I bought book title “Folk Culture of Tibet”, I am done finishing first few sections which mentions about known superstitions prevalent tibetan culture, some of these seems similar to hinduism. I am adding some of the crazy/funny/interesting ones here : 1. …
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#Faces : Ordinary people with extraordinary efforts.
Before I begin, credit for this goes to my friend Jugal Mody It was his suggestion while i am traveling i should make notes about interesting people i meet in my overall trip. During this 20 days trip I met …
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2014 passed, 2015 welcome!!
Happy New Year to everyone to start with. Year 2014 been amazing in following ways : 1. Joined The New Stack, working on building community & writing occasionally. 2. Sister got married to one of the smartest kid I have met so far in 20+ odd years of my life. 3. Moved to Bangalore after …
Notes from Mysore Dussehra trip
I was in Mysore for Dussehra this year. Mysore Dussehra possession is one of the famous events from India, It showcases rich culture and tradition of overall karnataka. The event ends with elephant march especially Ambari carrying local goddess which is form of Durga for 8 km ride. The whole city gets into celebration mode …
Ibn battuta: The less known, greatest traveler world has ever known.
I am fascinated by achievement of Ibn Battuta, his travel achievement of 7400+ miles. Being a muslim, he traveled most part of the world where Islam was practiced. I am not sure if this was the reason for him not getting credit he deserved by the western historians. This post is not enough about his …
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Notes from Sikkim Trip
I visited Sikkim in May this year. I liked every single day of my stay there. Every single day was full of fun & excitement. I have tried to summarize my overall experience in simple notes. 1. People speak Nepali, Sikkimese, Hindi & English 2. Buddhism, Hinduism dominates the population. 3. Sikkim is natures paradise, …
Notes from Srinagar trip.
I I visited Srinager while returning from Ladakh. It was a frantic ride, crossing Drass, Kargil, snow filled road & rain. I reached Srinagar early morning & got a room right across Dal Lake. Most people are friendly & they know tourists are bread/butter for them. I have tried to summarize my overall experience in simple …
Notes from Hometown
I am home with my parents after 4 years, so i have decided extend my stay whole June. I don’t remember when was the last time i spent 30 days with my parents after leaving home in year 2000. I have added my thoughts on few things i have noticed over my stay, i will …
My Travel Notes
This blog is in continuation with why i love traveling & preferably alone. I have a checklist which i am sharing it here, i follow it most of the time. 🙂 Make friends with locals I know when we are traveling to a touristic destination a lot of travelers feel they are going to get …
Notes from Mathura-Vrindavan-Govardhan trip.
I visited Mathura –Vrindavan–Govardhan with my parents in February. Its advised to take the Yamuna expressway if traveling from Noida, it takes few hours & road trip across paddy/sugarcane fields looks lovely. Other way is to travel via DTC bus from Kashmiri Gate or Local train. All the 3 locations are nearby(when in personal vehicle) to each …
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