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Hundred in Gangtok – Part 2

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Very soon we hit the Sevoke town and surroundings change dramatically. For first time we saw mighty Teesta river as it was flowing on right side of the road. On left side of the road were hills. The view was very beautiful and everybody in the bus was astonished. It was hard to believe the change of surroundings so sudden. As the bus was moving towards Gangtok on scenic NH 31A, we were enjoying the green hills, Teesta river running side by side and also the beautiful rainy weather.

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Hundred in Gangtok – Part 1

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What could be the meaning of the title of this post Hundred in Gangtok ? This is about visiting Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, in a group of around 100 persons one year back in May 2011. At sharp 2:00 the train started its journey at the right time. The mood inside the coach was like we were in some party. There were different activities happening in different compartments – people were playing cards, watching movies on laptops, senior persons were talking about politics and nation.

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Motorcycle Diaries. Road to Badrinath…

Motorcycle Diaries. Road to Badrinath…

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Some details on Joshimath. It is a popular hill station and a famous center for pilgrimage at a height of 1,890 meters above sea level in Chamoli district of Garhwal division in Uttarakhand. It is the base for trekking to the famous Valley of Flowers. It is connected with a 4km cable car up to Auli, a hill-station famous for ice skiing sports, making it the longest and highest trolley of Asia. Joshimath is the also the home of the oldest tree of India, Kalpavriksha, which stands here from the time of Adi Guru Shri Shankaracharya, who established this town as one of the four maths or monasteries, in the 8th century.

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Motorcycle Diaries: Road to Pushkar…

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For a true Royal Enfield enthusiast, a long ride is always a pleasure, and last weekend was one such gratifying ride. I was meaning to drive to Ajmer for a good while now. Last weekend, Nitin, my younger brother and a recently-christened biking-enthusiast, encouraged the idea and we geared up for a good 750km ride

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Vaishno Devi Yatra – A Pilgrim’s Progress

Vaishno Devi Yatra – A Pilgrim’s Progress

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Even appointments with gods come with privilege. A pilgrim with VIP pass could bypass all number and answer his/her calling with a privilege which a poor barefoot pilgrim couldnтАЩt even dream of. An Amitabh Bachhan has more easy access to god than a mere тАЬNikhil ChandraтАЭ. Perhaps gold is a precious metal even among godsтАжwho knows why the world is the way it is.

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рд╕реБрд╣рд╛рдирд╛ рд╕рдлрд╝рд░ рдФрд░ рдЖрдк

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рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝ рдкрд░ рд░реВрдЪрд┐ рд▓реЗрдирд╛ рдЕрднреА рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рдордп рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд╣реА рд╢реБрд░реВ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЕрддрдГ рдЖрдк рд▓реЛрдЧ рдореБрдЭреЗ рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝ рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд╛рд░ рдХреА рдирдпреА рд╕рджрд╕реНрдп рдХрд╣ рд╕рдХрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ. рдореЗрд░реЗ рд╣рд╕рдмреЗрдВрдб рд╢реНрд░реА рдореБрдХреЗрд╢ рднрд╛рд▓рд╕реЗ рдЗрд╕ рдЕрдВрддрд░рдЬрд╛рд▓ (рд╡реЗрдмрд╕рд╛рдЗрдЯ ) рд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд╕реЗ рд╣реА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╡реГрддреНрддрд╛рдиреНрдд рд▓реЗрдЦрдХ рдХреЗ рд░реВрдк рдореЗрдВ рдЬреБреЬреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдПрд╡рдВ рдЙрдирдХреА рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝ рдбреЛрдЯ рдХреЙрдо рдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рдкреНрд░реЗрдо рддрдерд╛ рдирд┐рд╖реНрдард╛ рджреЗрдЦрдХрд░ рдореИрдВ рднреА рдзреАрд░реЗ рдзреАрд░реЗ рдЗрд╕ рд╕рдореНрдорд╛рдирдЬрдирдХ рдордВрдЪ рд╕реЗ рдЬреБрдбрд╝ рдЧрдИ рддрдерд╛ рдЕрдм рддреЛ рдпрд╣ рд╕реНрдерд┐рддрд┐ рд╣реИ рдХреА рдкреВрдЬрд╛ рдкрд╛рда рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рджреИрдирд┐рдХ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпреЛрдВ рдХреА рд╢реБрд░реБрдЖрдд рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рд╣реА рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИ. рдЕрдЧрд░ рдореИрдВ рдпрд╣ рдХрд╣реВрдБ рдХреА рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд╛рд░ рдХрд╛ рдПрдХ рдЪрд╣реЗрддрд╛ рд╕рджрд╕реНрдп рд╣реИ рддреЛ рдХреЛрдИ рдЕрддрд┐рд╢реНрдпреЛрдХреНрддрд┐ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛрдЧреА.

