Uttar Pradesh

Delhi тАУ Patna road review

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Once you are out of Agra, the road gets a little better and traffic reduces. Press the pedal and hit Firozabad. This is the first city (after Agra) where you would start to feel the Mughal Era. Some of the old buildings could be still seen, the city is known for its bangles and glass work. There are these big tempting bangles showrooms which you need to pass quickly else a female fellow traveler’s urge makes you stop.

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рд╡реГрдиреНрджрд╛рд╡рди – рд░рд╛рдзрд╛ рдХреГрд╖реНрдг рдХреА рд░рд╛рд╕рд▓реАрд▓рд╛ рд╕реНрдерд▓реА………….

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рдкрд╛рдЧрд▓ рдмрд╛рдмрд╛ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдЕрдм рд╣рдо рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреЗ рд╢реНрд░реА рдХреГрд╖реНрдг рдкреНрд░рдгрд╛рдо рдкрд░рдо рдзрд╛рдо рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдореЗрдВред рдпрд╣┬арднреА┬ардмрд╣реБрдд рд╕реБрдиреНрджрд░ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдерд╛ рддрдерд╛ рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдкрд░ рд╕рд╢реБрд▓реНрдХ рдпрдиреНрддреНрд░ рдЪрд╛рд▓рд┐рдд рдЭрд╛рдВрдХрд┐рдпрд╛рдВ рднреА рдереАрдВ, рд╣рдордиреЗ рднреА рдЭрд╛рдВрдХрд┐рдпрд╛рдВ рджреЗрдЦреАрдВ, рдХреГрд╖реНрдг рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рдХреЗ рдЬреАрд╡рди рдкрд░ рдЖрдзрд╛рд░рд┐рдд рдпреЗ рдЭрд╛рдВрдХрд┐рдпрд╛рдВ рдмрдбрд╝реА рд╣реА рдордирдореЛрд╣рдХ рдереА, рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рддреЛ рдпрд╣ рд╢реЛ рдЗрддрдирд╛ рдкрд╕рдВрдж рдЖрдпрд╛ рдХреА рд╡реЗ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдирд┐рдХрд▓рдиреЗ рдХреЛ рд░рд╛рдЬреА рд╣реА рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗред рдЕрдм рд╣рдо рдлрд┐рд░ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд╣рди рдореЗрдВ рд╕рд╡рд╛рд░ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдП рдереЗ, рдпреЗ рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рддреЛ рдордереБрд░рд╛ рдХреЗ рд╣реА рдмрд╛рд╣рд░реА рдЗрд▓рд╛рдХреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдереЗ рдЕрддрдГ рдореИрдВ рд╕реЛрдЪ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ рдХреА рдЕрдм рд╢рд╛рдпрдж рдордереБрд░рд╛ рдХреА рд╕реАрдорд╛ рд╕рдорд╛рдкреНрдд рд╣реЛрдЧреА рдФрд░ рдлрд┐рд░ рдХреБрдЫ рджреЗрд░ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╡реГрдиреНрджрд╛рд╡рди рд╢реБрд░реБ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛, рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдореЗрд░рд╛ рд╕реЛрдЪрдирд╛ рдЧрд▓рдд рд╕рд╛рдмрд┐рдд рд╣реБрдЖ, рдЕрднреА рдордереБрд░рд╛ рд╕рдорд╛рдкреНрдд рд╣реА рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реБрдЖ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рдбреНрд░рд╛рдИрд╡рд░ рдиреЗ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдХреА рд╡реГрдиреНрджрд╛рд╡рди рдЖ рдЧрдпрд╛ред рдореБрдЭреЗ рдмрдбрд╝рд╛ рдЖрд╢реНрдЪрд░реНрдп рд╣реЛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ рдХреА рдРрд╕реЗ рдХреИрд╕реЗ рд╡реГрдиреНрджрд╛рд╡рди рдЖ рдЧрдпрд╛ред

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Delhi – Moradabad – Sitapur – Lucknow : Road Review

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Anway, so about two weeks back, I drove till Maigalganj (40 odd KM ahead of Shahjahanpur) on the way to Lakhimpur. I didn’t intend to write this post since I have not really done the complete stretch but I met Aditya the other day and he convinced me that it still makes lot of sense to do a small review. For the remaining stretch, he promised me to get inputs from other people so here it is.

