#986 | Bumpy rides on a Rickshaw

October 1, 2012

Tightly holding the side bars, eyes looking for any speed breaker on the road ahead, enjoying the cool breeze, having glance at the places around and chatting with the accompanying friend… If you have never ever enjoyed these feelings all-together then you must be missing a ride in rickshaw… Pedi-cabs, popularly called as Rickshaw in India is [...]

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#987 | Indian Festivals

September 17, 2012

While India is described as Land of many religions and languages, it would not be wrong if I call it as Land of Festivals as well. Here festivals are spread throughout the year. If we talk about Hindu festivals, they are combination of religious ceremony, rituals, worship, music, dance and Mouth-Watering FOOD!!! I still remember, [...]

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#988 | Speedboating in Banasurasagar Lake – Wayanad, Kerala

June 26, 2009

Last month was like a “Tour de South India” for me, I visited  Ooty (Queen of Hills) , Conoor ,Koorg and Wayanad. Though each one of them has something unique in store for you, Speedboating in Banasurasagar Lake( Wayanad, Kerala ) made its way through all into this list. The Banasurasagar Hydel Tourism is located [...]

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#989 | Tunde Kababs – Aminabad , Lucknow – Uttar Pradesh

June 23, 2009

What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you hear the word “LUCKNOW” ? the response of any Indian would be “Nawabs” and “Kababs” I was born & raised 80 Km from Lucknow so was lucky enough to spends many delicious weekends there. The famous and old Tunde Kabas is a “Kabab [...]

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# 990 | Place To Feel Patriotic | WAGAH BORDER – Who stomps Harder?

October 6, 2008

As the sun takes its last bow for the day, the joint checkpost at Wagah-the only road link between India and Pakistan-turns into a port of high-voltage patriotic fervour. The checkpost, roughly 23 km from Amritsar, comes alive with the beating retreat-a carefully choreographed drill by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) on one side and [...]

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#991 | Himalayan Pre World Cup | Paragliding over Himachal Skies

October 1, 2008

I was reading today’s newspaper when i came across the advertisement for Himalayan Pre World Cup – 2008 . At first note it would seem to an indian like a Cricket Tournament on Himalayas but actually it isnt. Its far more interesting and adventurous , Its was ‘Paragliding’. Paragliding is a recreational and competitive flying [...]

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#992 | The Zenith | Zen Gardens | Best Place to meditate

September 23, 2008

A serene, idyllic spot with only nature for company and that too in the middle of a bustling city. Sounds too good to be true? Not if you have been to the Osho Teerth also called the Nallah park set in the lush environs between lane number two and three of Koregaon Park. An inviting [...]

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#993 | Rath Yatra in Puri

September 20, 2008

Ratha Jatra, the Festival of Chariots of Lord Jagannatha is celebrated every year at Puri, the temple town in Orissa, on the east coast of India. The presiding deities of the main temple, Sri Mandira, Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, with the celestial wheel Sudarshana are taken out from the temple precincts in [...]

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#994 | Life’s a Beach | Havelock Island

September 20, 2008

Go barefoot to the Andamans. This is a place of pilgrimage. You need to have the faith, you need to believe: there are no deities, no shrines, no monuments. But yes, if you are pagan and would genuflect to a spiny thorny woody leafy decades old tree, if you would stop to hear birdsong, if [...]

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#995 | A Walk in the Clouds

September 20, 2008

Ever felt the clouds touching your feet? No, I am not talking about the feeling of being on ‘Cloud Nine’ but a feeling you get when you are at 7816 Metres above sea level & experiencing Nanda Devi (“She who gives bliss”) – The highest mountain in the Indian Himalayas outside of Sikkim. Nanda Devi [...]

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