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.

Domains domains and more domains, I want more

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 here during his 14 years of forced exile. Another feature of this place, the roots of a Banyan tree which gives of leaves(you've got to see it to believe it), the very same Banyan tree is said to be several Millenia old and the British even tried to set it afire (out of plain old Malice)so that we'd lose this part of our heritage, but this tree survived and is said to be one of the largest trees in India.
There is also a tunnel which is said to go all the way from Allahabad to Delhi. People have tried to follow this tunnel but it ends due to a rockfall some distance inside. I was here during the infamous Babri Masjid (Mosque) Demolition. That was one shameful aspect of India's modern history, when a bunch of Hooligans decided to break down the Mosque. There was a lot of tension because of the demolition and the Army had to do Flag Marches and the like in certain localities to calm things down a bit. I was also here during the infamous Anti Mandal Commision riots. The riots took place because of the provision for reservation for the Backward classes in the Government jobs and other government owned and operated institutions. A lot of heartburn took place in this country because of that one man who was responsible for this. The amazing part is that man is alive and hopes to enter active politics again. (To dispel any confusion it was not Mr Mandal, But Prime Minister VP singh who actually implemented the commision report and is thus reviled for the reason).
I probably will never want to come back here again, simply because there is nothing to come back to.

I'm registering domain by the dozen, u'r right I've nothing better to do.

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 maybe not they already have America to hate and Russia and...

The more I use it the more it convinces me Netscape sux period

Netscape sux, I installed netscape to see how my pages look in Netscape. totally unreadable. Hence the conclusion, Netscape sux

I/m bored i think I'll go drown myself in a bag full of chips

for a list of all the places I've been to got to places.chiragpatnaik.com

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

I think I'll take a break now. for lunch that is
I'll be back

damn thing still don't work, the timezone that is

I'm registering domain names by the dozen, get on to the band wagon to at namezero. you could visit my site too for more details.

Yesssssss! I've done it, I've my own domain at www.chiragpatnaik.com. Long live free enterprise long live the free net. hurrrah

why doesn't the Indian timezone work in blogger. They gotta fix it

You really should try Human click, Lets u keep in touch with u'r visitors

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.

My url isn't yet active, will be in 24 hrs and then a couple days for me to put up something on it

I have a new url, www.chiragpatnaik.com, for free. Get u'r URL at NameZero

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.

Blogger is now on the IRC on DalNet
type /join #blogger in u'r irc client to join the channel

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 could live here, in 50 years time

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, absolutely no crime, ideal retirement home (let me otta here)

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.com. Just how do u do this amazing thing, go to www.linux-hacker.net/iopener/ for more details. Don't worry the machine does not run exclusively Linux as the website indicates. It runs others too (Windows, BeOS). By the way if anybody has a recent BeOS CD (The one I have is way too old) lying about and could take the time and expense to send it to me, I'd be very grateful. Email me for more details at cpatnaik@email.com.

If you are the anti establishment kind, you may want to visit www.2600.com/news/1999/1112.html for lowdown on DeCSS. 2600.com is looking for mirrors for deCSS, (yep that's the DVD ripper). Though I fail to see, how encryption would have prevented piracy, one needs only to copy the disc.

In other news a Billionaire wants to start a net Univ for free read all about it on wired

A long entry, as you'd have guessed this was done offline. What to do? Web is very expensive in this part of the world. ;) Cheerio, I really am hoping that they'd devise a way to update by email, and while they're at it also an offline client (I know know, totally contrary to the spirit of a blog, but no harm wishing it)

I finally decide to add the webring code for the webring by jish will add another soon.

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

There is this cool contest on the latest issue of PCQuest www.pcquest.com on e-speak and apllications (www.e-speak.net). e-speak is being promoted by HP (www.hp.com).

There's this cool new service called blogger at www.blogger.com allows you to keep a blog (weblog. try it out, it's cool and it's the next big thing to hit the web after hotmail www.hotmail.com.

Am applying to PC Quest for a job, yup they've done it again and called for recruitment.

Cheerio

Hi ppl,
my navigation system for india.4mg.com is in place click here to see it. then rigth click on the page to see the menu.

This is the first post, with many more to come, stay tooned