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
Monsoon is my favourite season after winters to enjoy reading books. Even as the much-loved seasonal rainfall continue to elude my region for fifth year in a row; so far, I have wrapped up over half a dozen books. Before…
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Category: Books, Talks and Rants
Tags: A Mountain in Tibet, Book, Brahmaputra, Charles Allen, Ganga, Gaumukh, Hedin, Himalayas, History, Indus, Kailash, Mansarovar, review, Tibet, travel
I have always enjoyed reading fiction or non-fiction emerging from the days of Raj and particularly if the book has anything to do with travel or the Himalayas to be more specific. And led by this active interest, a few…
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Category: Books, Talks and Rants
Tags: Book, British, Buy, Club, Entertainment, Himalaya, John, John Lang, Lang, Mussoorie, Raj, review, Ruskin Bond, Shimla, Talk, travel
Last few days have been very hectic on the work front. Travel stories from whatever I could manage in-between will follow soon but before that I wish to share my thoughts on an evergreen Himalayan classic A Hermit In the…
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Category: Books, Talks and Rants
Tags: A Hermit In The Himalayas, Book, Brunton, Buy, God, Hermit, Himalayan, Himalayas, Kailash, meditation, Paul, review, Shop, Spirituality, Talk, travel, yoga