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    Shivpuri:Far from the madding crowd-Travelogue Day 2

    George Castle, front view Shivpuri: Credit for Shivpuri’s development goes to Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia (1876 –1925). In the first decade of the 20th century he developed massive infrastructure in the region’s deciduous forests — where trees lose/ shed their leaves every year — to facilitate his and his cronies hunting expeditions. In the year 1911 when the Swadeshi movement…

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    Shivpuri:Far from the madding crowd-Travelogue Day 1

    Sakhya Sagar Shivpuri: About 480 km from Delhi and 120 km from Gwalior on Agra-Mumbai highway is Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh. The city and the district are famous for man made water bodies and small undulating hills of seamless deciduous forests which come alive during the monsoons. Shivpuri has witnessed a long procession of rulers — Mughals, Marathas, Rajputs of…

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    Andaman & Nicobar Islands Diary: Of fishing and fishermen

    Port Bair: I consider my visits to coastal areas incomplete if I return home without experiencing magnificent sunrises and magical sunsets. For me the second most important to-do-task of the coastal tour is interaction with local fishermen and visits to fish markets. Watching boatmen prepare meticulously for their fishing expedition as well as observing them arrive on the seashore with…

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    Andaman & Nicobar Islands Diary: Neil Island (Shaheed Dweep)

    Neil Island: An air-conditioned ferry takes one across to Neil Island from Havelock. After a one-hour ride costing Rs 1350 one reaches the 13.7 sq. km. island famous for its coral reefs, sunrise and sunset views. Bharatpur beach is the island’s most beautiful beach. It is a favorite of scuba divers and snorklers. A few options like water scooter and…

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    Andaman & Nicobar Islands Diary: Elephant & Kalapathar beach

    Havelock: Elephant Beach, a hub of water sports and allied activities, is also famous for its coral reefs which can be enjoyed by snorkeling, scuba diving — Rs 3500 on seashore and Rs 5000 from a boat — or by sea walk where you can feed fish. You can also admire corals from a glass boat (Rs 500 pp) or…

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    Andaman & Nicobar Islands Diary: The Cellular Jail – Symbol of undaunted spirit

    Port Blair: As one moves towards the main gate of the Cellular Jail complex in Port Blair a sense of grief takes charge of the body and mind, flooding the heart with sadness. Suddenly the subconscious mind on its own goes active digging up the memory bank and starts retrieving reports and stories of Indian freedom fighters read decades ago…

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    Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’;Travelogue Day 18

    Jakarta : Jakarta is a city of skyscrapers, LED billboards, toll roads, flyovers, foot over bridges, museums, shopping malls, food courts, cafés, food streets, restaurants, colourful mosques and tree-lined verdant avenues. It is also the capital of Indonesian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese cuisine. Rain washed trees, skyscrapers, red-tiled roofs of homes, buildings, avenues, litter free pavements, roads, canals and rivers…

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    Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’;Travelogue Day 17

    Melting pot of multiculturalism Jakarta : I visited a mosque and a church facing each other separated by a busy road in Jakarta. These two were being connected by an underground tunnel for a trouble free movement of devotees since they have a history of sharing their parking facilities on special occasions like Eid and Christmas. I went to a…

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    Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’;Travelogue Day 16

    Jakarta’s Dutch Connection Jakarta : For centuries Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa has been a busy harbour of Jakarta. Once it was a favourite port of merchant vessels from Europe and India. Its role as an international port of importance is over in the 21st century. Now it is playing an important role in the country’s march to progress by managing inter-island…

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    Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’ ;Travelogue Day 15

    Jakarta’s mini-China Jakarta : With my son and daughter-in-law busy with their offices from Monday to Friday, I had come prepared to Indonesia to be on my own during the weekdays. After my arrival in Indonesia I realised that in this nation English is only the script of Bahasa. It is not a part of verbal communication in the country.…

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