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My favourite place of the lot is Pune. This maybe so because I did my graduation here and lived here foir two years in a hostel.I visit this place once in a couple of months, the fact that this place is only 4 hrs away also helps. A very very nice place to live in, I'd like to live here, if I I get a job or something like that. This place is a 4 hour train ride from Bombay, and a retirement city so to speak. though it is changing for the better now. It is more and more becoming a young persons city, somewhat like Bangalore. God I love this city, wish I could stay here for ever.
From the West of the Country I went all the way to the North East. The next city I lived in was Guahati. This city is the largest in the entire North Eastern Part of India. It has a very famous temple called the Kamakhya which has been filthly maintained. Also famous in this region is the Assam Silk Saree, which was exported by my Mother to all her relatives all over the country and abroad. We went to several places in Assam and the neighbouring states. Some of the places we went to were Cherapunji(Highest Rainfall in the world). We also went to the Kaziranga National park, famous for the One Horned Rhino. Generally an okay city if you can put up with the people who cannot speak English or Hindi properly and not to mention the fact, that they invariably mispronounce your name. An interesting superstition is that you cannot leave Assam unless you have crossed the Bramhaputra at least seven times. If you do leave before you have done so, you are destined to come back. I don't thi...
Kota is the place of the day, this city has the unique distinction in India to be the host for different kinds of power plants namely, Thermal, Hydroelectric and Nuclear power plants. Your's truly has visited them all. This city is also in the western state of Rajasthan. It is very hot here in the Summer and almost nobody uses an Air Conditioner. This place afforded the only stability for any length of time. As I did my Class 10th 11th and 12th here. Had a generally fun time, as everybody does in the final years of school. We visited a lot of places in Rajasthan from here. Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Bharatpur(the bird sanctuary), Mathura and had almost decided to go to Delhi in the same trip but wiser counsel prevailed. I will want to go to this place, just to revive the memories of the good old days of school and the like.
My posts to the blog will still be daily though erratic. This is because of me going underground to prepare for the upcoming interview in Calcutta, so I need to get in Shape and real fast that too. Anybody who has a magic bullet for weight loss may please contact me . That's all for today folks.
The next city in the current series is Allahabad. This city lies on the confluence of the three rivers the Ganges, the Yamuna and the Saraswati. However, if you pick up the Atlas, you'll see that there are only two rivers. What about the third river? Well! it is mythological. Yes that's right it's Mythological. it is reputed that the river Saraswati flowed there and due to some event (I don't remember what) it went underground out of shame. The rivers in India have been personified, that's how the shame factor comes into the picture. Anyway back to the city, A nice city to live in. I did my class sixth and seventh here in different schools, namely the St Joseph's College and The Kendriya Vidyalaya, Manauri. After this city I've always studied in Kendriya Vidyalayas(Central Schools in Hindi). Amazingly there is nothing very remarkable about this city as far as modern times go. But this city is steeped in Indian Mythology. Lord Ram is said to have been he...
I'm sick of looking for travel quotes for a round trip to the US. I was looking for the cheapest one available, but no luck so far. I'm playing rinra-ringa-roses and they send me from one place to another. Why am i looking for a round trip ticket to the US? Cause my Mum has to go towards June this year. and what about me? not for another 10 years at least. PS If anybody can help me, please email me . with quotes of flights, to New York from Bombay (or Mumbai) on the first sunday of June and returning around the the second week of August (yah, a very long time).
Today's city is Srinagar, to those who haven't heard of Srinagar, it is the Summer Capital of Jammu and Kashmir, with Jammu being the Winter Capital. It is not a very hospitable place now, due to the activity of Pakistani Terrorists in the Valley. It is now a non family station for people like My father meaning families of Defence Personnel and the like are not allowed there. Srinagar is famous for its Gardens by the Mughal Emperors of India in the Medeival ages, and also the Houseboats on the Dal Lake. House Boats are just that Houses on Boats, and are now used as tourist hotels. Correction, were used as tourist hotels, due to the activity of Pakistani Terrorists, no tourists. Not only bad for tourism but also for the local people, as tourism is the mainstay of the local economy. There will be sometime before normalcy returns, but it is unlikely as the Pakistani Government survives on Pure Hate. If India vanishes tommorow the whole country of Pakistan will collapse. or ma...
Netscape sux, I installed netscape to see how my pages look in Netscape. totally unreadable. Hence the conclusion, Netscape sux
Today's place is called Naugam, this place is so far from civilisation that the nearest School is 35 Kms away, cool eh? You might also be interested to know that this place lies in the Kashmir Valley is right on the LoC with Pakistan. So sensitive is this place that one is not allowed to use crackers for Diwali . A nice place to visit for a while but horrible place to stay. a lot of picnic spots next to mountain streams and brooks, and also a lot of hiking trails, camping out is really fun here. There is no animal threat of anykind except for the occasional Leopard and the like. Last Words: Nice place wish I could visit every Year, Unfortunately can't because of Pakistani Terrorists which makes this a non family station. Maybe in a century hence it'll be peaceful again, till then sigh
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Yesssssss! I've done it, I've my own domain at www.chiragpatnaik.com . Long live free enterprise long live the free net. hurrrah
I'm having a generally a fun day today have been online for quite some time now and will be for some time to come, hope the day never ends. if anybody is a Caesar 3 freak like pls contact me .
