рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рдореЗрдВ рд╡реИрд╕рд╛рдЦреА┬ардФрд░ рдореБрдВрдбрди

рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рдореЗрдВ рд╡реИрд╕рд╛рдЦреА┬ардФрд░ рдореБрдВрдбрди

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рдЗрд╕рд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдХреА рдореИрдВ рдЕрдкрдирд╛ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╡реГрддрд╛рдВрдд рдкреНрд░рд╛рд░рдореНрдн рдХрд░реВрдБ, рдЖрдк рд╕рднреА рдкрд╛рдардХреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдореЗрд░рд╛ рд╕рд╛рджрд░ рдирдорд╕реНрдХрд╛рд░ред рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реЗ рдХреБрдЫ рджрд┐рдиреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рдЕрддрд┐ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдХрд╛рд░реНрдп…

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рд╕рд┐рджреНрдзрдмрд▓реА рдзрд╛рдо, рд▓реИрдВрд╕рдбреМрди рдФрд░ рддрд╛рд░рдХреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рдзрд╛рдо рдХреА рдЕрдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдо рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛

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рдмрд╣реБрдд рджрд┐рди рд╣реБрдП рдХрд┐рдиреНрддреБ рдХрд╣реАрдВ рдШреВрдордирд╛ рдлрд┐рд░рдирд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛ рдкрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛, рдЖрдЦрд┐рд░ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рднреА рдХреИрд╕реЗ рдХреНрдпреВрдВрдХрд┐ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдкрд╛рдВрдЪ рдорд╛рд╣ рдХреА рдмреЗрдЯреА рдиреЗ рд╣рдореЗ…

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рд▓рдЦрдирдК рдХрд╛ рдЗрдорд╛рдордмрд╛рдбрд╝рд╛ рдФрд░ рд╢рд╛рд╣реА рдмрд╛рд╡рд▓реА рдХреА рдШреБрдореНрдордХрдбрд╝реА

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рдЗрдорд╛рдордмрд╛рдбрд╝реЗ рдХреА рджреВрд░ рддрдХ рдлреИрд▓реА рд╕реАрдврд╝рд┐рдпрд╛рдВ рддрдерд╛ рдмрд╛рдИрдВ рдУрд░ рд╢рд╛рд╣реА рдмрд╛рд╡рд▓реА рдФрд░ рджрд╛рдИрдВ рдФрд░ рдирд╛рдпрд╛рдм рдорд╕реНрдЬрд┐рдж рдХреЗ рдЪрд┐рддреНрд░ рддрддреНрдХрд╛рд▓реАрди рд╡рд╛рд╕реНрддреБрдХрд▓рд╛ рдХреА рднрд╡реНрдпрддрд╛ рдХрд╛ рд╕рдЬреАрд╡ рдЪрд┐рддреНрд░рдг рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ. рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЬреВрддреЗ рдЙрддрд╛рд░рдХрд░ рдЗрдорд╛рдордмрд╛рдбрд╝реЗ …

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Khushwant Singh Kasauli LitFest – Himalayan Hamlet

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The litfest opened at 2 pm with a welcome by Khushwant SinghтАЩs son Rahul Singh.
The event kick started under the October sun with tributes and anecdotes pouring in for the Always Khush sardar by his son Rahul Singh, nephew Pammi Singh, colleague Bachi Karkaria and friends Farooq Abdullah and Bishan Singh Bedi.

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The Road To Valley of Flowers

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No human soul lives around the valley though it is not soulless completely! The valley remained unknown to the world until 1931, when arrived there like Alice in Wonderland, six British Mountaineers, who lost their way while returning from a successful expedition to Mt Kamet. Numerous wild flowers cover the Valley in monsoon and create a magical sight of a wonderland. Frank S. Smythe, one of the six British mountaineers, while mentioning about the Valley wrote, тАЬit was impossible to take a step without crushing a flowerтАЭ. They named it the Valley of Flower and thereafter the valley has become a popular place for summer expedition.

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рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╛рдХреБрдорд╛рд░реА  рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо  рдХреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╡ рдЖрдзреНрдпрд╛рддреНрдорд┐рдХ рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рди  рдХреЗ рдкрд▓….!

рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╛рдХреБрдорд╛рд░реА рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо рдХреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╡ рдЖрдзреНрдпрд╛рддреНрдорд┐рдХ рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рди рдХреЗ рдкрд▓….!

