдбрд░ рдиреЗ рд░реИрдкрд┐рдб рдХреЗ рдмреАрдЪ рдореЗрдВ рд╢реЛрд░ рд╕реЗ рдордирд╛ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ рддрд╛рдХрд┐ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рджрд┐рдП рдЧрдпреЗ рдХрдорд╛рдВрдб рдХреЛ рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рд╕реБрди рд╕рдХреЗ |

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Khushwant Singh Kasauli LitFest – Himalayan Hamlet

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The litfest opened at 2 pm with a welcome by Khushwant SinghтАЩs son Rahul Singh.
The event kick started under the October sun with tributes and anecdotes pouring in for the Always Khush sardar by his son Rahul Singh, nephew Pammi Singh, colleague Bachi Karkaria and friends Farooq Abdullah and Bishan Singh Bedi.

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рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╛рдХреБрдорд╛рд░реА  рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо  рдХреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╡ рдЖрдзреНрдпрд╛рддреНрдорд┐рдХ рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рди  рдХреЗ рдкрд▓….!

рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╛рдХреБрдорд╛рд░реА рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо рдХреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╡ рдЖрдзреНрдпрд╛рддреНрдорд┐рдХ рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рди рдХреЗ рдкрд▓….!

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рдЕрдм рдореИрдВ рдордзреНрдп рдмрд░реНрде рдкрд░ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рдкрддреНрдиреА рд▓реЛрдЕрд░ рдмрд░реНрде рдкрд░. рд╡рд╣ рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛ рдЬрд┐рд╕рд╕реЗ рдмрд░реНрде рдПрдХреНрд╕рдЪреЗрдВрдЬ рдХреА рдереА рд╡рд╣ рдЯреНрд░реЗрди рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реА рдРрд╕реА рдирд┐рдВрджреНрд░рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд▓реАрдВ рд╣реБрдИ рдХрд┐ рд╕рд╡реЗрд░реЗ рдЪрд╛рдп- рдирд╛рд╢реНрддрд╛ рдХреА рдЖрд╡рд╛рдЬреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдХреЛрд▓рд╛рд╣рд▓ рдФрд░ рдЪрд▓рдХрджрдореА рд╕реЗ рд╣реА рдЬрд╛рдЧреА. рдЬреИрд╕реА рдореБрдЭреЗ рдЪрд┐рдВрддрд╛ рд░рд╣рддреА рд╣реИ рдорд┐рдбрд┐рд▓ рдпрд╛ рдЕрдкрд░ рдмрд░реНрде рдХреА рдРрд╕реА рдХреЛрдИ рджрд┐рдХреНрдХрдд рддреЛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реБрдИ рдХреНрдпреВрдВрдХрд┐ рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рд╕реЛрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдмреЗрдб рдкрд░ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдлрд┐рд░ рддреЛ рдореИрдВ рд╕рд╡реЗрд░реЗ рд╣реА рдЙрдарддрд╛ рд╣реВрдБ рдЪрд╛рд╣реЗ рдиреАрдВрдж рди рднреА рдЖрдпреЗ. рдмрд╕ рдмрд░реНрде рдореЗрдВ рд╢рд░реАрд░ рдХреЛ рдШреБрд╕рд╛рдирд╛ рдФрд░ рдлрд┐рд░ рд╕реНрд╡рдпрдВ рдХреЛ рд╕рдореЗрдЯрдирд╛– рдЗрди рджреЛ рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛рдУрдВ рдХреЗ рдЦрддрд░реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдореИрдВ рд▓реЛрдЕрд░ рдмрд░реНрде рдХреЛ рдмреЗрд╣рддрд░ рдорд╛рдирддрд╛ рд╣реВрдВред рдпрджрд┐ рдкрддреНрдиреА рдХреЗ рд╕рд╣рдорддрд┐ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛрддреА рддреЛ рдореИрдВ рдЙрди рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛ рдХреЛ рдЙрдкрдХреГрдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рде. рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ рдПрдХ рдорд╣реАрдирд╛ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдмреБрдХрд┐рдВрдЧ рдХрд░рд╛рдУ, рд▓реЛрдЕрд░ рд╕реАрдЯ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП, рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рдХреНрд╖рдг рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдЖрдЧреНрд░рд╣ рдкрд░ рд╡рд╣ рдмрд░реНрде рдЖрдк рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдФрд░ рдХреЛ рд╕реМрдВрдк рджреЗрдВ, рдпрд╣ рддреЛ рдХреЛрдИ рдмрд╛рдд рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реБрдИ. рд╣рд╛рд▓рд╛рдВрдХрд┐ рдкрддреНрдиреА рдХрд╛ рд╕реЛрдЪрдирд╛ рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рд╡рд┐рдкрд░реАрдд рд╣реИ, рдЪреВрдБрдХрд┐ рд╡рд╣ рднреА рд╕рдордп-рд╕рдордп рдкрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд▓реЛрдЕрд░ рдмрд░реНрде рдХреЛ рд╣рдерд┐рдпрд╛рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдирд┐рдкреБрдг рд╣реИ, рддреЛ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рд▓реЙрдЬрд┐рдХ рдХреЗ рдЕрдиреБрд╕рд╛рд░ рдЙрд╕ рдмрд░реНрде рдкрд░ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛ рдХреЛ рд╕реЛрдиреЗ рджреЗрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдХреБрдЫ рднреА рдЕрд╕рд╣рдЬрддрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИ. рдФрд░ рдпрд╣ рдХрд┐ рд▓реЛрдЕрд░ рдмрд░реНрде рдкрд░ рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛рдУрдВ рдХрд╛ рдкрд╣рд▓рд╛ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░ рдиреИрд╕рд░реНрдЧрд┐рдХ рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рдмрдирддрд╛ рд╣реИ (рд░реЗрд▓рд╡реЗ рдХреЗ рдирд┐рдпрдо рдЪрд╛рд╣реЗ рдЬреЛ рдХреБрдЫ рд╣реЛрдВ).

