Day 247 of Indian places making you smile – The bravery of army man Jaswant Singh at Sela Pass
Day 247 of Indian places making you smile – The bravery of army man Jaswant Singh at Sela Pass We drove through bumpy foggy winding uphill roads of Arunachal Pradesh. We wondered how the military used these primitive roads for transport as we snailed our way upto the top of the foggy mountain roads driving […]
Day 246 of Indian places giving smiles – Miani – Harsadhi mata temple
Day 246 of Indian places giving smiles – Miani – Harsadhi mata temple Soon after we left Dwarka on the way to Porbander, just at the break of dawn we were fascinated with the number of birds flying in formation against the backdrops of many windmills across the road. At a very small village called […]
Day 245 of Indian places giving smiles.- The tea hill station of Darjeeling I had seen the natural beauty of Darjeeling, as it was captured in so many Hindi films. Still I was not prepared for the overwhelming feeling of awe that I felt at the miles and miles of tea gardens that we saw […]
Day 244 of Indian places giving smiles – The Golden Temple of Amritsar
Day 244 of Indian places giving smiles – The Golden Temple of Amritsar After an interesting drive across the prosperous state of Punjab, I was looking forward to visit it’s most holy city- Amritsar. As I entered the hallowed premises of the world famous Golden temple, I made extra efforts to ensure that my head was […]
Day 243 of Indian places giving smiles- The sun temple of Konark.
Day 243 of Indian places giving smiles- The sun temple of Konark. The car drive from Puri to Konark was one of the most scenic experiences that I ever had. We were driving in the middle of the Balukhand Forest Reserve with the wild unspoilt greenery on both sides of us. And for the last […]
Day 242 of Indian places giving smiles – the farm tourism of Manesar
Day 242 of Indian places giving smiles – the farm tourism of Manesar I had heard a lot about this upcoming industrial town of Manesar and I couldn’t be bothered about the many factories in the region. But what interested me was the concept of farm tourism where stressed out urbanites could get away for […]
Day 241 of Indian places giving smiles – Birthplace of Gandhiji- Porbander
Day 241 of Indian places giving smiles – Birthplace of Gandhiji- Porbander We found ourselves at Porbander – the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi. We had to park our car some distance away and walk through narrow streets. The place still had an old world charm about it. Suddenly we found ourselves at the gates of […]
Day 240 of Indian places giving smiles – The border town of Raxaul
Day 240 of Indian places giving smiles – The border town of Raxaul India in the early eighties was considered a developing economy. Without Internet and cable television, we hardly had any exposure to the international world. Whatever photographs we saw from our foreign return relatives made us open our jaws in amazement. Foreign travel […]
Day 239 of Indian places giving smiles –Bird watching at the Lama Camp
Day 239 of Indian places giving smiles –Bird watching at the Lama Camp We reached the picturesque Lama camp in the middle of the forests and Hills of the State of Arunachal Pradesh.. We were excited at the prospect of sleeping on top of the hill in tents with a view of the valley! We […]
Day 238 of Indian places giving smiles – the unique Shiva temple of Sri Kalahastishwara
Day 238 of Indian places giving smiles – the unique Shiva temple of Sri Kalahastishwara The first time I had ever heard of the Sri Kalahastishwara temple was from a priest who was looking at the horoscope of my son, who was still recovering from a major bike accident. The priest told me that there […]