рдореИрдВ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд╛рд░ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рд╡рд░реНрд╖ рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдпрд╛ рдПрдХ рд╕реЗ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХ рдмрд╛рд░ (рдореБрдЦреНрдпрддрдГ рдзрд╛рд░реНрдорд┐рдХ рд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдкрд░) рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝реА рдХрд░ рд╣реА рд▓реЗрддреА рд╣реВрдБ, рдЗрди рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛рдУрдВ рдореЗрдВ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╕реЗ рдЦрдЯреНрдЯреЗ рдореАрдареЗ рдЕрдиреБрднрд╡ рд╣реЛрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рддрдерд╛ рд╣рд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдХреБрдЫ рдирдпрд╛ рд╕рд┐рдЦрд╛ рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИ, рдЕрдкрдиреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛рдУрдВ рдХреЗ рдЗрдиреНрд╣реА рдЦрдЯреНрдЯреЗ рдореАрдареЗ рдЕрдиреБрднрд╡реЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдХреБрдЫ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдмрд┐рдиреНрджреБрдУрдВ рдХреЛ рдХрд▓рдордмрджреНрдз рдХрд░рдХреЗ рдЖрдЬ рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдкрд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рд╕реНрддреБрдд рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реА рд╣реВрдБ, рдЖрд╢рд╛ рд╣реИ рдХреА рдпрд╣ рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА рд╕рд╛рдереА рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд▓рд╛рднрджрд╛рдпрдХ рд╕рд┐рджреНрдз рд╣реЛрдЧреА, рдЕрдЧрд░ рдРрд╕рд╛ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рддреЛ рдореИрдВ рд╕рдордЭреВрдВрдЧреА рдХреА рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рд╕ рдЕрд░реНрдердкреВрд░реНрдг рд░рд╣рд╛.
рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╢реБрд░реВ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╕рдореНрдмрдВрдзрд┐рдд рдирд┐рдореНрдирд▓рд┐рдЦрд┐рдд рд╕рднреА рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдкрд╣рд▓реБрдУрдВ рдкрд░ рдЧреМрд░ рдХрд░ рд▓реЗрдВ рддрд╛рдХрд┐ рдЖрдкрдХрд╛ рд╕рдлрд╝рд░ рдЙрд░реНрджреВ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд╕рдлрд╝рд░ рд╣реА рд░рд╣реЗ, рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрдЬреА рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд╕рдлрд╝рд░ (suffer) рди рдмрди рдЬрд╛рдП.

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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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Sultanpur National Park: Pathos for a Sitting Duck

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The marshland appeared more like grassland with bushes blocking the way everywhere. There were more grazing cattle inside than birds тАУ I mean the birds which were supposed to be there according to the article. The ambience inside the park was more allusive to the EliotтАЩs Wasteland than the Wordsworth Tintern Abbey. You must be thinking I am totally nutsтАжtalking like this :-) Well the thing is that I am writing this line on a few miles away from Sultanpur National Park, on revisiting the banks of тАЬnot quiteтАЭ marshlands of the park and 15 months had passed since my last visit to this one time birderтАЩs paradise.

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To the last & the highest village in the Baspa Valley – Chitkul…..

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The condition of the road was getting worse by each passing kilometer. The tar road made way to the grainy, rocky road covered by dust. At some of the stretches the water tankers were moving on the road to keep down the dust. Suddenly the roads became never ending and driving getting difficult especially for a lone bike rider all along the way. I kept on driving slowly and crossed Wangtoo, Chooling and reached the Karcham Dam. A right from here would take me off the NH – 22 and put me on the Sangla- Chitkul road. The winds were also picking up and it was getting difficult to stand near the dam. So, i started the bike again to cover the final stretch of the day. The road condition was bad and the way to Sangla was steep and narrow. One slip here and i would have to pay for it with my life. So, with all the concentration on the road and a speed of 10-15 kmph i began the ascent on the hair raising Sangla – Chitkul road.

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