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рдЕрдм рдореИрдВ рдордзреНрдп рдмрд░реНрде рдкрд░ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рдкрддреНрдиреА рд▓реЛрдЕрд░ рдмрд░реНрде рдкрд░. рд╡рд╣ рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛ рдЬрд┐рд╕рд╕реЗ рдмрд░реНрде рдПрдХреНрд╕рдЪреЗрдВрдЬ рдХреА рдереА рд╡рд╣ рдЯреНрд░реЗрди рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реА рдРрд╕реА рдирд┐рдВрджреНрд░рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд▓реАрдВ рд╣реБрдИ рдХрд┐ рд╕рд╡реЗрд░реЗ рдЪрд╛рдп- рдирд╛рд╢реНрддрд╛ рдХреА рдЖрд╡рд╛рдЬреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдХреЛрд▓рд╛рд╣рд▓ рдФрд░ рдЪрд▓рдХрджрдореА рд╕реЗ рд╣реА рдЬрд╛рдЧреА. рдЬреИрд╕реА рдореБрдЭреЗ рдЪрд┐рдВрддрд╛ рд░рд╣рддреА рд╣реИ рдорд┐рдбрд┐рд▓ рдпрд╛ рдЕрдкрд░ рдмрд░реНрде рдХреА рдРрд╕реА рдХреЛрдИ рджрд┐рдХреНрдХрдд рддреЛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реБрдИ рдХреНрдпреВрдВрдХрд┐ рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рд╕реЛрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдмреЗрдб рдкрд░ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдлрд┐рд░ рддреЛ рдореИрдВ рд╕рд╡реЗрд░реЗ рд╣реА рдЙрдарддрд╛ рд╣реВрдБ рдЪрд╛рд╣реЗ рдиреАрдВрдж рди рднреА рдЖрдпреЗ. рдмрд╕ рдмрд░реНрде рдореЗрдВ рд╢рд░реАрд░ рдХреЛ рдШреБрд╕рд╛рдирд╛ рдФрд░ рдлрд┐рд░ рд╕реНрд╡рдпрдВ рдХреЛ рд╕рдореЗрдЯрдирд╛– рдЗрди рджреЛ рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛рдУрдВ рдХреЗ рдЦрддрд░реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдореИрдВ рд▓реЛрдЕрд░ рдмрд░реНрде рдХреЛ рдмреЗрд╣рддрд░ рдорд╛рдирддрд╛ рд╣реВрдВред рдпрджрд┐ рдкрддреНрдиреА рдХреЗ рд╕рд╣рдорддрд┐ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛрддреА рддреЛ рдореИрдВ рдЙрди рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛ рдХреЛ рдЙрдкрдХреГрдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рде. рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ рдПрдХ рдорд╣реАрдирд╛ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдмреБрдХрд┐рдВрдЧ рдХрд░рд╛рдУ, рд▓реЛрдЕрд░ рд╕реАрдЯ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП, рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рдХреНрд╖рдг рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдЖрдЧреНрд░рд╣ рдкрд░ рд╡рд╣ рдмрд░реНрде рдЖрдк рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдФрд░ рдХреЛ рд╕реМрдВрдк рджреЗрдВ, рдпрд╣ рддреЛ рдХреЛрдИ рдмрд╛рдд рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реБрдИ. рд╣рд╛рд▓рд╛рдВрдХрд┐ рдкрддреНрдиреА рдХрд╛ рд╕реЛрдЪрдирд╛ рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рд╡рд┐рдкрд░реАрдд рд╣реИ, рдЪреВрдБрдХрд┐ рд╡рд╣ рднреА рд╕рдордп-рд╕рдордп рдкрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд▓реЛрдЕрд░ рдмрд░реНрде рдХреЛ рд╣рдерд┐рдпрд╛рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдирд┐рдкреБрдг рд╣реИ, рддреЛ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рд▓реЙрдЬрд┐рдХ рдХреЗ рдЕрдиреБрд╕рд╛рд░ рдЙрд╕ рдмрд░реНрде рдкрд░ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛ рдХреЛ рд╕реЛрдиреЗ рджреЗрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдХреБрдЫ рднреА рдЕрд╕рд╣рдЬрддрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИ. рдФрд░ рдпрд╣ рдХрд┐ рд▓реЛрдЕрд░ рдмрд░реНрде рдкрд░ рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛рдУрдВ рдХрд╛ рдкрд╣рд▓рд╛ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░ рдиреИрд╕рд░реНрдЧрд┐рдХ рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рдмрдирддрд╛ рд╣реИ (рд░реЗрд▓рд╡реЗ рдХреЗ рдирд┐рдпрдо рдЪрд╛рд╣реЗ рдЬреЛ рдХреБрдЫ рд╣реЛрдВ).

