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Visiting Kaluk in West Sikkim

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If you are an aficionado of history, then Rabdentse is a place not to be missed if you are on a trip to West Sikkim. Located on a ridge near Upper Pelling, Rabdentse was the ancient capital of the kingdom of Sikkim from 1670 to 1814. It was destroyed by the Gurkha invasion and now only the ruins of the palace remain. The remains of the palace have been declared as of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India. The ruins offer panoramic views of Mt. Kanchendzonga.

Vikram dropped us at the point from where we were to trek about 1.5 km through forest to reach the ruins. A huge decorated gate leads to the trekking path. We started our journey through a stone-cobbled path through the forest. The path was narrow and dark. The forest was deep. There was not a person to be seen anywhere. It was super-thrilling!!

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Kareri Lake ~ a poetic trail

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Gaddis are basically a nomadic tribe who mainly lead a pastoral life depending on their cattle for their livelihood and wander in the high altitude alpine meadows for green and protein rich grass for their cattle and the nectar like pure water. These gaddis seem to be the happiest souls in the world without any worry cheering and living life happily in the lap of mother nature enjoying her eternal and purest beauty to the fullest. You envy at their life for a moment and then wish if you were born a gaddi, maybe in your next lifeтАж:)

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A Road Trip to Enchanting Mukteshwar

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With all the theoretical knowledge collected through blogs, we had few recommended names for our stay. We started having a look on hotels. First and the very pleasing one was MT- Mountain Trail. Ambiance/view here was awesome. After discussing about the tariffs we moved on to other hotels. We were more concerned for a captivating view rather than the tariffs. We went ahead to few more lodges along with PWD Guest house. But, we had already lost our hearts to MT. So we called back the manager and asked him to book 2 rooms for us.

We parked our car near the entrance of Mukteshwar temple and started taking a walk towards the main tourist attraction point тАЬChauli ki jaliтАЭ. After putting in few efforts in climbing the rocks we finally reached on the top of the cliff. The cliff gave a splendid panoramic view of snow-white Himalayan ranges. Captured the тАЬOrange- setting SunтАЭ, did some archery. As it was getting late and the temperature started dropping with Sun, instead of going for Rock climbing we opted to just give a pose :)

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рдЧрдврд╝рд╡рд╛рд▓ рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝реА: рддрдкреЛрд╡рди тАУ рд░реБрджреНрд░рдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рдЧ тАУ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА

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рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рд▓реЛрдЧ рдереЛрдбрд╝реА рджреЗрд░ рд░реБрджреНрд░рдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рдЧ рдореЗрдВ рд░реБрдХреЗ рдФрд░ рдлрд┐рд░ рдЪрд▓ рджрд┐рдП рд╢реНрд░реАрдирдЧрд░ рдХреА рдУрд░. рд╢реНрд░реАрдирдЧрд░ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрддреЗ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрддреЗ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдХрд╛рдлреА рджреЗрд░ рд╣реЛ рдЪреБрдХреА рдереА рдФрд░ рдЖрдЬ рд░рд╛рдд рдЗрд╕рд╕реЗ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдХреЛрдИ рд╕рд╛рдзрди рдирд╣реАрдВ рджрд┐рдЦ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛. рдХреЛрдИ рдЬреАрдк рдпрд╛ рдмрд╕ рдорд┐рд▓рдиреЗ рдХреА рддреЛ рд╕рдВрднрд╛рд╡рдирд╛ рдмрд┐рд▓рдХреБрд▓ рднреА рдирд╣реАрдВ рдереА рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╣рд┐рдорд╛рдЪрд▓ рдХреА рддрд░рд╣ рд░рд╛рдд рдХреЛ рдмрд╕реЗрдВ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪрд▓рддреА. рдРрд╕реЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдЪрд╛рд▓рдХ рд╕рд╛рдм рдиреЗ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд░рд╛рдд рд╢реНрд░реАрдирдЧрд░ рдореЗрдВ рд╣реА рдмрд┐рддрд╛рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рд╕реБрдЭрд╛рд╡ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд░рд╛рдд рдЧреБрдЬрд╛рд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдПрдХ рдард┐рдХрд╛рдирд╛ рднреА рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдпрд╛. рд╣рдордиреЗ рдард┐рдХрд╛рдирд╛ рддреЛ рджреЗрдЦ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдкрд░ рдЕрдм рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдХрд╛ рднреА рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рд░реБрдХрдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдорди рдирд╣реАрдВ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рд╕рдм рдЬрд▓реНрдж рд╕реЗ рдЬрд▓реНрдж рдШрд░ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрдирд╛ рдЪрд╛рд╣рддреЗ рдереЗ. рдЙрддреНрддрд░рд╛рдВрдЪрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рд╡реИрд╕реЗ рддреЛ рд░рд╛рдд рдХреЛ рдХреЛрдИ рд╡рд╛рд╣рди рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рдкрд░ рд╕рдмреНрдЬрд╝реА рдлрд▓ рдЖрджрд┐ рд░рд╕рдж рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдЯреНрд░рдХреЛрдВ рдХреА рдЖрд╡рд╛рдЬрд╛рд╣реА рд░рд╛рдд рднрд░ рдЪрд╛рд▓реВ рд░рд╣рддреА рд╣реИ, рд╕реЛрдЪрд╛ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВ рдирд╛ рдЗрд╕реЗ рд╣реА рдЖрдЬрдорд╛рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛рдП. рдЖрдЬ рд╢рд╛рдпрдж рдХрд┐рд╕реНрдордд рд╣рдо рдкрд░ рдореЗрд╣рд░рдмрд╛рди рдереА, рдереЛрдбрд╛ рдкреВрдЫреНрддрд╛рдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдкрд░ рд╣реА рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдЯреНрд░рдХ рдорд┐рд▓ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдЬреЛ рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рддрдХ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛. рдЯреНрд░рдХ рдЪрд▓рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдЕрднреА рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ рдЖрдзрд╛ рдШрдВрдЯрд╛ рдмрд╛рдХреА рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рд╕реБрдмрд╣ рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо рдореЗрдВ рд╣реА рднреЛрдЬрди рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рдПрдХ рдврд╛рдмреЗ рдкрд░ рдЬрд╛рдХрд░ рдереЛрдбрд╝реА рдкреЗрдЯ рдкреВрдЬрд╛ рдХреА рдЧрдИ.