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Chail- a virginal suburb of Himachal Pradesh

Chail- a virginal suburb of Himachal Pradesh

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The hills were dead silent with occasional laughter and cries of ancestors of the HOMO SAPIENS. These brave hearts have made tall and fragile pine and deodar trees their play grounds. They dare to walk on high tension electric wires and water pipes at a height good enough to claim your life, if you lose your balance. They generally reside in abandoned homes, towering trees and earn their living by robbing from homes and climbing tall trees eating seeds and fruits. They were the sole owners of these lands encroached by humans. Their voices might be a welcome to us and an agreement to live peacefully with them or they might be planning a revolution against us or maybe they have an attitude that they donтАЩt care. Hills grow quieter as you glide down the day. Sky turns darker as sun takes your leave. You keep filling your lungs with the fresh air just to make sure that serene natural air reaches even to the last ruptured alveoli of your smoke and pollution damaged lungs. The mist is the best treat that you can give to your eyes next to actually snowing.

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Nainital тАУ The Last Leaf

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Sitting in a restaurant on the Mall Road, you feel happy. The early December air is nippy, fresh and clear. There are few tourists this time of the year. Sun rays reflect off the dark green water of the lake creating silvery ripples. Wisps of clouds float in the incredibly blue sky. Such blue skies are seen over Delhi for maybe two days a year. You have chosen to sit in the open sided area. The sun is soothing. You are almost in a trance. It seems life has receded leaving you in a glowing fuzzy ball of warmth. And then you see the tree.

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Leh – Pangong – Srinagar

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The unbelievable part of this road trip was to be driving at 120kmph at 16000 feet above sea level at More plains. You just could see the road laid in front till the eyes could see. After this there’s a steep climb to Tanglang-La at 17,500 feet where I started feeling dizzy again. Susheel said lets take 30 mins rest here at the Pass and I had to tell him like a crazy panicking person that we need to rush down to feel better. Also it’s here I discovered Susheel wasn’t driving in┬аthe wrong lane due to bad driving habit learnt in the cities but deliberately to avoid the (view of the) steep fall on the valleys┬аside, I was splitting my sides laughing and offered to drive but he wouldn’t let me, saying I was a crazy driver to be driving on that side and he didn’t want to die. Hahaha, still makes me go when I remember┬аhow we met unsuspecting drivers from the other direction in their rightful lanes honking at us. But we did have a taxi following us in the wrong lane and driving equally slow refusing to overtake. If you saw the views from Tanglang-La ┬аyou could perhaps be forgiven to be driving like that. Unfortunately I couldn’t get any good pictures as he didn’t want to stop and catch an accidental glimpse┬аof the abyss.

