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Varanasi: A Travelogue
Read the travelogue →: Varanasi: A TravelogueVaranasi being in the news again, I went down memory lane and refreshed my visit to this eternal city in January 2013. This is more in the form of a travelogue and will be in varying tenses. “I’m travelling to Varanasi by the Ganga Kaveri express. Dry and deserted rural Maharashtra – Men in Dhotis…
JOURNEYS ARCHIVE
Different places. A common curiosity.
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Udaipur Sojourn
Read more: Udaipur SojournI had not planned to travel to Udaipur by the slow Mewar Passenger. Missing the tourist coaches gave me a different journey—through the Aravallis, small railway stations, working people and a landscape that stayed with me.
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Kondaveedu
Read more: KondaveeduIn search of new or exotic places,one often tends to overlook the attractions of the neighborhood.Nearly 25 kms from Guntur city, Kondaveedu fort is actually a trekkers paradise. This place has been on my list of places to see for a long time.The extended Vijayadashami holiday period gave me some time to visit. The gigantic…
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Travel to know more about your self
Read more: Travel to know more about your selfI remember a book by G.K.Chesterton that I had read in fragments. I couldn’t complete it because of the untidiness of the book and the small typeset that strained my eyes. I was extremely impressed by the small bits that I read. Chesterton describes his travels on horseback across the English country side. He is…
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A Village Fair ( A Shandy)
Read more: A Village Fair ( A Shandy)It has been a long time since I have left my village to live in a city. A city dweller left without anything to do has to find ways to consume time. A village has its charms and interests which give a feeling of time standing still and an unchanging scene. After a long time…
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After 40 years to my school
Read more: After 40 years to my schoolHow time passes; I went to Chennai on Friday to attend a meeting. We were put up at the State Guest house Chepauk. I could find some time to adjust some visits into the itinerary. We worshiped Lord Shiva at the Kabaleeswaran Koil Mylapore, the center of Brahmin power in Chennai. I had visited this…
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Dehradun
Read more: DehradunArrived in Dehradun on Wednesday evening. The journey from Delhi to Dehradun is very short. We arrived here on a chilly evening. The weather here is very cold. We were given accommodation in the Golden Jubilee hostel. The food is bland, la canteen style and it is mostly potato and paneer. The IIRS campus is…
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Desolate village
Read more: Desolate villageYears ago I had gone for an inquiry to a far off place in my district. It was to identify some land and submit my report to the Collector. I asked my driver Khajavali to get ready for the journey. The next day he was ready with the files and maps .We started early in…
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Visit to Bhairava Kona
Read more: Visit to Bhairava KonaI had visited this place in the year 1985. We had heard about this from friends and others. A large group had set out at that time with my Uncle. I remember having traveled by a Van. There was no road as such and we had to negotiate stones and boulders en route.