पर्वतों के पेड़ों पर शाम का बसेरा है, सुरमई उजाला है चम्पई अंधेरा है, ठहरे ठहरे पानी में गीत सरसराते हैं, भीगे भीगे झोंकों में ख़ुशबुओं का डेरा है – साहिर लुधियानवी This song is from 1964 film “Shagun” filmed in Nainital lake. It was foggy rainy day. But this song fits in Mussoorie’s every […]
Visit to Sarnath – Unnoticed Facts
When we talk about Sarnath – two things come in mind – Ashoka, the Great and Buddha.Old name of Sarnath was Isipatana – in Pali it means Holy man landed here. This seems to corroborate that Buddha might have landed here. That might be the reason that Ashoka built here a stupa as foundation of […]
Ayodhya – Saket In Rejuvenation
Before visiting Ayodhya let us have a look at sanctity, importance and its rich heritage. This and next generations must be fortunate that the old past is being revived again to keep it alive. Ayodhya was second halt after Varanasi. Our complete itinerary was as The first impression in Ayodhya is cleanliness, hotels, conveyance, ease […]
Varanasi – Kashi Rejuvenated
I am one of the most fortunate and blessed to have landed in Varanasi today – a land of Adi Sankara who founded Shiva worship as official sect in Varanasi, land of Saint Kabir, Ravi Das, Tulasi Das who wrote Ram Charit Manas at Assi Ghat, and so on. We got down at Cantonment railway […]
28 Days- How to travel in United Kingdom
How to go about places in UK, how many days we need to cover the historical places, how much I have to WALK ON FOOT daily to cover these places, how much is expenditure
History of Scotland – Exemplary Warriors
Almost every tourist who visits historic England ALWAYS tries to touch Edinburgh and high mountains of Scotland. If old Edinburgh has magical antique then its high lands have peculiar life style of people, Victorian houses still prevailing, green lands, unpredictable weather- that is the beauty of Scotland.
Scots are very proud of their PAST. They take pride of their Scottish origin national heroes, litterateurs , promote them in public places. They have fought continuous bullies from Vikings, Roman and English. Romans who conquered England failed to supersede Scot and preferred to erect wall to stop them rather than win. This is Scotland.