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 […]
Day 237 of Indian places giving smiles – transit town of New Jalpaiguri and Siliguri
Day 237 of Indian places giving smiles – transit town of New Jalpaiguri and Siliguri After the partition of India, a huge part of West Bengal became a foreign country, so New Jalpaiguri & Siliguri, due to their strategic location, became an important access point to go to the North Eastern part of our country. […]
Day 236 of Indian places giving smiles – the city at the confluence of Rivers Allahabad
Day 236 of Indian places giving smiles – the city at the confluence of Rivers Allahabad As a 13 year old teenager in 1976, I remember that Allahabad was the first city in my life where we hired a cycle rickshaw to show us all the sight-seeing spots. It was originally called Prayag and was […]
Day 235 of Indian places giving smiles giving smiles – Bhubaneshwar
Day 235 of Indian places giving smiles giving smiles – Bhubaneshwar It was a long awaited trip with my parents. Me alone with 2 senior citizens aged 70 and 78. A break from the routine life. A time for togetherness. I remember that even when others would not travel as much, my father would often […]