рдЯреНрд░рдХ рдкрд░ рд╡рд╛рдкрд╕ рд▓реМрдЯреЗ рддреЛ рджреЗрдЦрд╛ рдХреА рдЪрд╛рд▓рдХ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рд╕реАрдЯ рдкрд░ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд╣реА рджреЛ рд▓реЛрдЧ рдмреИрдареЗ рд╣реБрдП рдереЗ. рдРрд╕реЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╡рд╣рд╛рдБ рд╣рдо рддреАрдиреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдПрдХ рд╕рд╛рде рдмреИрдардирд╛ рд╕рдВрднрд╡ рдФрд░ рд╕реБрд░рдХреНрд╖рд┐рдд рдирд╣реАрдВ рдерд╛. рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рдХреА рдмреБрд░реА рд╣рд╛рд▓рдд рджреЗрдЦрдХрд░ рдореИрдВ рдЯреНрд░рдХ рдХреЗ рдкреАрдЫреЗ рдЪрд▓рд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдБ рдХреБрдЫ рдЕрдиреНрдп рд▓реЛрдЧ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд╕реЗ рд╣реА рд▓реЗрдЯреЗ рдереЗ. рдЗрд╕ рдЯреНрд░рдХ рдХреЗ рдКрдкрд░ рдПрдХ рдмрд░рд╕рд╛рддреАрдиреБрдорд╛ рджрд░реА рдереА рдЬреЛ рд╢рд╛рдпрдж рд╕рдмреНрдЬрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдзреВрд▓ рдФрд░ рдмрд╛рд░рд┐рд╢ рд╕реЗ рдмрдЪрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдбрд╛рд▓реА рдЧрдпреА рдереА рдФрд░ рдиреАрдЪреЗ рдЦрд╛рд▓реА рдкреНрд▓рд╛рд╕реНрдЯрд┐рдХ рдХреЗ рдбрдмреНрдмреЗ рд░рдЦреЗ рд╣реБрдП рдереЗ рдЬрд┐рдирдореЗ рд╕рдмреНрдЬрд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рд░рдЦреА рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИрдВ. рдЗрдиреНрд╣реА рд╣рд┐рд▓рддреЗ рдбреБрд▓рддреЗ рдкреНрд▓рд╛рд╕реНрдЯрд┐рдХ рдХреЗ рдбрдмреНрдмреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдКрдкрд░ рд╣рдо рд╕рднреА рдореБрд╕рд╛рдлрд╝рд┐рд░ рд▓реЗрдЯреЗ рд╣реБрдП рдереЗ. рдЯреНрд░рдХ рдЪрд▓рдиреЗ рдкрд░ рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рдордп рддреЛ рдмрдбрд╝рд╛ рдордЬрд╛ рдЖрдпрд╛ рдкрд░ рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рд░рд╛рдд рдЧрд╣рд░рд╛рддреА рдЧрдпреА рдФрд░ рдиреАрдВрдж рдЖрдиреЗ рд▓рдЧреА рддреЛ рдЗрди рд╣рд┐рд▓рддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рдбрдмреНрдмреЛрдВ рдкрд░ рд╕реЛрдирд╛ рдмрдбрд╝рд╛ рджреБрдЦрджрд╛рдпреА рд▓рдЧ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рдПрдХ рддреЛ рдпреЗ рдбрдмреНрдмреЗ рдЖрдкрд╕ рдореЗрдВ рдЯрдХрд░рд╛рдХрд░ рд╣рд┐рд▓ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ рдФрд░ рдЯреЗрдврд╝реЗ рдореЗрдврд╝реЗ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреА рд╡рдЬрд╣ рд╕реЗ рдЪреБрдн рднреА рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ. рдЦреИрд░ рдореЗрд░реЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рддреЛ рдпреЗ рд╕рдм рд░реЛрдорд╛рдВрдЪ рдерд╛, рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рд░реЛрдорд╛рдВрдЪ рдзреАрд░реЗ рдзреАрд░реЗ рдмрдврд╝рдиреЗ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдЬрдм рдЗрдиреНрджреНрд░рджреЗрд╡ рдЕрд░реНрдзрд░рд╛рддреНрд░рд┐ рдореЗрдВ рдЬрд╛рдЧреЗ рдФрд░ рд╣рдо рдкрд░ рдЬрдордХрд░ рдореЗрд╣рд░рдмрд╛рди рд╣реБрдП. рддрд┐рд░рдЫреА рдкрдбрд╝рддреА рд╣реБрдИ рдореЛрдЯреА рдореЛрдЯреА рдмрд╛рд░рд┐рд╢ рдХреА рдмреВрдБрджреЗ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдКрдкрд░ рдПрдХ рд╢реЙрд╡рд░ рдХреА рддрд░рд╣ рдкрдбрд╝ рд░рд╣реА рдереА рдЬреЛ рдПрдХ рдордВрдж рдордВрдж рд╢реАрддрд▓ рд░рд╛рдд рдХреЛ рдПрдХ рдмрд░реНрдлрд╝реАрд▓реА рд╕реА рдорд╣рд╕реВрд╕ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рд░рд╛рдд рдореЗрдВ рдмрджрд▓рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдХрд╛рдлреА рдереА. рдРрд╕реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдКрдкрд░ рд░рдЦреА рд╣реБрдИ рджрд░реА рдиреЗ рдардгреНрдб рд╕реЗ рддреЛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдкрд░ рднреАрдЧрдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рддреЛ рдмрдЪрд╛ рд╣реА рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛. рдардгреНрдб рдореЗрдВ рдХрд┐рдЯрдХрд┐рдЯрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реБрдП, рдмрд┐рдирд╛ рд╕реЛрдпреЗ рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рддреИрд╕реЗ рдХрд░реАрдм рдЪрд╛рд░ рдмрдЬреЗ рдХреЗ рдЖрд╕ рдкрд╛рд╕ рдЯреНрд░рдХ рдЪрд╛рд▓рдХ рдиреЗ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рд╕реБрдирд╕рд╛рди рдореЛрдбрд╝ рдкрд░ рдЙрддрд╛рд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛. рдЬрд┐рддрдирд╛ рджрд░реНрдж рдореЗрд░реЗ рд╢рд░реАрд░ рдореЗрдВ рдЙрд╕ рдЯреНрд░рдХ рдореЗрдВ рд╕рд╡рд╛рд░реА рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рд╣реБрдЖ рдЙрддрдирд╛ рдкреВрд░реА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдХрд╣реАрдВ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реБрдЖ, рд╢рд░реАрд░ рдЗрддрдирд╛ рдЕрдХрдбрд╝ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдерд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЯреНрд░рдХ рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдирд┐рдХрд▓рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рднреА рд╣рд┐рдореНрдордд рдЬреБрдЯрд╛рдиреА рдкрдбрд╝ рд░рд╣реА рдереА. рдардгреНрдб рдХреЗ рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдмреБрд░рд╛ рд╣рд╛рд▓ рдерд╛, рд╕реБрдирд╕рд╛рди рдЧрд▓рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рд╣реЛрдХрд░ рдЧреБрдЬрд░рддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рдмрд╕ рд╕реНрдЯреЗрд╢рди рдХреА рдУрд░ рдмрдврд╝рдиреЗ рд▓рдЧреЗ. рдРрд╕реЗ рдореЗрдВ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдЪрд╛рдп рдХрд╛ рдареЗрд▓рд╛ рджреЗрдЦрдХрд░ рдЪреЗрд╣рд░реЗ рдкрд░ рдХреБрдЫ рдЦрд╝реБрд╢реА рдЖрдпреА, рднрд╛рдИрд╕рд╛рдм рдХреЗ рд╣рд╛рде рдХреА рдЧрд░реНрдорд╛рдЧрд░рдо рдЪрд╛рдп рдФрд░ рдмрдВрдж рдЦрд╛рдХрд░ рд╢рд░реАрд░ рдореЗрдВ рдХреБрдЫ рдКрд░реНрдЬрд╛ рдЖрдИ. рдлрд┐рд░ рддреЛ рдмрд╕ рдЬрд▓реНрджреА рдЬрд▓реНрджреА рдХрджрдо рдмрдврд╝рд╛рддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рдмрд╕ рд╕реНрдЯреЗрд╢рди рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрдХрд░, рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдХреА рдмрд╕ рдкрдХрдбрд╝реА рддреЛ рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ рджрд╕ рдпрд╛ рдЧреНрдпрд╛рд░рд╣ рдмрдЬреЗ рддрдХ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪ рдХрд░ рд╣реА рд░рд╛рд╣рдд рдХреА рд╕рд╛рдБрд╕ рд▓реА. рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╕рдорд╛рдкреНрдд!