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Misty Mukteshwar – From a 12 year olds’s view

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The third day, we went to see a river and waterfall. We went there by trekking, starting early in the morning. It was a very lengthy journey. I kept on asking my guide that when we will reach the river. All the time his reply was that it is just a few kilometers far. The area was full of pine and oak trees. I collected many pine flowers (pine cone).We heard birdsongs of many types. One particular bird with long tail was very attractive. The guide told that the birdтАЩs name may be тАШparadise birdтАЩ but he was not sure. After coming to the guest house I searched in the internet and identified that it was a тАШred billed blue magpieтАЩ. It was an extremely beautiful bird which glided smoothly down the valley. I slipped on the fallen pine leaves and fell down many times on the way but it was all fun! After walking for about four hours we heard the sound of water rushing through the rocks. I started running in the direction of the sound and found a very fresh and clear stream, crashing through the rocks. This place was not visited by many tourists and hence very clean. Usually people throw things in the water. The sound of water falling from the high mountain was very loud. I missed my brother because with him I would have enjoyed more. The water was cold and green. Whenever I see water I canтАЩt control myself and I started swimming.

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Sand Dunes of Nubra and Diskit Monastery

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Usually deserts occur in low altitude, such as the great Indian Thar Desert. But there is also one high altitude cold desert in India which occurs in the Hunder village of Nubra Valley…………..We arrived there. It was beyond our imaginations and dreams to see such a vast bed of silver sands with brown mountains at the backdrop…………The sand dune offers to its visitors the great Central Asian double-humped camel safari. While other visitors were busy in getting their turn first for the safari, I went close to the camels. They look the same normal camels except those two humps. For the first time I saw those camels.

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Road to Nubra Valley over Khardung La

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We were told that weather is very unpredictable and highly unstable and can change surprisingly fast at Khardung La. ┬аIt may leave travelers trapped for hours or even days, but nothing like that happened to us, except heavy downpour on our way back on the following day.

We started descending from Khardung La. By now тАШRahmanтАЩ, the driver of our car became familiar with me. As I pointed the camera, he stopped the car. I came out to click. A small lake surrounded by the mountains just below the Khardung La looked so beautiful.

We set off again. Soon we passed the village Khardung. It is a tiny green village surrounded by barren mountains.┬а A drive of another 40 minutes or so and we met the river Shyok, a tributary of river Indus. The water of river Shyok looked muddy. Our journey continued by the bank of river Shyok.

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Naukuchiatal – a comfortable weekend getaway with family

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While waiting for lunch, I walked around observing┬аthe┬аtourists and what they were doing. While watching them, I was reminded of an old saying; When someone used to get sick or feeling тАЬnot wellтАЩ, they used to be advised that “In ko Pahard per lay jao – AAB-O-HAWA badli karaoтАЭ (Take them to the hills and give them a change of тАЬWater & AirтАЭ)!

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Majestic Ladakh : Royal Palaces in Leh

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Like every other travelers in Ladakh, we too spent our second day in Leh. It is advisable to spend a day or two in Leh for acclimatization before going to any places of higher altitude like Khardung La or Pangong Lake. Leh has many great places to offer to its visitors including stunning landscape views, palaces, monasteries, stupas, war memorials and river Indus at Sindhu Ghat. We decided to visit the palaces and gompas on our second day in Leh and first to visit by us was the Leh Palace and Namgyal Tsemo Gompa.

Leh Palace of Namgyal Dynasty

The erstwhile royal residence of Leh locates around 2 Km from the main market place. Though the Palace locates on a hill top overlooking the Leh town it can be reached by car. As we reached the Palace we saw wandering young monks on bike!

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