Kolkotta: A stray pup, rescued by the police, has become the first street mongrel to join the elite dog squad of West Bengal Police. Asha, as named by the Kolkata Police officers who…

Traveling through the Himalayan terrains provides a traveler with a mesmerizing experience.  As you realize the journey is coming to close soon, the mindset of a traveler is…

We are on our return journey now moving towards Haridwar, after completing our Char Dham yatra successfully.  Throughout our journey god has been kind to us. After Badrinath,…

In our successfully completed Char Dham Yatra, we had an overwhelmingly refreshing experience at the Mana village – the last village on Indo-Sino border. We did our little…

The sight of Himalayas is an unexplainable experience and being at Badrinath, only added meaning to the travel. Arriving at Badrinath and visiting the places in and around…

It is now the beginning of the month of December.  At this point of time, the doors of main temples covered in ‘Char Dham’ which are situated at…

Travel is, of course, a fantastic activity and traveling in the Himalayan terrains is even better. It is an insatiable experience. Every place has an interesting tale to…

In our proposed Char Dham yatra we completed seeking  ‘darshan’ of  Kedarnath –  third ‘dham’.    Being with Kedarji will leave a permanent imprint on visitors memory.  The ice-capped…

Har Har Mahadev- Chalo Kedarnath The Himalayas had haunted me for a long a time. These mighty ranges have unexplainable power- once you come under their spell you…

Dham Kedarnath We are now on our way to Kedarnath the third ‘Dham’ in the proposed ‘Char Dham’.  To complete ‘Char Dham’ trip, the minimum travel period is…

As of now we completed visiting two ‘Dhams’ in the proposed Char Dham tour and its time now to reach our third Dham i.e.  Kedarnath.  As our journey…

Gangotri is the second Dham of ‘Chardham’  ‘yatra’. Our journey which started from Hardwar completed darshan of Yamunotri and on our way, we enjoyed the scenic beauty of…

Our journey towards Dham Gangotri begins from Barkot as we have camped here. After trekking Yamunotri from Janaki Chatti, either by yourself or with the help of a horse…

Yamunotri is the first Dham to visit among the Char Dhams.  A good night sleep on the banks of river Yamuna at Barkot was enticing and filled us…

The Char Dham Yatra – travel begins with reaching the base camp of  ‘Yamunotri’  in the Garhwal Himalayas.  River Yamuna is considered pious by Hindus as she adds…

From the chronicle of December 2017 – I was trying hard to squeeze my eyes to get a better vision of Himalayan ranges through the telescope mounted on…

Recently, I was watching my son competing with my neighbour’s son on who will finish drinking a big mug of lemon juice first.  My son did win the…

A few months back, one of my close friends called me and apologized for not being able to attend a function in my house. When I brought to…

Have you watched the rock climbing performance of Jyothi Raj popularly known as ‘Kothi Raju’ or ‘Monkey King’ at Chitradurga Fort without any safety harnesses? You will be…

In the article ‘The curious case of Charles Whitman’ we saw how a brain tumour led him to commit crimes. Unfortunately, he was not alive to face the…