Mana
23 May 2010 Mana, a small village 3 km from Badrinath is the last village before Tibet border. There is an ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) camp. Mana is better known as the “last village of India”. The village is … Continued
Hrishikesh
15th May 2010 The first place that we were going to see in our trip was the religious town of Hrishikesh. Having started from Delhi at 10PM, we were supposed to reach Hrishikesh by five in the morning. The … Continued
Kadra and Kodasalli dams
30th September 2009 These twin dams are built across the Kali River by KPCL for generating electricity. It was during our Western Ghat trip that we visited these dams. 37 km from Karwar is a small town of Kadra. The … Continued
Sadashivagad, Karwar
1st October 2009 If one travels from Karwar towards Goa, he would first cross the Kali river bridge. The road then breaks though a rock hill. If one has few minutes of time, he can climb up this hill for … Continued
Kalsanka, a natural bridge
23 June 2008 This is one place which I am sure that most people are not aware of!! “Kalsanka” in kannada means “Stone bridge”. It is a natural bridge formed over a stream. This place is very near to my … Continued
Madenur dam and Pataguppa bridge
30 April, 2007 Madenur dam was constructed on Sharavathi river during 1930’s for the generation of electricity. The water stored was used by Mahatma Gandhi Hydro electric station near Jogfalls. But this could not sustain the increasing demand for power. … Continued