By the way, when prez Clinton left India for Pakistan he had to use a decoy plane, The secret service feared the plane would be shot down by stinger missiles in Pakistan. Stinger missiles in Pakistan? well they were supplied with gay abandon to the Afgani's during the Afganistan war. and now are in the hands of the Pakistani terrorists. The best part is yet to come. The CIA tried to buy back the Stingers, then they said they'd pay for photographs of the broken stingers. yes ppl it's all true, it's all happening here, the most happening place on this planet. The Nuclear flashpoint in this world.
Todays town is Nasirabad. this town is in the Western state of Rajasthan, this place is extremely hot in the summers and has a perenial water shortage. Nearby places of interest include Ajmer which has the Dargah(shrine) of someone famous (forgot who it was). it is rumoured the emperor Akbar himself had come here and had had his prayers fulfilled. I did class 2 and 3 here, in Battle Axe Montessori and the St. Anslem's School. Last words Okay place, absolutely no crime and I don't wanna go there again, ever..
new look to my site and blog, hope u like it. The old look was ripped of Tarsh's Blog. The New look is mine, sorry to Tarsh and thanks to Doug Miller
I'm Back frm B'bay. Had a great exam, hope for an interview call. funny thing was there were a few errors in the exam paper. will post details in 12 hrs time, also will continue on my continuing series on the places I've visited.
I'll be going to b'bay again tommorow, so there'll be no post tommorow or day after, why am I going to B'bay so often? you ask. Well! I'm looking for a place to study. I'll be also going to calcutta in the Second week of April. Why? this time for a job. (I call it a paid holiday)
The next place I'm writing about is Wellington, no it is not the Wellington you're thinking of. This Wellington is in the Southern Indian state of Tamil nadu, My father was here for his Staff College Course at the Defence Services Staff College. This place too served as a jump of point visit several Southern Indian cities like Mysore, Chennai (Madras) and the like. The hill station Oooty is just a stones throw away from here. There are two ways to get to Wellington. One is to take a bus from the nearest Railhead Coimbatore, and the other is to take the toy train, just joking, it's actually a metre gauge train which has a third rail in between the two tracks to provide traction while climbing the steep hill sides. again a very Picturesque location. I did Class 1 and half of Class 2 here, we had stayed here for only 1 year. I studied in a school called the Holy Angels. The year of stay 1985. Last words: A very sleepy town, absolutely no crime, ideal retirement home, I cou...
The first place I'm writing about is a place called Yol Camp, This town is based on a hillside in the Kangra district in the state of Himachal Pradesh. This place is near Dhramsala, which more famous due to the the Tibetan Government in exile. I've lived in this town twice, the first time when Iwas doing kindergarten, and then more recently in class 8th and 9th. I remember a few things from my first stay. I used to go to a school called the Sacred Heart School, which is about 8 KM away from Yol. And the other time I studied in Kendriya Vidalaya (Central School). This place has a lot of temples around it. This place also served as a jump of point to visit other cities and towns in North India, like Pathankot, Jammu, Vaishno Devi(a very big pilgrimage spot). A very picturesque locale. As the whole town is based on the hillside, and the roads up the hill are inclined at a 70 degree angle, and is wont to happen, a lot of accidents take place. Last words: A very Sleepy Town,...
I will be puting up daily reviews of the places I've visited over the last 15 years, since I don't remember anything previous to that(I'm 20). I'll be posting to the blog first and the same will be availablke thru links on my website. It'll give some continuity to the blog and something for me to post everyday.
Hello ppl, This is a brand new day (when isn't it), not very original I admit(Whoopie Goldberg in Sister Act 2), but a brand new day anyhow. If you've heard about the recent Massacare in Kashmir my Pakistani terrorists, and feel outraged, please drop a line to your respective head of state, please also feel free to drop me a line at webmaster@india.4mg.com Personally I think we should retaliate in kind, 10 for every one of ours is fair enough. If that does not stop 100 for one is even fairer. If I have some smart alec who says an eye for an eye will make the world go blind, I don't mean an eye for an eye, I mean two eyes for an eye, we are already half blind, lets blind them altogether. A full fledged Pentium capable PC can be made under $200, using a netappliance called i-opener by netpliance corp . This device originally runs a Real Time OS called QNX . Those who don't know what a real time OS is, please visit the QNX website and see their demo at www.qnx....
Am not able to put in my bit regularly, the web is expensive here, hope these guys will figure out how to update the blog by email. I encourage you to send me some email, so that I update this more often. Am quite busy these days with interviews and exams for both jobs and education. either way I'll be able to be online longer sio i can post more such thotless thots
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