Bit by the travel Bug

TEAM MEMBERS : SANJAY BHATTACHARYA, NEERAJ PACHORI, PRADIPTA PURKAYASTHA Day 1 : The team sta rted from Haridwar at 5.45 a.m. amidst darkness in the early morning hours. Moving through Rishikesh, the bus took the NH and reached Devaprayag , the confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers, at 9.45 a.m. There we had breakfast of paranthas and chole. Crossing the river Bhagirathi the bus started towards Rudraprayag and reached there at 12.30p.m. After a 1 hours stop at Rudraprayag we again started for Kund at 1.30p.m. At 2 p.m. we alighted at Kund near the bridge over the river Mandakini. There we took a shared jeep which took us to Ukhimath . Luckily we found a bus waiting for passengers for Uniyana village. We loaded the luggage in the bus and finally started for Uniyana at 3.00 p.m. In the bus we found some friendly passengers and enquired about Ransi and the path to Madhyamaheshwar. One Mr Narendra Singh Pawar was happy to guide us to Ransi and the farther journey to...

Himachal Pradesh is one of the most beautiful hill states in India offering a lot of places to visit. It has both low cost and luxury destination to cater to a wide variety of choices. What more Shimla being the Summer capital of the British Raj, it has may historic places to visit too. The most popular places to visit are Manali and Shimla. Shimla is the capital city of HP. It is easily approachable by road or the Kalka Simla Railway which pass through 103 tunnels , taking you through forests and waterfalls. On approaching Shimla one could see the symbols of British architecture all around. The Mall Road is where everyone should visit to enjoy the cultural mix and colours streqn around the place with a lot of good eatries and places to shop around. Recommended : Eating out in a restaurant commanding a view of the mall . The Shimla Kalibari is directly approachable from the Mall road moving past the General Post Office. Its a pleasant walk down the lane to the Kalibari and further t...

According to the World Travel and Tourism council report tourism Industry in India is going to be a big hit in the times to come having the highest 10 year growth potential. Tourists from different countries are coming here attracted by the plethora of low cost destinations as well as the luxury destination India offers. Recently, in the 18th World Travel Awards held in London, India won the prestigious ‘Best Destination’ and ‘Best Marketing Campaign’. Tourism in India contributes 6.23% to the overall national GDP. With a huge educated population in hand India will require to develop the required talent to cater to the industry. A number of movements have been in the limelight for sometime like the “Incredible India project”, “Atithi Devo Bhava”, for promotion of Indian tourism sector to the world audience. Considering the growing share of India in the global tourist destination map, it is very important for India to sustain the growth. Quality is absolutely central to all of this....

This is one trip we di d in August 2008. Me with friends Saugata, Rakesh and Majhi decided to do a trip to Chaukori, a small hill station in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. Chaukori, at a height of 2010 m above sea level, offers breathtaking views of the Himalayas range from particularly the snowy peaks of the Nanda Devi and Nanda Kot. First we purchased a Nest & Wings Map of Kumaon which has extensive information about everything a tourist wants for a successful trip. We started the 14th of August 2008 by the Midnight train Kathgodam Express from Haridwar. Reaching Kathgodam we decided to start our journey early and took a cab to Almora. By the time we reached there it had already started to drizzle. There we had very good food in a Punjabi Dhaba and started for the next leg of the journey. At about 3.00 p.m we were able to get a bus which was going to Pithoragarh. The bus passed through dense pine and Deodar forest. The rain followed us where ever we went. It was almost ...

November 6 - November 10 , 2010 - Around five million people were set to gather in Haridwar to propagate the sacred "Gayatri Mantra" in an event that organizers say will rival the Kumbh Mela. The whos who of politics, religion, films attended the function held to commemorate the Centenary celebration of Pandit Shri Ram Sharma Acharya who dedicated his life to popularizing "Gayatri mantra", the foremost mantra in Hinduism whose chanting is said to remove obstacles and increase wisdom and spiritual growth. The syllables of the mantra are said to positively affect all the chakras, or energy centres, in the human body. People from all over the country came to perform a huge yagna on the occassion. As the crowd swelled near the yagna premises, people fell on the ground mostly women and children and lead to a disastrous stampede. A large number of people are injured and some lost their lives that day. It was a very sad and painful moment for us. The function ended ...