a mixture of the old British Raj and modern India Calcutta has given four Nobel laureates to the world – Ronald Ross, Rabindranath Tagore, Mother Teresa and Amartya Sen. I had my entire schooling and college education in this city.… Read more ›
What is there to see in a small non-descript place like Aurangabad? You must visit the place to find out. Two Mughal Emperors visited the region, and they liked it so much that they shifted their capital from Delhi to… Read more ›
The Rock cut Caves of Ajanta Government service does provide some unique pleasures and opportunities.I must thank the Election Commission of India which sent me as an election observer to Buldana (Maharashtra). I saw the Lonar Crater, Aurangabad, Ajanta, Ellora… Read more ›
The rock cut caves of Ellora In my earlier blog on Ajanta, I have already written that Government service does provide some unique pleasures and opportunities. I have thanked the Election Commission of India which sent me as an election… Read more ›
Guardian of the Western Ghats Panhala is a beautiful hill station – 977.2 metres ( 3177 feet) above sea level – about 18 km north-west of Kolhapur in the state of Maharashtra. The most interesting thing here is Panhala Fort… Read more ›
Jyotirlinga Shrine Visiting Char Dham or the ‘four holy pilgrimages’ – Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri is every devout Hindu’s dream. Kedarnath Perched at the head of Mandakini river, 3584 metres above sea level, the Kedarnath Temple is the most… Read more ›
The Most revered Temple of Lord Vishnu Visiting Char Dham or the ‘four holy pilgrimages’ – Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri is every devout Hindu’s dream. Badrinath also known as ‘Vishal Badri’ is situated on the banks of Alaknanda river… Read more ›
The southern most of Adi Shankaracharya’s Four Dhams Rameswaram is a small town on Pamban Island – an island in South India – separated from the Indian mainland by the Pamban Channel. Rameswaram is the place used by Lord Rama… Read more ›
The City of Temples and the Gate Way to the South I have visited the 2500 old Madurai City many many times. The Meenakshi Temple is the largest and most beautiful temple dedicated to any female deity in India. Madurai… Read more ›
A Lost Empire Hampi is today a small hamlet in Karnataka (South India) with a population of about two thousand. It is difficult to visualise that once upon a time, this was the glorious city of Vijayanagar (meaning City of… Read more ›
Gol Gumbaj – 2nd largest dome in the world Bijapur is famous for two things: · Its acoustic wonder Gol Gumbaj – with its 2nd largest dome in the world, and the · Malik-e-Maidan (Monarch of the Fields) – one… Read more ›
The Pink City Prince amongst the cities of India Jaipur, or the Pink City, is the undisputed prince amongst the cities of India. Status of Royalty in India – Pathetic Someone wrote to me enquiring about the present status of… Read more ›
