Monthly Archives: March 2011

30.3.2011 Daman Entire Daman is glued to TV and watching the India-Pakistan match today – crackers bursting, band playing, people drinking. In our lodge, a group has booked the centre table to be closest to the TV set. All of them … Continue reading →

29.3.2011 Silvasa (Dadra & Nagar Haveli)  Surat Ka Murat Gujarat Ka Pari Vapi Ka Noukri Silvasa Ka Chhokri. This gem was shared with us by Ram Sunar chaiwalla – perhaps the only chaiwalla in Silvasa. Pat particularly liked the last … Continue reading →

28.2.1011 Reached Nasik from Lonar. The sun ate into us. The distance is 343 kms. But we were burnt out. Good. Acclimatization and preparation for what is to come in Gujarat and Rasathan, I told Pat. He was really burnt … Continue reading →

  26.3.2011 Ajanta Caves Look at the photographs to see the present condition of the paintings at Ajanta. I was told of their present state by many of my friends. But when I actually saw them, I felt sad. These … Continue reading →

25.3.2011 Ellora Molten lava once flowed here. It solidified into rocks and hills. Forests grew up. Animals roamed freely. Then came humans. They cleared the forests and turned the rocks and hills into temples, viharas and, chaityas of mind-numbing beauty. … Continue reading →

Mumbai: 23.3.2011 We reached Mumbai from Ratnagiri L..O..N..G   L..O..N..G   time ago on March 12. Took rest for all these days. We look like fat happy hens. We will be on the road from tomorrow – March 24. Destination: Aurangabad. We … Continue reading →

11.3.2011 Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. May be I am traveling too much and too fast. May be I am talking to too many people, trying to get a peep into their lives. May be I am getting a bit tired. This journey … Continue reading →

  8.3.2011 to 10.3.2011 From obscure Gokarna to civilized Goa, from nature to civilization – too much civilization! We reached Calangute on 8th evening. Thousands of people, cars, bikes, shops and sound numbed my feelings. It was unwise to travel … Continue reading →

  5.3.2011 Mangalore: Before I use the elevator next time, I will think thrice. As soon as it began to descend, the current went off and we were stuck between the second and the first floors. It was  dark. We … Continue reading →