Nadabet Border, the Breathtaking Venue of Indo Pakistan Battle, 1971
The Indian Border Security Force was raised to protect our borders from unfriendly neighbours after the 1965, Indo-Pakistan war. Till…
History
Impressive Unfinished Bhojeshwar Shiva Temple in Bhojpur
Raja Bhoja (राजा भोज), the Architect par Excellence Raja Bhoja, the ruler of Malwa, was standing on the banks of…
Exploring Orchha Fort Complex Madhya Pradesh
Many buildings of Orchha, a quaint little town in Madhya Pradesh, could very well claim the title of the “Most…
Adalaj ni Vav in Ahmedabad
Adalaj ni Vav Ahmedabad or Adalaj stepwell was the first place we visited after landing in Ahmedabad the previous evening.…
The Official Symbol of Madrid
The symbol of Madrid
When I saw this statue in Plaza de Sol, Madrid, I was told that this statue is The Symbol of Madrid. A tree and a bear? I was intrigued enough to find out the story behind it.
Bear and the Madroño tree.
The official symbol of Madrid is a bear rearing up on its hind legs and feasting on berries of a tree. Sometimes it is
Jalianwala Bagh
Jalianwala Bagh
Contd from.. ..
[We took a rickshaw for Jalianwala bagh. Golden temple is again at a walking distance from it.]
“The impossible men of India shall rise and liberate their Motherland”
Mahatma Gandhi, after the Amritsar Massacre.
I have seen many places with naked history buried in their hearts where human life has no value over barbarousness of some people. And every time I had become numb to realize how obnoxiously we treat other human beings.
One was in a museum in Sydney where
Mani Bhavan, Mumbai
Mani Bhavan, Mumbai
If any visitor asks me for an unusual place in Mumbai that should not be missed out, it got to be Mani Bhavan Mumbai among others. Though Mumbai is a big city, it has very few historical places or heritage centers unlike in Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur etc. to see.
Being thrown out of the first class coach in South Africa
The Mani Bhawan is an
