Uttarakhand

Nainital

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Twilight is dancing on the lake water. All the myriad reflections of life are alive. The sun is receding behind the mountains.┬а There are no more clouds in the sky. I wish for a starry night. Soon the last boatmen will oar his way back; his mind will be occupied by his earnings of the day. How much is sufficient, how much is luxury? In the end, weтАЩll all be Capitol Cinema тАУ alone, old, dead.

My favorite bench near the band house is unoccupied. I scurry my way to it. The gurudwara, the oaks and the local salesmen stand tall. They have lived lives here, they are living lives hereтАж

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рдпрдореБрдиреЛрддреНрд░реА рдореЗрдВ рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░

рдпрдореБрдиреЛрддреНрд░реА рдореЗрдВ рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░

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рдпрдореБрдиреЛрддреНрд░реА рдореЗрдВ рдЙрд╕ рд╢рд╛рдо рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ рдореИрдВ рд╣реА рдЕрдХреЗрд▓рд╛ рдкрд░реНрдпрдЯрдХ рдерд╛, рд╕рдореБрджреНрд░ рддрд▓ рд╕реЗ 3200 рдореАрдЯрд░ рд╕реЗ рднреА рдКрдкрд░ред рдореЗрд░реЗ рдЕрд▓рд╛рд╡рд╛ рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдХреБрдЫ рдорд░рдореНрдордд рдХрд╛ рдХрд╛рдо рдХрд░рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдордЬрджреВрд░, рдПрдХ рдЪреМрдХреАрджрд╛рд░ рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рдорд╣рд╛рд░рд╛рдЬ рдЬреА рдереЗредрдорд╣рд╛рд░рд╛рдЬ рдЬреА рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рджреЛ-рддреАрди рдЪреЗрд▓реЗ-рдЪрдкрд╛рдЯреЗ рднреА рдереЗред рдореИрдиреЗ рд░рд╛рдд рдореЗрдВ рдард╣рд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдЪреМрдХреАрджрд╛рд░ рдХреЗ рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдЬреБрдЧрд╛рдб рдХрд░ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ред рдЪреМрдХреАрджрд╛рд░ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рджреЛ рдЬрдиреЗ рдФрд░ рднреА рд░рд╣рддреЗ рдереЗ, рдПрдХ рдЙрд╕рдХрд╛ рд▓рдбрдХрд╛ рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓реА рдордЬрджреВрд░ред

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Rediscovering Mussoorie

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Being the nature loverтАЩs that we are, we first went for a walk on CamelтАЩs Back road. CamelтАЩs Back road is a long winding road frequented by nature lovers who visit this place for their morning and evening walks. Unlike the Mall road, this was a much better place. It was calm and the views of the Himalayas were breathtaking. As the skies were clear, the snow-capped peaks could be seen clearly. Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri are some of the peaks that are visible from CamelтАЩs Back road.

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Trip to Bhimtal, Naukuchiatal and Nainital.

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After a long and hard discussion we all are agreed for a small 2 day New Year celebration trip to the Lake District starting off with Bhimtal. We decided to book our tickets via train as it is the easiest and most comfortable means of transport. It was 29th December we three started our journey.
The entire night journey in train was extremely good.The whole night in the train was passed by playing cards and we three were too excited as our long time planning is now executed.

Till now we didnтАЩt face any problem in reaching station and boarding on train everything was utter smooth. At morning we arrived at Kathgodam station at nearly 5:30 am and …

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A quick tour toTarkeshwar  – рддрд╛рд░рдХреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рдорд╣рд╛рджреЗрд╡

A quick tour toTarkeshwar – рддрд╛рд░рдХреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рдорд╣рд╛рджреЗрд╡

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I always have two sets of Ghummakari. One is with my family, where we book good accommodation and with all gears ready and behaving like “рдЕрдЪреНрдЫрд╛ рдмрдЪреНрдЪрд╛” (or rather achha buddha now LOL). The other set of trip is with group of my childhood friends (Laxman, Awasthi, Vijay & Pradeep).

With friends, our trip is quick, without any hotel bookings or preparations for the way and with minimum budget . It is so quick that sometimes we decide at night that tomorrow morning we are going. I keep a small tent, purchased from Scotland, in the boot of car, , which houses two and can be fitted in 20 minutes… but like our trains we can 3 or 4 slip into that in emergency.

Our trip to Tarkeshwar Mahadev was such a quickie. A day before we decided to dash and lo…next morning 4 am we were on the road with petrol tank full. all five of us packed well in the car and crossed Meerut in one hour. Road from Meerut towards Kotdwar is not easily recognised during traffic hours as it looks like a small bazar, but in the wee hours it welcomed us with open lanes.

