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Mukteshwar Revisited

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Once we settled down, freshened up, we met the other guests, quite a few from Gurgaon, went around the property and watched the view points. Later, in the evening I went down for a walk and to see the area towards Krishna, and Sun set spots. Guess what? I came across a loosely locked gate, just after Krishna, with a notice “Private-No Entry”. Curious, an Indian after all, I sneaked in. There were no security, no dogs, no one out there. I walked up the private road with my camera.

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The Berry lores of Kumaon

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Soon after leaving Patal Bhuvaneshwar, we were on a scenic road lined up with shrubs laden with a rich harvest of juicy berries, the golden Hisalu (Rubus Ellipticus), the purple Kilmoda and the red Kafals (Myrica Esculenta). Even the desire to reach Jageshwar well in time could not stop us from taking a break here and there and accepting natureтАЩs bounty of delicious offerings.

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Ranthambore – My Machaan???

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We broomed the place under the tomb with a make shift Jhadoo and sat down; it gave us fantastic view of partly dried lake with deer grazing in the marsh. Amazingly there was no Machaan, to tell you the truth we forgot that it was a must at all the locations. Hours passed and we documented the deer and small carnivorous animals. At sunset, the wind direction changed and I could smell very strong tiger urine as and when the wind blew. It began to worry me a bit due to my experience in jungles watching and spotting tigers; I knew we were in the tiger territory for sure.

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Himalyan Voyage in Kaleidoscopic Kumaon

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One of my fond childhood memories is a visit to a small town with breathtaking view of Himalayan range. The picture of Snow clad Himalayan peaks rising to caress the sky, clouds hovering over the valley below, changing colours of the sky is still fresh in my mind. I was quite excited to visit Kausani after around 25 years. Has the place been able to preserve the beauty I witnessed then, has it changed its colours with changing world… there were many such questions lingering in my mind.
We were a group of five driving an Alto. Cutting through the dense fog enjoying the fullness of nature we drove through Hapur, Joya, Rampur, Haldawani, Kathgodam and Bheemtal.

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Rain…Rain…Rain…

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We found out that the rafting at Rishikesh was closed at this time due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand. тАЬHeavy RainsтАЭ that triggered an idea. Why not enjoy the rain itself and live our childhood again. Why not a bike trip to Rishikesh?

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рдирд╛рдЧреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рдЬреНрдпреЛрддрд┐рд░реНрд▓рд┐рдВрдЧ – рдИрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рд╕рддреНрдп рд╣реИ, рд╕рддреНрдп рд╣реА рд╢рд┐рд╡ рд╣реИ, рд╢рд┐рд╡ рд╣реА рд╕реБрдиреНрджрд░ рд╣реИ.

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рд╕рднреА рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝ рд╕рд╛рдерд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдХрд╡рд┐рддрд╛ рдХреА рдУрд░ рд╕реЗ ………реР рдирдордГ рд╢рд┐рд╡рд╛рдп……….рдЗрд╕ рд╢реНрд░рдВрдЦрд▓рд╛ рдХреА рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реА рдкреЛрд╕реНрдЯ рдореЗрдВ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЖрдкрд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рд╢реНрд░реА рдХреГрд╖реНрдг рдХреА рдирдЧрд░реА…

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Revisiting Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

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How lucky one can be when one gets to time their conference trips with one of their favorite festivals happening concurrently at a different city, in fact, a different country? Once the conference dates in Vancouver was decided, I waited with bated breath for the official announcement of the dates for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, about 70 miles and 1 hour 10 minutes drive north of Seattle on I-90 (Exits 230, plus minus one). The tulip festival has been my favorite things to visit in Seattle, and every year, I waited for Spring to arrive, heralding a trip to the daffodil and tulip fields.

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Dwarka and around / рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рдХрд╛ – рд╢реНрд░реА рдХреГрд╖реНрдг рдХреА рдХрд░реНрдорд╕реНрдерд▓реА

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рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рдд рдореИрдВ рд╕реНрдкрд╖реНрдЯ рдХрд░ рджреВрдВ рдХреА рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рдЬреНрдпреЛрддрд┐рд░реНрд▓рд┐рдВрдЧ рдордВрджрд┐рд░реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╡рд┐рд╕реНрддрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рджрд░реНрд╢рди, рдкреВрдЬрди, рдЕрднрд┐рд╖реЗрдХ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдЗрдЪреНрдЫреБрдХ рд░рд╣рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рддрдерд╛ рдЬреНрдпреЛрддрд┐рд░реНрд▓рд┐рдВрдЧ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЕрдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рд╛рдХреГрдд рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рд╕рдордп рдХреА рдпреЛрдЬрдирд╛ рд░рдЦрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдЕрддрдГ рд╣рдордиреЗ рд╢реНрд░реА рдирд╛рдЧреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рдЬреНрдпреЛрддрд┐рд░реНрд▓рд┐рдВрдЧ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЕрдЧрд▓реЗ рджрд┐рди рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЕрд▓рдЧ рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд▓рд╛рди рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рддрд╛рдХрд┐ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рджрд┐рди рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рдХрд╛ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рдмрд╕ рд╕реЗ рднреА рдирд╛рдЧреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рдХреЗ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рдПрдБ рддрдерд╛ рдЕрдЧрд▓реЗ рджрд┐рди рдЕрд▓рдЧ рд╕реЗ рднреА рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдЖрдХрд░ рдЕрднрд┐рд╖реЗрдХ рдФрд░ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рдХрд░ рд▓реЗрдВ.

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рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рдПрдХ рджрд┐рди рдПрдХ рд░рд╛рдд

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рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рд╕реЗ рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рдПрдХ рджрд┐рди рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рд░рд╛рдд , рдПрдХ рдПрдХреНрд╕рдкреНрд░реЗрд╕ рдкреНрд░реЛрдЧреНрд░рд╛рдо рдерд╛ рдШреВрдордиреЗ рдХрд╛ред рдЬрд┐рд╕рдореЗ рд╣рд░ рдХреА рдкреМреЬреА ,рдордирд╕рд╛ рджреЗрд╡реА рдФрд░ рдЪрдВрдбреА рджреЗрд╡реА рдХреЗ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рд╕рдореНрднрд╡ рд╣реЛ рдкрд╛рдпреЗ ред

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Gokarna – Story of Ravana

Gokarna – Story of Ravana

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Gokarna also has an mythological significance which attracts pilgrims. There are a lot of stories about Gokarna, but the most famous one is the story of Ravana and the Atmalinga.
Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka, received the atmalinga from Shiva after he had performed a penance at Mount Kailash reciting self-written Shivatandavastotram. Shiva instructed Ravana that the sacred atmalinga should not be placed on the ground as it would establish itself where placed on earth. On his way back to Lanka, Ravana stops for his evening prayers at Gokarna.

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A short write-up on Digha

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Known for the beauty of the beach and the special sea-side food hubs, Digha is a wonderful visiting paradise for the visitors. Tourists mainly spot two places, the old Digha beach and the new Digha beach.
New Digha is much much more crowded compared to the old Digha. And as expected we visited both the beaches.

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