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Kinnaur-The land of apples (Part 2)

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After about two and a half hours we reached Reckong Peo,or Peo, as it is popularly known. Peo is situated at an altitude of around 2200 metres above sea level and is at the base of the Kinner Kailash massif. From here, Kalpa was a short 20 minute drive and by lunch time we reached Kalpa. Our plan was to halt at the PWD rest house, which turned out to be a cottage with an excellent view of the mountains. Staying in Kalpa can be compared to living in the lap of nature. Overlooking the Kinner Kailash range, this is one of the most picturesque ┬аhill stations one can ever visit. This quaint town was once the headquarters of Kinnaur district before it was replaced ┬аby Reckong Peo. The collector’s office has now been taken over by the HP Irrigation Department while the old SP office is now a small police outpost. The old building of the District Hospital is visible behind the new building of a recently constructed Primary Health Centre. ┬аFrom Kalpa, one can spot the famous Shiva Linga, nestled in the middle of the Kinner Kailash massif. It is a 2 day trek from Kalpa for the strong and sturdy.

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Kolkata to Delhi drive : Part 1

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Journey from Kolkata to Delhi through the awesome Durgapur Expressway, was something I had dreamt of since the time I went to Kolkata back in August 2007. I had my plans sorted out that I will be working in Kolkata not more than 2-3 years and then when I return back to Delhi, I will do that by road. It was January 1st week, when I got an offer in hand for a job back in Delhi, and I immediately had in mind, itтАЩs now or never.

We were all set to start on the 4th of February 2011 for Delhi from Kolkata by road in my most loveable Santro.

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A Little peace and quietтАж

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If one is resides in any of the blooming cities in India, one would realize the importance of peace and quiet. Whether it is the constant buzzing of the phone or of the doorbell, there is hardly any time in oneтАЩs existence which is peaceful and quiet.

I am a frequent traveler but my travels are generally part of the business tourism category, always rushing from the hotel to the conference Center and back. It is generally a day or two that I get to spend in the city that I am in. But this time I was hell bent to get a decent holiday even if I had to drive close to 600 KM for it.
A small village, by the name of Chafi is the Center stage of this travel. It is close to 10 km from Bhimtal, which is close to Kathgodam, the nearest rail head and also the pretty much, the starting point of Real Mountains, the Himalayas.

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Of Seven Capitals and New Delhi: Chapter II тАУ Hauz Khas Village Complex

Of Seven Capitals and New Delhi: Chapter II тАУ Hauz Khas Village Complex

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Walking down the alleys of history, the road – Delhi Metro to be more precise – led me to Hauz Khas on an unbelievable Sunday. I say unbelievable because of the stunning clear blue sky which is a rare sight in Delhi especially during winter. Hauz Khas Village is part of many capitals but is best known as important site for: Siri and Firuzabad, with Siri being the third capital city and Firuzabad the fifth official capital and last of the Sultanate of Delhi.

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Of Seven Capitals and New Delhi: Chapter I тАУ Rai Pithora & Mehrauli

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Qutub Minar of yore was entered through its four monumental gates of which only the Southern one renowned as Alai Darwaza remains standing till date. Along the western periphery of the precinct runs a giant wall with pointed archways, creating a тАШQiblaтАЩ or the decorated prayer wall. There are several buildings in the complex most of which lay in ruins except for the exquisitely carved tomb of Iltutmish which is still in fairly good state. The structure of note inside the complex includes the magnificent Qutub Minar, Ala al-Din Khalji’s madrasa and the Imam Zamin Mosque.

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Paradise on Earth-Jammu and Kashmir (Part 2)

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These floating pieces of land are used by the landowners to do some kitchen gardening and are bound to the floor of the lake through a long pole. The boatman informed us that often these floating pieces of land are stolen in the stealth of the night and the police are left with no alternative but to register a case of ‘stolen land’!

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