Day 234 of Indian places giving smiles– The sweet city of Rajkot
Day 234 of Indian places giving smiles– The sweet city of Rajkot It was a rare family holiday time. As our hired car got out of the Rajkot airport at 6.30 a.m. I was wondering why our driver was happily driving on the wrong side of the road. And then we noticed that one side of […]
Day 233 of Indian places giving smiles – the capital of Bihar – Patna.
Day 233 of Indian places giving smiles – the capital of Bihar – Patna. In 1984, after a long and tiring train journey, we decided to spend one night in the railway retiring room at Patna. Our location was obviously in the heart of the city and our visit was during their main festival of […]
Day 232 of Indian places giving smiles – the small town of Tezpur
Day 232 of Indian places giving smiles – the small town of Tezpur in Assam We sang bhajans in our Tata Sumo till we finally reached Tezpur for a short overnight halt at the very basic looking Annirudh Hotel. Later we were told that Tezpur was the place of a raging fight between the supporters […]
Day 231 of Indiam places giving smiles – The simple remote village at Mucchat
Day 231 of Indiam places giving smiles – The simple remote village at Mucchat In 2011 w e had embarked on a rare trip on 4 jeeps to interior Arunachal Pradesh and slowly proceeded with our northwards drive into a still more remote corner of the state.. One of our jeeps developed a technical snag and […]
Day 230 of Indian Places giving smiles – Abode of Satya Sai Baba Puttaparthi
Day 230 of Indian places giving smiles – the abode of Satya Sai Baba -Puttaparthi I have been a very staunch believer and receiver of many miracles in my life, ever since I became devoted to the simple saint from Shirdi called Sai Baba. It is said that after his death, his reincarnated version was […]
Day 229 of Indian places giving smiles – Nageshwar Jyothirlingeshwar temple.
Day 229 of Indian places giving smiles – Nageshwar Jyothirlingeshwar temple. Lord Shiva had expressly manifested himself as an eternal ray of light with no beginning and no end! The places where this light passed on the earth now have swayambhu or self existent lingas of Shiva. One of the twelve spots of sacred jyothirlingas […]
Day 228 of Indian places giving smiles – An outing with friends to Lonavla
Day 228 of Indian places giving smiles – An outing with friends to Lonavla A weekend getaway from the routine life at Mumbai is always welcome….and the first place that everyone decides to pack their bags to visit is just 2 hours away…yes, it was time for 4 college friends to have a reunion holiday […]
Day 227 of Indian places giving smiles – Lanjigarh from the poor district of Kalahandi in Orissa
Day 227 of Indian places giving smiles – Lanjigarh from the poor district of Kalahandi in Orissa In 2013 I had just read a newspaper article in HT today, which talked about the Company versus tribal issues at a place called Lanjigarh in interior Orissa. Just a month ago, I was filled with a sense of excitement […]
Day 226 of Indian places giving smiles – the mall paradise of Gurgaon
Day 226 of Indian places giving smiles – the mall paradise of Gurgaon We crossed the toll plaza from Delhi and entered the state of Haryana and the first city I saw was Gurgaon, so called because it is supposed to be the native place of famous Guru Dronacharya. Gurgaon is also a part of […]
Day 225 of Indian places giving smiles – the Sasan Gir wildlife forest Sanctuary
Day 225 of Indian places giving smiles – the Sasan Gir wildlife forest Sanctuary It was with a lot of expectations that we went to Sasan Gir the wildlife sanctuary in western India which is the home of the majestic Asiatic Lion. Our Maneland Jungle Resort was an architectural marvel, with simple and […]