Jodhpur is known as Blue City located in western part of Rajasthan in India. While I have been to couple of times there for work, but recently I was in Jodhpur city as a tourist. As it was with family and friends, we drove from Udaipur to Jodhpur. As we were not very much interested […]
Langtang Trek in Nepal
Before I went to trek Langtang village, I was not aware that this is one of the most popular trek in Nepal. While Nepal is in the Himalayas and there are many beautiful, challenging treks in the Himalayas, I found this trek to be quite interesting. People seem to trek EBC ( Everest base Camp)or […]
Sirsasana ( Head Stand) at 17000 feet
One of my bucket list of ‘things to do’ was to do Sirsasana ( head stand) at 17000 feet. Recently, I traveled to Leh and fortunate enough to be able to fulfill the wish by doing Sirsasana at Khardungla Pas, which is claimed to be highest motorable pas at 18350 feet. My mobile phone showed […]
Driving in India with special reference to Udaipur
Recently, my friend Mudit opined that, in India, people which have been driving bicycles or bikes, suddenly started driving cars. While they have bought cars with their money, but they could not buy the required education on driving cars. So, most of them drive their cars as if they are still driving bikes. His comment […]
The day I forgot to buy a lottery ticket
Yesterday, 17 Nov 2017 has been really lucky day for me. The morning started with check-in in a hotel in Mahipalpur, New Delhi at 2AM from a very troubled and hectic drive down from Shimla. Had a good discussion ( mostly I listened) about present Assam situation and went to sleep at 3AM. Got up […]
Fleecing Foreigners in India
I am not a foreigner in India and I am very much Indian citizen, that too by birth and my ancestors have been in India long before Indian gained independence in 1947. I look more ‘Asian’ than ‘Indian’ and most probably, that is the reason I have been experiencing fleecing here in India in almost […]
Indo-China Stand Off at Doklam and fear in North East India
With news of Indo – China face-off at Doklam, near tri-junction of India , Bhutan and China border, Chinese media has been posting articles about possibility of war between India and China almost daily. And Indian media are also publishing them regularly. I have also been noticing in my Facebook and Twitter page about people […]
Flood in Assam can not be solved, here is why!
As usual, during monsoon, as soon as rain starts, flooding starts in at least 20 districts in Assam in its Brahmaputra Valley. Netizens from Assam starts flooding Twitter/Facebook complaining center or mainland India of ignoring flood in Assam. Also, they keep demanding solving flood problems permanently. Very good and noble demand indeed. And as the […]
30 days without alcohol
For the first time, I took a new year resolution in 2017 to quit alcohol and meat till I lose 10 KG weight or I reach below 60KGs. And today, on 31 Jan 2017, I completed 30 days without both. When I started the resolution, I weighed 70KGs and now I weigh, 68KGs. I did […]
Trek to Chandrashila to do a Sirsasana
Last month I went for trekking in the Himalayas for the first time in my life from 19th Nov to 23 Nov 2016. It was a great experience, augmented by great personalities Agniswar Mitra and Sunil Jain. The plan for this trip started when Agniswar asked me if I would like to go for trekking […]