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рд╣рд╕реНрддрд┐рдирд╛рдкреБрд░ рдХреЗ рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛ рдкрд░реАрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдд рдХрд╛ рд╢реБрдХреНрд░рддрд╛рд▓: рдореБрдЬрд╝рдлреНрдлрд░рдирдЧрд░, рдЙрддреНрддрд░ рдкреНрд░рджреЗрд╢

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рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЧреВрдЧрд▓ рдореИрдкреНрд╕ рдХреЗ рднрд░реЛрд╕реЗ рдирд╛ рд░рд╣реЗрдВ рдХреНрдпреВрдВрдХрд┐ рдореИрдк рдореЗрдВ рд╢реБрдХреНрд░рддрд╛рд▓ рдХреЛ рд▓реЛрдХреЗрдЯ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХрддрд╛. рд╡реИрд╕реЗ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╛ рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╕рд░рд▓ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдореБрдЬрд╝рдлреНрдлрд░рдирдЧрд░ рдмрд╛рдИ рдкрд╛рд╕ рд╕реЗ рдорд╛рддреНрд░ рейрел рдорд┐рдирдЯ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реБрдЧрдорддрд╛рдкреВрд░реНрд╡рдХ рдЖрдк рд╢реБрдХреНрд░рддрд╛рд▓ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪ рд╕рдХрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ.

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Music by the ghats of Varanasi – The Mahindra Kabira Festival

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Mrs. Sucharita Gupta. While Harpreet sang some soulful self-composed pieces on Kabir, Mrs. Gupta worked her magic with thumris, bhajan and you-name-it on Kabir. It is another level of performance when the artist herself feels elated and wants to continue performing bringing out new stuff from the bag. And classical/semi-classical Indian Music works well with our taste and sensibilities. So it was, as they say, magical!

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The Residency – India’s Alamo

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The Residency is a wonderful piece of history. It tells us of the resilience of Indian troops during the mutiny. Studies tell us that they were defeated due to the lack of officers. Any army needs officers to coordinate fire and chalk out strategies. This was sadly lacking and the revolution petered out. The British on the other hand realised that they could not be masters for long in a country not their own. The Residency stands today as a testimony of the rule of that day.

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Kolkata to Kumayon- at the holy city Varanasi

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We started at 0700 hrs from Lucknow, had our mobile breakfast on the way keeping in mind to cover the distance of 314 kms to Varanasi within midday or a bit more to enjoy the essence of the holy city “Varanasi”, as we only scheduled there for only a day. I purposely avoided the NH 30 and NH 19, which went through Allahabad, remembered the situation while we started through Allahabad in the beginning, though there was no special cause of traffic jam that time but didn’t take the risk.Hence took the NH 30 and to NH 31 after Raeberilley from “Modhupuri”. It took the clock 6 hours to stuck 1300 hrs when we reached at Varanasi.

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Kolkata to Kumaon – At Lucknow

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It was around 1330 hrs when we completed the places and headed for our hotel, which was not very far. Had a lunch and in the afternoon went to the tomb of “Saadat Ali Khan”.

Just almost opposite the tomb was “Begam Hazrat Mahal Park”, which was build in the honour of a beautiful and courageous woman, dated back in 1962.

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Kolkata to Kumaon – A stay at Allahabad

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In Hindu tradition Triveni Sangam is the “confluence” of three rivers. Sangama is the Sanskrit word for confluence. The point of confluence is a sacred place for Hindus. A bath here is said to flush away all of one’s sins and free one from the cycle of rebirth.One such Triveni Sangam, in Prayag (Allahabad) has two physical rivers тАФ Ganges and Yamuna тАФ and the invisible Saraswati River. The place has religious importance and the site for historic Kumbh Mela held every 12 years,

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Kushinagar – Where Buddha breathed last

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The actual cremation ground is a bit away and I didnтАЩt go there this time. The area has lots of temples built by many countries which practice Buddhism. There are good hotels as well, including Taj and I clearly remember that there were internet kiosks five year back.

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Delhi to Lucknow in 5 hours via YEW and Agra Lucknow Expressway

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It was a pleasure driving on this road. I counted 57 vehicles while going towards Lucknow on this expressway which means a lot of people are still unaware of it. I tried to maintain a consistent speed of 120 kmph on this road, but to my surprise I found I was driving at 130-135 kmph. There is very little noise while driving on this road. I encountered total 4 small diversions (diversion means when you have to drive on the wrong side of the expressway).

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