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рдХрдлрдиреА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рдкрд╛рдВрдЪрд╡рд╛рдВ рджрд┐рди (рджреНрд╡рд╛рд▓реА-рдХрдлрдиреА-рджреНрд╡рд╛рд▓реА-рдЦрд╛рддреА)

рдХрдлрдиреА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рдкрд╛рдВрдЪрд╡рд╛рдВ рджрд┐рди (рджреНрд╡рд╛рд▓реА-рдХрдлрдиреА-рджреНрд╡рд╛рд▓реА-рдЦрд╛рддреА)

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рддрднреА рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рдХреБрдЫ рджреВрд░ рд╕рдлреЗрдж рд╕реА рдЖрдХреГрддрд┐ рджрд┐рдЦреАрдВред рд╕реЛрдЪрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рд╡реЗ рддрдореНрдмреВ рд╣реИрдВред рдЪрд▓реЛ, рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рддрдХ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рдЬрд╛рдХрд░ рджреЗрдЦрд╛ рддреЛ рддрдореНрдмреВ рд╡рдореНрдмреВ рдХреБрдЫ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдерд╛, рдмрд▓реНрдХрд┐ рдХреБрдЫ рдкреНрд▓рд╛рд╕реНрдЯрд┐рдХ рдХрд╛ рдорд▓рдмрд╛ рд╕рд╛ рдкрдбрд╛ рдерд╛ред рдЧреМрд░ рд╕реЗ рджреЗрдЦрдиреЗ рдкрд░ рдкрддрд╛ рдЪрд▓рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣ рдлрд╛рдЗрдмрд░ рд╣реИ рдпрд╛рдиреА рдПрдХ рддрд░рд╣ рдХрд╛ рдордЬрдмреВрдд рдкреНрд▓рд╛рд╕реНрдЯрд┐рдХред рдХрдо рд╕реЗ рдХрдо рд╕реМ рдореАрдЯрд░ рдХреЗ рдШреЗрд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдмрд┐рдЦрд░рд╛ рдкрдбрд╛ рдерд╛ рдпрд╣ рдорд▓рдмрд╛ред рдЗрд╕рдореЗрдВ рд▓рдХрдбреА рдХреЗ рджрд░рд╡рд╛рдЬреЗ рднреА рдереЗ рдЬреЛ рдЖрджрдордХрдж рдереЗред рджрд┐рдорд╛рдЧ рдЦреВрдм рдЪрд▓рд╛рдХрд░ рджреЗрдЦ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣ рдмрд▓рд╛ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЖрдЦрд┐рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдирддреАрдЬрд╛ рдирд┐рдХрд▓рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдХрднреА рдХреЛрдИ рд╣реЗрд▓реАрдХреЙрдкреНрдЯрд░ рдЧрд┐рд░рд╛ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛, рдпрд╣ рдЙрд╕рдХрд╛ рдорд▓рдмрд╛ рд╣реИред

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рдкрд┐рдгреНрдбрд╛рд░реА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рд╕реЗ рдзрд╛рдХреБрдбреА

рдкрд┐рдгреНрдбрд╛рд░реА рдЧреНрд▓реЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд░ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛- рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рд╕реЗ рдзрд╛рдХреБрдбреА

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рдмреИрдЬрдирд╛рде рд╕реЗ рдЖрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдЧреЛрдорддреА рдирджреА рдХреЗ рдкреБрд▓ рдХреЛ рдкрд╛рд░ рдХрд░рдХреЗ рдереЛрдбрд╛ рд╕рд╛ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдкрд░ рднрд░рд╛рдбреА рд╕реНрдЯреИрдгреНрдб рдЖрддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рд╕реЗ рднрд░рд╛рдбреА рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдЬреАрдкреЗрдВ рдорд┐рд▓рддреА рд╣реИрдВред рднрд░рд╛рдбреА рд╕реМрдВрдЧ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рд╕рдбрдХ рдкрд░ рдХрдкрдХреЛрдЯ рд╕реЗ рдХрд░реАрдм рджреЛ рдХрд┐рд▓реЛрдореАрдЯрд░ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдПрдХ рдХрд╕реНрдмрд╛ рд╣реИред рднрд░рд╛рдбреА рдореЗрдВ рдлрд┐рд░ рджреЛрдмрд╛рд░рд╛ рдЬреАрдкреЛрдВ рдХреА рдмрджрд▓реА рдХрд░рдХреЗ рд╕реМрдВрдЧ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдЬреАрдк рдореЗрдВ рдЬрд╛ рдмреИрдарддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ рдмрд╛рдЧреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рд╕реЗ рднрд░рд╛рдбреА рддрдХ рдмрдврд┐рдпрд╛ рд╕рдбрдХ рдмрдиреА рд╣реБрдИ рд╣реИ, рд╡рд╣реА рднрд░рд╛рдбреА рд╕реЗ рдЖрдЧреЗ рд╕реМрдВрдЧ рддрдХ рдорд╣рд╛рдмреЗрдХрд╛рд░ рд╕рдбрдХ рд╣реИред рд╡реИрд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рдЧреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рд╕реЗ рд╕реАрдзреЗ рд╕реМрдВрдЧ рддрдХ рдФрд░ рдЙрд╕рд╕реЗ рднреА рдЖрдЧреЗ рд▓реЛрд╣рд╛рд░рдЦреЗрдд рддрдХ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдЬреАрдкреЗрдВ рдорд┐рд▓ рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИрдВ

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Another slice of Corbett

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I have seen jungles in real and watched wildlife on National Geography and Discovery channels. But none could match the impressions of that moment. Dear reader, it all happened in our very neighborhood:┬а Corbett which till then (to me) meant Dhikala, Bijrani, jhirna and nth number of resorts. It all happened in its Sitavani area which is a buffer zone of Corbett.

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Dodital Trek: Himalayan Adventures

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It was good being footloose in Himalayas. On the last day of our Dodital trek, we woke up to find the lake frozen, sat beside it some more in tranquility, tried our hand at angling using makeshift fishing tackle and failed miserably, threw snowballs at each other and with a heavy heart bid adieu to Dodital.

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