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Joychandi Pahar – a Recollection

Joychandi Pahar – a Recollection

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тАЬWe are from Calcutta, you have got a beautiful place hereтАЭ

тАЬKi je bolen babu, ki ache ekhaneтАж khaowar jal parjyonto naiтАжтАЭ (what are you saying sir, nothing is hereтАж not even water to drinkтАж)

тАЬLok ashena ekhane ghurte?тАЭ (DonтАЩt you get people visiting this place?)

тАЬHo, ashen bote. Majhe majhe chele puler dol ashe. Tabu lagiye thake oi okhane lake-er pare. Aar dori-dora niye pahar-e uthe. Pura jayga nogra kore diye jaiтАЭ (Yes, indeed some group of youngsters come. Stay in tents near that lake. Do some rock climbing on the hill. And finally leave transforming the whole place as dustbins) certainly true, that is.

His petty house was behind his pettier shop. But his heart was bigger than anything. Since his shop was not ready to supply anything yet, he ordered something from his home тАУ and we were served with a good meal. And more notably, we had to forcefully pay him.

тАЬBabu-ra sokalbela khali pete aaichen, aapnader kach thika khaowar taka kemne lomu?тАЭ (Sir, you have come here so hungry in the morning, how can I take money from you for this food?) where have those people gone today?

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рдЧрдгреЗрд╢реЛрддреНрд╕рд╡ рдХрд╛ рдЙрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣ рдФрд░ рдорд╛рдБ рдЧрдВрдЧрд╛ рдХрд╛ рдкрд╛рд╡рди рд╕реНрдирд╛рди … рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ред

рдЧрдгреЗрд╢реЛрддреНрд╕рд╡ рдХрд╛ рдЙрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣ рдФрд░ рдорд╛рдБ рдЧрдВрдЧрд╛ рдХрд╛ рдкрд╛рд╡рди рд╕реНрдирд╛рди … рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ред

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рдЕрдирд╛рдпрд╛рд╕ рд╣реА рдореЗрд░реА рдирдЬрд░ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдХреА рдЦрд┐рдбрд╝рдХреА рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдХреА рддрд░рдл рдЧрдпреА рддреЛ рджреЗрдЦрд╛ рдХреА рд╕рднреА рд▓реЛрдЧ рдЧрдВрдЧрд╛ рдорд╛рддрд╛ рдХреЗ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреА рддрд░рдл рдмрдиреЗ рдШрд╛рдЯ рдХреА рд╕реАрдврд╝рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдкрд░ рдкрд╕рд░ рдЪреБрдХреЗ рдереЗ, рдорддрд▓рдм рд╕рд╛рдлрд╝ рд╣реИ рдХреА рдорд╛рдБ рдХреА рдЖрд░рддреА рдЖрд░рдореНрдн рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рд╣реИ, рд╣рдордиреЗ рднреА рдХрдорд░рд╛ рд▓реЙрдХ рдХрд┐рдпреЗ рдФрд░ рд╕рд░рдкрдЯ рджреМрдбрд╝реЗ рдорд╛рддрд╛ рдХреА рдЖрд░рддреА рдореЗрдВ рд╢рд╛рдорд┐рд▓ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреЛред рдСрдл-рд╕реАрдЬрди рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдХреА рдзрдХреНрдХрд╛-рдореБрдХреНрдХреА рдХрд╛ рд╕рд╛рдордирд╛ рдХрд┐рдпреЗ рдмрдЧреИрд░ рд╣рдореЗ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рдкрд╛рд╕ рд╣реА рдЖрд░рддреА рдореЗрдВ рд╢рд░реАрдХ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдЕрд╡рд╕рд░ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рд╣реБрдЖ рдФрд░ рдЬреЛ рджрдмрдВрдЧ рдкрдгреНрдбреЗ рд╡рдЧреЗрд░рд╣ рдЕрдХреНрд╕рд░ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдЖрд░рддреА рдХреЗ рд╕рдордп рджреВрд░ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЯреЛрдХрддреЗ рд░рд╣рддреЗ рдереЗ рдЖрдЬ рд╡реЛ рд╕реНрд╡рдпрдВ рд╣реА рдЖрд░рддреА рдХреА рдерд╛рд▓ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рд╣рд╛рдереЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реМрдВрдк рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ рдорд╛рддрд╛ рдХреА рдЖрд░рддреА рдЙрддрд╛рд░рдиреЗ рдХреЛ, рд╣рдореЗрдВ рддреЛ рдпрдХреАрдВ рд╣реА рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛, рдЦреИрд░ рдЪрд▓реЛ рдЫреЛрдбреЛред рдПрдХ рдФрд░ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдмрд╛рдд рдпрд╣ рдереА рдХреА рдЗрд╕ рджрд░рдорд┐рдпрд╛рди рд╣реА рдореМрд╕рдо рднреА рдХрд░рд╡рдЯ рдмрджрд▓ рдЪреВрдХрд╛ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рдЧреНрд░реАрд╖реНрдо рдЛрддреВ рдЕрдм рд╢рд░рдж рдЛрддреВ рдХрд╛ рдЕрд╣рд╕рд╛рд╕ рдХрд░рд╡рд╛рдиреЗ рд▓рдЧреА рдереА, рдКрдкрд░ рд╕реЗ рдорд╛рдБ рдЧрдВрдЧрд╛ рдХреА рд▓рд╣рд░реЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдЙрдарддреА рдардВрдбреА рд╣рд╡рд╛рдПрдВ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдмреЗрдмрд╕ рдХрд┐рдпреЗ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рдереА рд╡рд╣реАрдБ рдкрд░ рдбреЗрд░рд╛ рдЬрдорд╛рдпреЗ рд░рдЦрдиреЗ рдХреЛред

