We met three fabulous people on the trek through Kuari Pass in Uttranchal Himalayas (India) this June. Sonu was our guide for the trek and Vikrant and Virendra owned the horses that carried our luggage. I have talked about in a post before. This tale belongs to Sonu and he told it to us when…
A Query for Ladakh that Brought a Smile to my Face on an Otherwise Lousy Day
Magical Ladakh My day at work left me feeling very flat and drained today. My evening Table Tennis sessions are a perfect antidote to such stress but even that failed to lift my spirits which is truly rare. When I reached home and kept my keys next to the TV, Sesha left his violin and…
In Search of an Indian Village: Travel Article From The Washington Post
I read an interesting travel article on the Washington Post recently. The author, Lisa Singh is in search of an authentic Indian village expeience. Not the Chokhi Dhani type. I wanted to experience an overlooked side to Indian life. Nearly all Western travelers stick to India’s cities. Here in Rajasthan, a largely desert land visited…
Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib …
Just though of sharing a famous Urdu saying! Sair kar duniya ki galib (it is gafil actually), yeh zindagani phir kahanzingagani gar rahi tou , naujawani phir kaha….. Rough translation of the Galib’s (Gafil)CoupletLets explore this world while we can, Who knows how long we may liveand even if we are alive, how long are…
Longing for Some 10 KMPH Days Again!
This time when I came back from the Kuari Pass trek, I felt totally disconnected from my day to day life. Now, two and a half months later, I can barely remember the trek. Life is flashing past me in a whirl of activities and I feel overwhelmed at times. Then, I know it is…
Manali-Leh Highway and the Border Roads Organization
The new academic semester has started and it will take me sometime to get back to my regular blogging. At the start of the semester, life seems so hectic, but two weeks later, I invariably find time. In the meanwhile, I thought I will share this moving piece written by Vikrum at How the Other…
Taj Mahal, Agra: Shatabdi to Shatabdi One Day Trip
Taj Mahal! Surely my words are inadequate to describe the beauty of the monument. So, I won’t even try. I will restrict myself to the more mundane aspects of getting there on a day trip from Delhi and coming back in one single piece. We, my two teenaged monkey nephews and I, decided to do…
What is Up with Blogspot (Blogger) Sites in India?
Screen Shots (edit: Saturday 15, 2006) with Spectranet ISP (and I checked with my System Admn. he has not blocked blogspot sites, my institute is blog friendly) And the Same Messgae for Geocities from Spectranet ISP on Monday July 17, 2006 I am regularly updating this post adding new stuff at the end. Please scroll…
Another BBC Mention
Remember this picture? Now go to this BBC link and pay special attention to picture number 3. After trying and trying this is my first picture featured at BBC. Why I sent this one? Because when I first put it on my blog a lot of you appreciated it and Maverick even wanted to steal…
Not My Daily Conversation
We were having dinner sitting on a flat rock near a fire on the first night of Kuari Pass trek. I wish I could say there were a million stars in the sky but almost every day by afternoon, clouds would come, cover everything and would not lift till sunrise again. Still, we were a…