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In the Jumbles of Chandani Chowk – Delhi | Travel, Life & People
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Travel, Life and People. Its all about stories, experiences and sharing. Books and Best Reads. Visits to Charming Countries and Exotic Islands. In the Jumbles of Chandani Chowk – Delhi. October 9, 2014. October 9, 2014. Where people gaggle and lanes never end is the Chandani Chowk of Delhi! Walking through the dusty crowded alleys. Us in the Cycle Rickshaw. After a very long time our friend Tanu negotiated a good deal with a cycle rickshaw and we hoped on one to go to this famous and the most talked abou...
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The Walk into the Deep Wild Amazon | Travel, Life & People
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Travel, Life and People. Its all about stories, experiences and sharing. Books and Best Reads. Visits to Charming Countries and Exotic Islands. The Walk into the Deep Wild Amazon. September 27, 2012. October 10, 2012. From Iquitos, we took a boat ride through the Amazon river spread wide and long. In an hour or more, we were asked to get off without much explanation. It felt a bit odd to expect what we didn’t quite expect! So begin here, are few days in the most dense and diverse jungles. Due to its warm...
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The Mystery of Nazca Lines – Peru | Travel, Life & People
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Travel, Life and People. Its all about stories, experiences and sharing. Books and Best Reads. Visits to Charming Countries and Exotic Islands. The Mystery of Nazca Lines – Peru. December 9, 2010. December 10, 2010. Back in 2005, I made a trip to Peru. The most exotic trip that remains with me till today! View of the Pan Amerixan Highway through the Nazca Lines. A Watch Tower overlooking the Nazca Lines. Instantly, I had so many questions flashing my mind! Who built them and what was their purpose? These...
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Tibetan Art & Architecture | Travel, Life & People
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Travel, Life and People. Its all about stories, experiences and sharing. Books and Best Reads. Visits to Charming Countries and Exotic Islands. Tibetan Art & Architecture. July 3, 2009. December 24, 2009. The Prayer Turbines called Mané. The rich colours of the Museum of Tibetology. Hand-carved Pillar of Tibetology. Rabdentse Ruins of the 17th century. Tibetan Motifs and Symbols. 8 Symbols of Good Fortune. For more pictures of Sikkim, click http:/ picasaweb.google.com/livelywood/Sikkim2009? Notify me of ...
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Swimming through the Gardens of Coral & Fish – The Maldives | Travel, Life & People
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Travel, Life and People. Its all about stories, experiences and sharing. Books and Best Reads. Visits to Charming Countries and Exotic Islands. Swimming through the Gardens of Coral and Fish – The Maldives. August 12, 2014. The Maldives – Cyan Blue Paradise. Sediments from inland sources are almost nil and hence the waters around Maldives are very clear and exhibit ideal conditions for coral growth. Hence I call it a wonderland of colours and textures! The Maldives with its stunning White Beaches. We wer...
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How We Lived a Day in Istanbul… Food, Architecture & Its Inheritance | Travel, Life & People
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Travel, Life and People. Its all about stories, experiences and sharing. Books and Best Reads. Visits to Charming Countries and Exotic Islands. How We Lived a Day in Istanbul… Food, Architecture and Its Inheritance. February 20, 2015. This sprawling metropolis with a huge cultural and architectural heritage is a melting pot of Eastern and Western history. The only city in the world which is transcontinental i.e located on two continents, Europe and Asia and has 3113 mosques! Isn’t that unbelievable?
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Books & Best Reads | Travel, Life & People
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Travel, Life and People. Its all about stories, experiences and sharing. Books and Best Reads. Visits to Charming Countries and Exotic Islands. Books and Best Reads. A Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank. 8211; Otto Frank/ Anne Frank. A Million Little Pieces. 8211; James Frey. A Fine Balance – Robinton Mistry. A Long Way Gone. 8211; Ishmael Beah. A Bend in the River – V.S Naipaul. Ahab’s Wife – Sena Jeter Naslund. All We Know of Heavens – Remi Rougeau. And the Mountains Echoes – Khalid Hosseini. Jonathan Li...
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The Island of Lotuses – Sri Lanka | Travel, Life & People
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Travel, Life and People. Its all about stories, experiences and sharing. Books and Best Reads. Visits to Charming Countries and Exotic Islands. The Island of Lotuses – Sri Lanka. April 6, 2015. April 7, 2015. Island of Sri Lanka – Lush and Beautiful. 8220;The Island of Lotuses” sounds like a dreamland right? And enjoying the food all along. Reservoirs of the Island. Reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Offering of Lotuses to Lord Buddha. A Pond full of Lotuses. Patangi Wood and its Colours. Sri Lanka is a food lover...
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Humanizing Shadows | humanizingshadows
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October 18, 2012. Fighting Cancer with a shoulder shrug…. Even if I wrote this word in a point size barely readable and without the exclamation mark, it would still scare us the same way isn’t it? There are millions who have fought this battle and millions who are fighting it right now. So why a sudden interest in this topic? I thought and was about to keep it away when the last page opened and I saw my aunt’s picture there… Finally a familiar face! It was a citation for my aunt stating that she is honou...
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