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Navratri is celebrated as the trademark festival of the people of Gujarat and West Bengal. Gujaratis celebrate this festival with great pomp and glory by dressing in the traditional Jhabbas and Ghagra Cholis and dance all night as the whole state is immersed in the mood of the festival. On the other …

Posting after a long long time…Had been busy with summer internship and a whole lot of other things. Well, the last week was a hectic yet a fun filled week for me. I would rather term it as a tailor-made week for me. Why ? The whole of last week I …

Continuing from my previous post – Delhi 6 – Part I The second day I wanted to see the remaining market. So once again I reached Chandni Chowk by metro. This time walking in the opposite direction of the Red Fort. The road side market is cheap and has lots …

Aye Masakali MasaKali UD Mataak Kali Mataak Kali Masakali MasaKali Ud Mataak Kali Mataak Kali This was the song that played in my mind as I entered the World Famous Chandni Chowk aka Delhi 6. I always wanted to visit Chandni Chowk before I would leave Delhi and move to another place. (atleast I …

Wondering what’s Dakor ? Well this is small hustling-bustling town in Kheda district of Gujarat. This is about 30 kms from Nadiad and Anand – the two major cities. Dakor is famous for the Shree  Ranchhodrajii Temple( Lord Krishna ) One can say that this is another Mathura-kindof city which houses many Krishna devotees. Each …

Yesterday I was watching a documentary on Taj Mahal on the National Geographic channel. The show talked about Zillelahi Shahjahan and his wife Mumtaz and their eternal love than led to the building of the world’s most magnificent structure. The show talked about how India prospered under the reign of of Shahjahan, how trade, art and culture was at …

“Farsaan’ for all those who don’t know, is basically the chiwda(mixtures, dalmotes – watever u call it), bhajiyas, Dhoklas, Ragda..*drooling* 😉 😛 Well this is something one must try at least once in his/her lifetime from Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Surat etc). People assume that the Gujarati cuisine is full of sweet. I agree to …

“Vibrant Gujarat” – is the tagline of the Gujarat Tourism. And it is perfect for a state that has the widest range of culture and food. Last time around, I had posted about Ahmedabad. Today I am writing about Diu(Daman and Diu as it is said), a small island town …

Delhi is in news again. This time not for Kejriwal or the CM but for its wierd for the past few days. It  has been raining cats and dogs since last night in Delhi and parts of NCR  – Faridabad, Gurgaon and Noida. This is supposed to be Delhi’s record breaking ‘Winter Rain‘ with …

In my past 20 years of existence, I had the chance to visit many places, small and big, in India. So thought to write about all the places I’ve been till now. Will post about one place every week. So to start with the first place, I would like to …