Travel diary : Darjeeling
The settlement at Darjeeling really began in 1828 with British interest. By 1835, it was separated from Sikkim for establishing a Sanatorium for the invalid servants of the East India Company. It then consisted of a monastery on observatory hill clustered with about 20 huts and a population of about 100 people. Planning began […]
Travel diary : Mcleodganj
Dharmshala memories . Awe inspiring Buddha , Tibetan flags ,His Holiness Dalai Lama’s aura and Momos.Memories at The Tsuglagkhang Complex in McLeod Ganj (His Holiness Dalai Lama’s Residence) http://www.mcleodganj.com Bhagsu-waterfall-mcleodganj Discovered this spectacular buddhist idol near the monastery at His Holiness Dalai Lama’s residence.The sheer scale of this idol is awe inspiring.Notice how the […]
Travel Diary : Rann of Kutch
What’s a Jugaad ? Jugaad or Juggaar is a Hindi-Urdu term widely used in India and Pakistan and by people of South Asian origin around the world. Jugaad (also sometimes jugarh or jugard) is a term applied to a creative or innovative idea providing a quick, alternative way of solving or fixing a […]
TRAVEL DIARY : Kashmir
A floating bargain In my recent trip to Kashmir, a place where its hard to resist putting your camera down.I chanced upon this floating market at Srinagar’s famous Dal lake! Daily groceries shop floats to your door step (Above) A Kashmiri man puts up a charming sales pitch for his floating shop(Below) 22 Bollywood movies […]
Do something now that you enjoyed as a child :)
Giant wheel ride in a Punjabi mela We had just concluded a 14 days of watery fun at a Water sports course at Punjab-Himachal Pradesh border.For a change we eagerly went to a nearby Punjabi village’s mela.Here as soon as I saw the amusement rides my heart was set on the giant wheel. It used […]