Rishikesh - a tiny town in the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand state is a religiously important place due to the presence of the river Ganga along with the stories of its connection with Lord Rama and Lakshmana. Two suspension bridges across the river Ganga also have their own name on the map of tourism as... Continue Reading →
JAIPUR – ABUNDANCE OF ROYALTY. PART 2
PREFACE This is the second part for Jaipur - A city with so much to explore and much variety for every visitor. Some of my readers suggested making my write-ups shorter. So I split lengthy blogs into two or three parts. I also made some photo features to make my readers enjoy some of the... Continue Reading →
HOW TO FEEL THE SILENCE OF SOUND – GOLDEN TEMPLE, AMRITSAR, INDIA.
The Sikh community all over the world is always considered special. History has proven they were born to fight for all humans both before and after independence. While in Delhi it is also seen that how inclusive they are, trying to do their bit all the time, be it peak summer by distributing drinking water... Continue Reading →
WHY LEONARDO DI’CAPRIO FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS PLACE?
THE CONNECTION WITH DiCAPRIO Any relation between Titanic fame Oscar award winner Hollywood actor DiCaprio and Ramakkalmedu. A small hill town in Idukki district in the state of Kerala, India. "Yes" is the answer as he has been mesmerized by the natural beauty of this place. For him this place was like "If there is... Continue Reading →
A Hanging Bridge – Visitor’s Delight and Local’s Lifeline
Bridges are common, but hanging bridges are not. Imagine a place not far away from a State Highway connecting two cities of the Idukki district of Kerala namely Kuttikkanam and Kattappana and that particular place is deprived of access during the heavy rainy season, a place with a history as old as 1500 years in... Continue Reading →
Tanjaore – Reliving through 1000 year old Royalty
To relieve the stress of modern chaotic city life and instead would like to re-live through the timeline of some good old ancient kingdom that we came across in the history books, then roam around through the state of Tamilnadu. To realize the contribution of those Kings and their rule in the overall life and... Continue Reading →
A Martyr’s Well, Walls with Bullet Marks – Exploring History on Amritsar
A city which is famous for two shoot outs situated close to each other at a throw away distance with historical importance happened decades apart is what Amritsar is famous for. One is Jalian Wala Bagh, the name itself enough to remind the brutal killing of Indians mercilessly by British Army prior to Independence and... Continue Reading →
Formulae 1: When Delhi Witnessed Marriage of Speed and Power
Delhi is so powerful, powerful enough for being blessed with the presence of many of world's VVIPs as the likes of Obama, Pope etc, Delhi is speed too, speed enough to change the course of the life of a Billion Indians within a flash or so fast to complete construction of 100s of KMs of... Continue Reading →
McLeod Ganj – Where Borders Becomes Irrelevant
Indians by heart welcomes and accept everyone as their own so is India and there is no other better place than Dharmasala to prove this. McLeod Ganj which may resembles to another province inside India situated in Dharmasala in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Majority are Tibetans and the place is home to their spiritual... Continue Reading →
Wagah – A Border Where Indians Compete With Pakistanis for a Verbal Supremacy
Patriotism at its best is at borders not in cricket matches, not in movies, not in diplomacy politics. Billions of Indians are living peacefully each moment because a few of our brothers in uniforms living their life in extremely horrible weather conditions standing tall along borders without blinking an eye for protecting India from any... Continue Reading →