Legendary Queens of Chittaurgarh – II
It is famous in Mewar, рдЧрдврд╝рдУрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдЧрдврд╝ рдЪрд┐рддреНрддреМрдб рдЧрдврд╝, рдмрд╛рдХреА рд╕рдм рдЧрдврд┐рдпрд╛, meaning that among all the forts Chittaurgarh is the only real…
Read MoreHistorical
Hospitality in Inhospitable Spiti Valley – Part 2
In part 1, I talked about my journey to the Spiti Valley and the stay of two nights at the monastery of Tabo. As…
Read More
KOCHI (KERALA) тАУ GODтАЩS OWN COUNTRY
Welcome to the GodтАЩ own Country тАУ Kerala (India) I was in Kochi from 19.08.09 to 24.08.09 to attend a conference in Hotel Le…
Read More
Hospitality in Inhospitable Spiti Valley – Part 1
I have been offline for quite some time and so much has happened on Ghumakkar! Looks like everyone has been busy travelling. Many interesting…
Read More
Chittaurgarh Fort, an enigma with a thin line between history and mythology -I
тАЬрдпрд╣ рд╣реИ рдЕрдкрдирд╛ рд░рд╛рдЬрдкреВрддрд╛рдирд╛, рдирд╛рдЬрд╝ рдЗрд╕реЗ рддрд▓рд╡рд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдкреЗ, рдЗрд╕рдиреЗ рд╕рд╛рд░рд╛ рдЬреАрд╡рди рдХрд╛рдЯрд╛ рдмрд░реНрдЫреА рддреАрд░ рдХрдорд╛рдиреЛ рдкреЗ, рдпрд╣ рдкреНрд░рддрд╛рдк рдХрд╛ рд╡рддрди рдкрд▓рд╛ рд╣реИ рдЖрдЬрд╝рд╛рджреА рдХреЗ…
Read More
Namprikdang Of Dzongu, North Sikkim
Having grown up amongst the same type of houses and among Lepcha neighbours and friends in Kalimpong, it was indeed heartening to connect with the ancient times at Namprikdang. Of course there was the official reception of VIPs in the traditional ways, the forgettable speeches after speeches, with clear and present hints to тАЬvote for meтАЭ.
Read More
Shimla to Kaza – A Road Review
On the way, you see some of the huge falls, portions of roads which have never seen two vehicles side-by-side ever, since their width can’t accommodate them (ok ok.. poor joke, move on) , tall huge rocky mountains, a LOT of clear Sun and occasionally a snow-peak. I am not a sun-glass guy but sometimes its so bright that you better use them.
Read More
Pink City тАУ Jaipur (Rajasthan)
Kesariya Balama Aavoni, Padharoni Mare Des Re тАУ These lines attract most of the domestic & international Tourist towards Rajasthan Some of the places…
Read More
A Day in Lalbagh Botanical Garden – Bangalore
Once I was on official trip to South, I reached Bangalore from Chennai by Shatabdi Express. On reaching Bangalore I came to know that…
Read More
City of Gardens & Canals тАУ Suzhou (China)
I was enough fortunate to visit China just one month before Olympics 2008. One can see the level of preparation & enthusiasm of Chinese…
Read More
Trek-log of my 10 year old
Date: December 27, 2009. I and my little sister visited a place called Kharad recently. We went along with a group of kids and…
Read More
Trip to Aurangabad and Ellora Caves
A long 12 day trip was planned during this summer vacation. The places on itinerary were Aurangabad, Ellora Caves, Pune, Khandala, Lonavala, Mahabaleshwar and…
Read More