We land at gate of Ellora in front of sprawling green and beautiful huge gardens in front. I think these gardens are surrounding all Ellora cave. It was entry gate of Ellora. We took entry ticket and entered the cafeteria as we were feeling hungry. MTDC canteen in the premises served us mouth watering paneer […]
Tales of Orchha
Comparatively today lesser known among Indians, this place was once the capital of Bundela Rajput kingdom from 1531 to 1783 CE. I was just thinking why this place is lesser known – the name itself indicates “Orchha” – means hidden. But the reason might be that Orchha was a small kingdom and had a bit […]
Jhansi – A Chapter for future
This glorious history is just 3 generations ago. This is the story of not independence of 1857 but a story for fight for the dignity and for own people against injustice. several novels have been written on Rani by Europeans, several TV serials and a Hollywood film Swords and Sceptres :The Rani of Jhansi (2017) acted […]
Chitrakoot – A spiritual legacy
Chitrakoot is one of the star places on Hindu pilgrim’s map. There was lot of road construction work going on the time I visited. But the roads being designed seem to be very wide.The place looks a bit backward with no ola-Uber we have to totally depend on local conveyances. The experience with local people […]
Ajanta – An ancient imprint to take away
खुदा भी आसमाँ से जब जमीं पर देखता होगा, मेरे मेहबूब को किसने बनाया होगा सोचता होगा ! फ़रिश्ते भी यहां रातों में आ कर घूमते होंगे, जहाँ रखती हो तुम पाँव जगह वो चूमते होंगे ! This is Ajanta. God also will be jealous of the beauty of this place thinking why He missed […]
Tomb Of Aurangzeb – End of Medieval Indian History
I was just standing in front of tomb of Aurangzeb when a caretaker appeared in front of me all of sudden and started stating about Aurangzeb and his tomb without my asking. I was in dilemma what to do and tossed tip of Rs.20. He seemed to be so happy. The so simple tomb of a Badshah who killed his close kins and fought incessant battles for 50 years, ruled whole India subcontinent just about 350 years ago.