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Classic Nawalgarh : Transport Museum in PoddarтАЩs haveli

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Such passenger-carts had generally flat open surfaces on top so as to accommodate many passengers. I can think of only one plausible reason for such open carts, which can be attributed to the basic structure of our rain-based agrarian economy. As the people were busy during the rainy season, it prevented the mass from travelling from one place to the other in that season. But, just for the sake of fun, letтАЩs imagine the scene of a drawing room of any transporter of 18th-19th Century. Their discussions on selecting the best model of the passenger-carts might have revolved around the durability of their design, availability of open space for carrying more number of people with their respective luggage and the probable cost of travel.

The bigger challenge, however, is to guess the complex mechanism of pricing their so-called тАЬticketsтАЭ. How to fix the charge or the cost of travel, when the eating habits and the quantity of edible food of the animal differed from one transporter to another!

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Chail- a virginal suburb of Himachal Pradesh

Chail- a virginal suburb of Himachal Pradesh

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The hills were dead silent with occasional laughter and cries of ancestors of the HOMO SAPIENS. These brave hearts have made tall and fragile pine and deodar trees their play grounds. They dare to walk on high tension electric wires and water pipes at a height good enough to claim your life, if you lose your balance. They generally reside in abandoned homes, towering trees and earn their living by robbing from homes and climbing tall trees eating seeds and fruits. They were the sole owners of these lands encroached by humans. Their voices might be a welcome to us and an agreement to live peacefully with them or they might be planning a revolution against us or maybe they have an attitude that they donтАЩt care. Hills grow quieter as you glide down the day. Sky turns darker as sun takes your leave. You keep filling your lungs with the fresh air just to make sure that serene natural air reaches even to the last ruptured alveoli of your smoke and pollution damaged lungs. The mist is the best treat that you can give to your eyes next to actually snowing.

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рд╕рд░рдзрдирд╛– рдореИрд░реА рдХрд╛ рдЪрд░реНрдЪ, рдмреЗрдЧрдо рд╕реБрдорд░реВ рдФрд░ рдЙрдирдХрд╛ рд░рд╛рдЬрдкреНрд░рд╛рд╕рд╛рдж

