MP Trip: Maheshwar
25th October 2009 Continued from Mandu. We got up quite early and were ready to depart from Mandu. As expected, our driver was asleep in the car. I had to wake him up and ask him to get ready as … Continued
MP trip: Mandu
23-24th October 2009 Our trip to Madhya Pradesh started from Indore. Our original plan was to proceed to Mandu, but we had to stay in Indore as we reached late in the evening. Our halt was at Hotel President in … Continued
Madhya Pradesh
23rd October – 3rd November 2009 This was the state that was not at all in my radar of “to visit” places. It was when Aishwarya did a tour of MP last year, I seriously thought of planning a trip … Continued
Trapped in rain
2nd October 2009 This is a story where I and my friends happened to get caught in the recent rains. Looking back now, I feel that the hardships we encountered are minuscule when compared to the sufferings of stranded devotees … Continued
Pavagada fort
19th September 2009 Pavagada is known for infamous reasons. Few decades ago, it had a reputation of being the home of wolves that used to carry children. But it was long ago and remained as mystery. Naxals, who are far … Continued
Kabbe hills
29th-30th August 2009 The southern part of Kodagu district always amazed me. One reason was that it was less frequented by people when compared to the towns like Madikeri and the other was the forests that were still remaining amidst … Continued
Nalknad Palace
30th August 2009 The first time I saw this place was during January 2005. It was while trekking to Tadiyandamol peak. The Palace was being renovated during that time. Having seen Mysore Palace, I must say that I was not … Continued
My article in Prajavani
My article on Vibhooti and Shivagange falls has been published in “Prajavani” (Kannada news paper) last week. The link is given below: http://www.prajavani.net/Content/Sep272009/weekly20090926148553.asp I had been to these falls two years ago(link here) and immediately afterwards i had sent this … Continued
Varahanatha Kalhalli
9th August 2009 I had heard about an 18 feet Varaha idol at Kalhalli near KR Pet. Since I could not get any details about the directions, I decided dropped it from my plan of Hoysala Temple visit. It was … Continued