Category: on the move
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Gokarana
Yesterday being Ganesh Chaturthi, we decided to drive down to Gokarna. I have no pictures of either temple or the surrounding, for I was lost in memories of the two which visited years ago. The legend has it that Ravana the Lord of Lanka, carried the atma lingam of Shiva, fearing the consequences of this,…
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International Day Of Charity
International day of charity, I remember seeing this beautiful posters of Audrey Hepburn in sepia tones one that said, “For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers through…
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International Day against Nuclear Testing.
29th August is the International day against Nuclear Tests created by UN. This was declared in the 2nd December 2009 session through the resolution that deals with effects of nuclear tests. The entire concept was to galvanize the banning of nuclear tests. This is achieved through symposiums, seminars, exhibition competition etc. Yet an random thought…
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Indigenous Transport of Jamnagar
Jamnagar As we entered the reliance inspired town, our travel owes apart. One thing I learnt from Neomi Duguid is not apologize for making conversation with the people on the street. One interesting mode of transport I saw was the Chakda It reminded me so much of the various mythological stories we hear about the…
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Negotiating Travel Trials.
Last year September 18th we were travelling to Trivandrum, from Mangalore. Everyone in that train seems to travelling towards Trivandrum to appear the PG entrance exam in various streams. The only missing streams were medicine, dental and engineering. This year it was Jamnagar. It is my first visit to the state of Gujarat. We enter…
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