Chail is one of my favourite weekend destinations. I first discovered the sylvan charms of Chail while pursuing post-graduation in communication studies from Panjab University in the City Beautiful Chandigarh. Back then, we would often make weekend trips to Chail…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels, Treks and Hikes
Tags: Blog, Chail, Chandigarh, hike, Himachal, Himalayas, holiday, junga, kufri, palace, Patiala, Shimla, shoghi, Solan, travel, Weekend
Among the cluster of rising ridges located immediately uphill the tri-city Chandigarh, there is quite a collection of small hills that offer instant sylvan refuge from the humdrum of city life. As you climb the road to Shimla in Himachal…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels
Tags: Barog, Barog Tunnel, Cellular Jail, Chandigarh, Dagshai, destination, Hills, Himachal, Kalka, Kasauli, Kumarhatti, Railway, Shimla, Solan, Subathu, travel, Weekend
A rainy spell has all the powers to strengthen your mood. As I write this post, a steady sound of pouring rain is comforting my ears and assisting my thoughts. All of a sudden, my mind is flooded with memories…
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Category: Books, Talks and Rants
Tags: Book, Chail, Chandigarh, English, Fiction, Kapurthala, Manju Jaidka, Nabha, Patiala, review, Scandal Point, Shimla, Story, travel, Viceregal Lodge
Last weekend, while on way to the peach valley of Rajgarh, I visited the Menri Monastery (1195m), situated at village Dolanji in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. Located within a comfortable reach of Chandigarh, the region has always been a…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels
Tags: Blog, Bon, Bonpo, Chandigarh, Dalai Lama, Dolanji, Himachal, Lhasa, Menri, Monastery, Pradesh, Rajgarh, Religious, Senrab, Solan, Tibet, Tsang
Appositely titled, “Maharaja in Denims”, the latest story by Khushwant Singh intriguingly combines passionate love, history, tragedy as well as the local culture of Chandigarh, author’s worktown. In his first fictitious narrative spanning multiple time zones and generations, the author…
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Category: Books, Talks and Rants
Tags: Amritsar, Book, Books, British, Chandigarh, India, Kashmir, Khalsa, Khushwant Singh, Lahore, Maharaja in Denims, Patiala, Punjab, Ranjit Singh, Sikhism, Sindh