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рдЧреЗрдЯ рдХреЗ рдирд┐рдХрдЯ рд╣реА рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рджреАрд╡рд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рд╕рдЯрд╛рдХрд░ рдЦрдбрд╝реА рдХрд░ рд╣рдо рдЕрдкрдирд╛ рдХреИрдорд░реЗ рдХрд╛ рдмреИрдЧ рдФрд░ рдкрд╛рдиреА рдХреА рдмреЛрддрд▓ рд▓рд┐рдП рдПрдВрдЯреНрд░реА рдХреЛ рддреИрдпрд╛рд░ рдереЗ, рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдЧреЗрдЯ рдкрд░ рддреИрдирд╛рдд рджреЛ рд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдиреЗ рд░реЛрдХрддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рд╕рд╛рдлрд╝ рдкреВрдЫрд╛ рдХрд┐ “рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЖрдк рд▓реЛрдЧ рдХреИрдереЛрд▓рд┐рдХ рд╣реИрдВ?”, рд╣рдо рдкреНрд░рд╢реНрди рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рддреИрдпрд╛рд░ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдереЗ, рдлрд┐рд░ рднреА рд╣рдордиреЗ рджреГрдврд╝рддрд╛ рд╕реЗ рдЙрдирдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рд╢реНрди рдХрд╛ рдирдХрд╛рд░рд╛рддреНрдордХ рдЙрддреНрддрд░ рджреЗрддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рдЕрдкрдиреА рд╕рдореНрдмрджреНрдзрддрд╛ рд╕реНрдкрд╖реНрдЯ рдХреА. рдкрд░ рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рд╕рд╛рдлрд╝ рддреМрд░ рд╕реЗ рдПрдВрдЯреНрд░реА рджреЗрдиреЗ рд╕реЗ рдордирд╛ рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛. рдХрд╛рд░рдг: рд╕рдВрдбреЗ рдХреЗ рджрд┐рди резреи рдмрдЬреЗ рддрдХ рдХрд╛ рд╕рдордп рдкреНрд░рд╛рд░реНрдердирд╛ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдирд┐рд░реНрдзрд╛рд░рд┐рдд рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЙрд╕рдореЗ рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ рдХреНрд░рд┐рд╕реНрдЪрд┐рдпрди рд╣реА рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ. рдФрд░ рднреА рддрдорд╛рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рдПрдВрдЯреНрд░реА рдХреА рдЕрдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдореМрдЬреВрдж рдереЗ.

рдХреБрдЫ рджреЗрд░ рдмрд╛рдж рдлрд┐рд░ рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рд╕ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдкрд░ рдЧреЗрдЯрдореИрди рдиреЗ рдПрдВрдЯреНрд░реА рджреЗ рджреА рд╣рд╛рд▓рд╛рдБрдХрд┐ рдЕрднреА резреи рдмрдЬрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ реиреж рдорд┐рдирдЯ рд╢реЗрд╖ рдереЗ.

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A Day of Religious and Cultural Tour in Fort Kochi

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The show began! At the beginning, various movements of the body, face, hands, legs etc were demonstrated to give the audience an idea of how the things are expressed in Kathakali. It was an interesting initial part of the actual play. The main play followed shortly after this.
It was a play from the epic Mahabharata, named Kichakavadam, the killing of Kichaka. The evil character, Kichaka, an-anti hero, was in the make-up of face, half green and half red. He was the commander-in-chief of the Army of the kingdom Matsya ruled by King Virata. Kichaka was the brother-in-law of King Virata. During their one year hide out, Pancha Pandava (five Pandava princes) and their wife Draupadi took shelter in the palace of King Virata. While Draupadi was disguised as Dasi (female servant of the Queen) calling herself Sairandhri……….

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Nainital тАУ The Last Leaf

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Sitting in a restaurant on the Mall Road, you feel happy. The early December air is nippy, fresh and clear. There are few tourists this time of the year. Sun rays reflect off the dark green water of the lake creating silvery ripples. Wisps of clouds float in the incredibly blue sky. Such blue skies are seen over Delhi for maybe two days a year. You have chosen to sit in the open sided area. The sun is soothing. You are almost in a trance. It seems life has receded leaving you in a glowing fuzzy ball of warmth. And then you see the tree.

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Leh – Pangong – Srinagar

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The unbelievable part of this road trip was to be driving at 120kmph at 16000 feet above sea level at More plains. You just could see the road laid in front till the eyes could see. After this there’s a steep climb to Tanglang-La at 17,500 feet where I started feeling dizzy again. Susheel said lets take 30 mins rest here at the Pass and I had to tell him like a crazy panicking person that we need to rush down to feel better. Also it’s here I discovered Susheel wasn’t driving in┬аthe wrong lane due to bad driving habit learnt in the cities but deliberately to avoid the (view of the) steep fall on the valleys┬аside, I was splitting my sides laughing and offered to drive but he wouldn’t let me, saying I was a crazy driver to be driving on that side and he didn’t want to die. Hahaha, still makes me go when I remember┬аhow we met unsuspecting drivers from the other direction in their rightful lanes honking at us. But we did have a taxi following us in the wrong lane and driving equally slow refusing to overtake. If you saw the views from Tanglang-La ┬аyou could perhaps be forgiven to be driving like that. Unfortunately I couldn’t get any good pictures as he didn’t want to stop and catch an accidental glimpse┬аof the abyss.

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