This isn’t just a blog post—it’s something way more personal. I wrote about this town to revive, relive, and bring back the gentle, fading memories of my teenage years, from when I was eleven to sixteen.After thirty-eight long years, I have returned to a place I once called mine. Thirty-eight years—an entire lifetime in itself. […]
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Harsil and Nelang Valley : Off-Beat Stop-Over on way to Gangotri – Garhwal Travel Part 2
We stayed in Raithal, a scenic village of Garhwal in the Uttarakhand state of India. Our plan for today was to visit Nelang Valley and Gangotri and stay back in the night at Harsil. Harsil is usually well-known, but Nelang is off the radar for most travelers.ItineraryThis itinerary was planned with my friend for a […]
Chamba and Tehri : Off-Beat Stop-Over on way to Gangotri – Garhwal Travel Part 2
I ended up in Chamba on a whim. I had planned to stay three days at GMVN Uttarkashi, but after just one day, I knew that was enough. When I asked about getting a refund for the two days I wouldn’t use, the hotel staff told me it wasn’t possible. They suggested I explore Chamba […]
Haridwar – The Gateway to Vishnu-Kumaon Travel Part -2
Haridwar means Dwar to Hari, the Lord Vishnu. Vishnu only directed Lord Brahma to create world.
Mussoorie – Queen Of Hills -Garhwal Travel Part – 1
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 […]
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 […]
