Jewel in the crown

Picture stories of Mani Padma

A Quarter of the Golden Quadrilateral

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February 10, 2012
Aloke- Taking A Boat Ride

About the author:  Aloke Ghoshal is the founder of InKind.in (www.inkind.in). InKind.in is a social platform, through which people can donate their spare and excess products to the poor and needy.  Aloke can be reached at: alokghoshalgmailcom What am I talking about? Well, the 1500 odd kms of the Delhi-Kolkata stretch of the golden...
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Dalhousie- A dreamland

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June 1, 2011
Dalhousie- A dreamland

Hello friends ! I am back again after a long hiatus with JITC, which suffered a technical setback. But now we are back again with it and the Jewel that I have for you from the crown called India is Dalhousie ,up north in the lower Himalayas. With the summer temperatures rising, I thought...
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!ncredibly India – Off Wheels

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April 9, 2011
!ncredibly India – Off Wheels

I didn’t want to write this initially. I honestly have no idea how to summarize a month of India and what I saw in a single post. And I really don’t want to bore you guys into reading a never ending essay either. So, I figured let’s just go by the traditional way. Allow...
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Banavasi

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November 11, 2010
Banavasi

Banavasi is a small yet significant town in Karnataka. The first time I went there, all I knew was that there were some really nice old sculptures. Second time around, I knew no better. But thankfully I had a very knowledgeable companion with me. I was told that Banavasi used to be the capital...
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Delhi Subha Swagatam – Part 2

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October 8, 2010
Delhi Subha Swagatam – Part 2

Hi. I am back again to finish our unfinished job of exploring Delhi through the common man’s eyes or to be more precise common woman’s eyes… In our previous part we had taken a look at the five trendy, happening places of Delhi. This time we are going shopping for mementoes for your dear...
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Delhi – Subha Swagatam

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September 28, 2010
Rashtrapati-Bhawan

There were some ruffled egos. Hurt sentiments. And huge scandals almost knocking to spill over in other words – a total washout, but sigh! The bride is here. The reception date is fixed. Guests have arrived. I think we should bury our small and big differences and the proverbial hatchet and place our best...
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Thanedar – A virgin destination

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July 31, 2010
Thanedar – A virgin destination

Hello friends , I am back again with an edition of JITC and though I was supposed to take you to Ooty , the unbearable mercury  level made me take a detour down the memory lane to cool climes of Thanedar. Thanedar is still an unpolluted, unknown destination and visited as a part of...
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Mount Abu – Memorable Moments

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May 29, 2010
Mount Abu – Memorable Moments

Hi! I am back with the next JITC for you and though our jewel is a tiny one – all of 25 sq km compared to Delhi’s 1484sq km, it is quite strategically located. The hill station, at 1220 m altitude, in the Aravallis, the only one in Rajasthan is more of an oasis...
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Breathtaking Binsar

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April 14, 2010
Breathtaking Binsar

With the summers scorching up everything on sight, I have decided to give the power of thought, visual stimulation and tele-transportation a chance to beat the heat and provide some relief to us mere mortals. Hence this summer I will be portraying as my next four jewels of the crown (that is India), four...
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Gaga over Goa!

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March 23, 2010
Gaga over Goa!

Ok this isn’t about Lady Gaga! But its my about my jewel Goa of the crown called India. Yes friends ,I am back again to take you from the heights of Spiti to the depths of the Arabian Sea in Goa, but first of all I would like to say that – Since Mani...
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