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HOLIDAYS AT A HILLY VILLAGE

After two hours drive from Mal station along rough hilly road in Himalaya, we reached our destination. We arrived at a tiny village of Todey Tangta panchayat in Kalimpong district of West Bengal ,India. This village (Chisang) is near Bhutan border. This is a picturesque village and offers breath-taking views of the distant mountains of Bhutan. After check in weContinue reading “HOLIDAYS AT A HILLY VILLAGE”

HOLIDAYS IN KUAH

The journey in the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi international airport was amazing as we enjoyed the view of sea at the bottom and before landing clear bluish water was visible. After arrival formalities, we left airport by Grab cab for Kuah. Kuah is a big city of Langkawi – an island and anContinue reading “HOLIDAYS IN KUAH”

World Environment Day

The rapid development of human civilization has caused the deterioration of our environment and forests. About 31% of the earth’s surface is covered by forests ( approximately 4.06 billion hectares ). But over 420 million hectares of forest have been lost since 1990. Between 1990-2010 an average of 15.5 million hectares of forest wereContinue reading ” World Environment Day”

GREEN ENVIRONMENT OF MIZORAM

On the World Environment Day, I am sharing my views on the green and pollution free environment of Mizoram, situated at North -Eastern part of India, where I travelled last week. Mizoram is bounded by Myanmar in the east and south and Bangladesh in the west. It is a mountainous state covered with dense virgin forests .Continue reading “GREEN ENVIRONMENT OF MIZORAM”

Joy Ride on Toy Train of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

A railway communication between a hill of high altitude and plain is a challenging task for engineers. In the year 1878, Franklin Prestage of the Eastern Bengal Railway, foresaw the necessity of a rail link between the hills of Darjeeling and the plains at Siliguri in India and submitted a scheme for the construction ofContinue reading “Joy Ride on Toy Train of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway”

Botanical garden , Ooty

CLEAN ENVIRONMENT OF SINGAPORE

In the World Environment Day, I am sharing my views on the clean environment of Singapore,as I have seen there. Singapore is an island city -country in South -east Asia. The country is composed of one main island and 63 small satellite islands. The British ruled the country since 1819 AD and it finally becameContinue reading “CLEAN ENVIRONMENT OF SINGAPORE”

A Weekend Get Away…

We took a weekend Trip to Massanjore recently. Massanjore is a quite and calm place with natural beauty in Dumka district of Jharkhand state. It is 40 km from Suri of W. Bengal. The Massanjore dam (also called Canada Dam ), on the Mayurakshi river , was commissioned in 1955 with financial assistance from CanadianContinue reading “A Weekend Get Away…”

My visit to Waltair – Past and Present Trips

I am familiar with the name Waltair from my childhood as my father used to visit Andhra University in Waltair frequently for official work. I accompanied sometimes in childhood. In 1999, I arranged a trip to Waltair with my family and parents. My daughter was only one year old at that time. The present nameContinue reading “My visit to Waltair – Past and Present Trips”

A day at Universal Studios, Singapore. Part II

Due to the present pandemic situation, travelling is not possible. Therefore, I am sharing my travel experience based on my travel last year. After having our lunch at the cafeteria of the Jurassic World park. We went for the next zone… On walking down the road we reached ‘ Ancient Egypt’. This park is basedContinue reading “A day at Universal Studios, Singapore. Part II”