Nature

From Kolkata to Mandarmoni Beach (December 2009) – Road Review and Trip Report

By Anupam

Kolkata has a lot of places within the proximity of 4-5 hours that could be considered as ideal places, for thoroughly enjoying weekends with total peace of mind far away from the hustle and bustle of the crowded city. One of them is the Mandarmoni beach which is around 180 KM from Howrah and is arguably the longest drivable beach in India. Located very near (within 30 KM) to the famous Digha beach, Mandarmoni is very easily accessible and reachable from Kolkata.

BADAAM VAARI (Almond Garden) – Srinagar, Kashmir

By Sahil Sethi

It was a trip to Kashmir yet again with my family last year in October’11. In september, we drove to Dhanaulti. Just after one…

Panna Tiger Reserve, Pandava Falls and Ken River Lodge

By Amit Kumar

One of the practical benefits that I enjoy most working in News Channel is the man-power available at every nook and corner of the country and that too is very resourceful. Bottom line is that resort as well safari was completely free. Rajasthan has best tourist facility to explore national parks. Solo traveler like me can book his own ticket only and he will get accommodated with others without any pain. But here in Panna one need to hire a complete Gypsy that charges around 3600 for a safari. The same situation is with Kanha that I visited later in this month. With little delay we started our journey at 6:30.

Ghumakkar inspired trip to Renukaji

By Bidisha

Darkness soon settled in as the lake waters caught the last rays of the fading sunrays and it was time to get back to the hotel. We pedalled to the shore and receded to our hotel and anchored ourselves on the terrace. Darkness coupled with the sounds of the forest was mesmerizing. We had a warm interaction with another group also chilling out on the terrace and junior had an awesome time playing with the big friendly pet dog of theirs. Relaxing was the ‘mahamantra’ of the tour – our mantra materialized into genuine tranquillity.

Sultanpur National Park

By Mahesh Semwal

The park is developed around the natural lake. For the years Sultanpur lake has been attracting birds. Peter Jackson of International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources wrote to Prime minister Indira Gandhi about the need to declare the Sultanpur lake to a bird Sanctuary, In 1971 the Lake was declared as Bird Sanctuary later in 1991 the Bird sanctuary was notified as National Park.

गौरी से वो मुलाकात व इकाकुला का हसीन समुद्र तट !

By Manish Kumar

आज की इस कड़ी में आपकी मुलाकात कराएँगे गौरी और उसके एकाकी जीवन से। साथ ही ले चलेंगे आपको इकाकुला के खूबसूरत समुद्र तट पर। साथ ही होगी भितरकनिका से जुड़ी यात्रा संबंधित कुछ महत्त्वपूर्ण जानकारी।

Kanha Tiger Reserve: Call of the wild

By Amit Kumar

Like in party after eating every crap we go for some delicious, mouth watering sweets, so here in the similar fashion I am going to present you the king of the forest, the nocturnal, the royal, the BAAP of everyone, when he walks on green carpet peacocks stop dancing, sambhar left their doshas, languor’s stick to their branches and few lucky like us start clicking to their heart content, the tiger.

Temple trails of Karnataka-Part 5-KUDREMUKH NATIONAL PARK

By Venkat

On our way to Kudremukh, we happened to spot this beautiful little Ganapathi temple amidst lush green tea gardens at a village named Samse, 6 kms from Kalasa.
We drove further and a km later, reached Kudremukh National Park Checkpost. On giving the details of our vehicle and its passengers to the officer at the checkpost, we were issued a receipt indicating both our entry time and the time by which we had to exit the park at the western side of the reserve.

Kolkata-Tarapith-Bakreshwar-Shantiniketan-Kolkata trip : Day 2

By Anupam

Previously also known by the name Bhuvandanga (named after Bhuvan Sinha), Santiniketan and nearby areas is all about moving around and watching rather than writing. Santiniketan is also the house of the Vishwa Bharati University established by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

Delhi – Rishikesh – New Tehri – Chamba – Dhanaulti – Mussoorie – Dehradun – Delhi

By Harish Bhatt

We both decided to ride for about 100 KM further on the hills towards New Tehri to have a look at the Tehri Dam and the huge man made lake it had created. We reached New Tehri at around 8:30 AM. It was a beautiful morning. We spent about an hour at New Tehri and Vishal clicked a few pictures.

Bijli Mahadev

By Vipin

So following our original plan to cover Bijli Mahadev, Rewalsar Lake, Shikari Devi, Kamru Nag Lake, Karsog, Tattapani, we reached Kullu on the morning of 30 July’11. Since there were regular buses plying on this route, it allowed us some time to freshen up and to have a quick breakfast. Later we took a mini bus till a village nearby the shrine from where it is just 2.8 km soft trek passing through some of the villages

डाँगमाल के मैनग्रोव जंगलों के विचरण में बीती वो सुबह…..

By Manish Kumar

मैनग्रोव के जंगल दलदली और नमकीन पानी वाले दुष्कर इलाके में अपने आपको किस तरह पोषित पल्लवित करते हैं ये तथ्य भी बेहद दिलचस्प है। अपना भोजन बनाने के लिए मैनग्रोव को भी फ्री आक्सीजन एवम् खनिज लवणों की आवश्यकता होती है। चूंकि ये पानी में हमेशा डूबी दलदली जमीन में पलते हैं इसलिए इन्हें भूमि से ना तो आक्सीजन मिल पाती है और ना ही खनिज लवण। पर प्रकृति की लीला देखिए जो जड़े अन्य पौधों में जमीन की गहराइयों में भोजन बनाने के लिए फैल जाती हैं वही मैनग्रोव में ऊपर की ओर बरछी के आकार में बढ़ती हैं। इनकी ऊंचाई 30 सेमी से लेकर 3 मीटर तक हो सकती है। जड़ की बाहरी सतह में अनेक छिद्र बने होते हैं जो हवा से आक्सीजन लेते हैं और नमकीन जल में घुले सोडियम लवणों से मैनग्रोव को छुटकारा दिलाते हैं। मैनग्रोव की पत्तियों की संरचना भी ऍसी होती है जो सोडियम लवण रहित जल को जल्द ही वाष्पीकृत नहीं होने देती।

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