tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57441957057437111212024-09-08T05:29:38.855+05:30Blogfriendsandcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989461424370596467noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744195705743711121.post-67371198596535448332022-03-19T15:50:00.000+05:302022-03-19T15:50:01.827+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>1. She</b><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMiOg34Tafdjpge7qa9nIgzTKuTOeBWtcNK42ZfSAicLAvgo1XfZXP1C6eTxd1niurQrgL2O4NfAz20ZO76k0JKRtP3gGLD8y0vqEHGZ_EfDGCYz3BuyGSG1vwr1P973K8jPFKRAaoDo/s1600/1588579761436576-0.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMiOg34Tafdjpge7qa9nIgzTKuTOeBWtcNK42ZfSAicLAvgo1XfZXP1C6eTxd1niurQrgL2O4NfAz20ZO76k0JKRtP3gGLD8y0vqEHGZ_EfDGCYz3BuyGSG1vwr1P973K8jPFKRAaoDo/s1600/1588579761436576-0.png" width="400" /></a>&nbsp;</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">(picture credit: Netflix)</span></div><br /> <span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></div> </div> <div> <span style="background-color: white;">Directed by <b>Imtiaz Ali</b>, the series is based on the life of a timid, undervalued, and "unattractive" Mumbai female constable belonging to a lower-middle-class background with an ailing mother, an ungrateful younger sister and an unsettled divorce case to be taken care of back at home, goes undercover&nbsp;as a sex worker to burst an underworld gang, and</span><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;soon discovers her own "dormant sexuality's potential".</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Available on: Netflix</span><br /> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Language: Hindi</span><br /> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></div> <div> <b style="background-color: white;">2. Delhi Crime</b></div><div><b style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3bIr93ODrpt96CL7HVjec-ari93RvLC-rhXeWoc3cBGQaCWvYiNu_X78afq2wyXChxk2YG2GTnWBiZCp1Cwrr7PJDTd2oZcVEgMJSkVRcEkLjGcFDsI5dLz5eqiu2UGie_mo7EJog_k/s1600/1588861442893095-0.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3bIr93ODrpt96CL7HVjec-ari93RvLC-rhXeWoc3cBGQaCWvYiNu_X78afq2wyXChxk2YG2GTnWBiZCp1Cwrr7PJDTd2oZcVEgMJSkVRcEkLjGcFDsI5dLz5eqiu2UGie_mo7EJog_k/s1600/1588861442893095-0.png" width="400" /> </a> </div><br /></b></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuPUq83ZrB1NtLpJlIGSmKe1pEzE-cAlaMKGMjbtY5eOUs1X_z02Cp1sUOSG1NfeBo6R7Sq_0dkrv3JUSyyxycwShi1E3SXcpJ9LrBVGdJC7juSRLRwS9pADzrhgWK-Ibvc5I8-t_IXM/s1600/1588579757643823-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuPUq83ZrB1NtLpJlIGSmKe1pEzE-cAlaMKGMjbtY5eOUs1X_z02Cp1sUOSG1NfeBo6R7Sq_0dkrv3JUSyyxycwShi1E3SXcpJ9LrBVGdJC7juSRLRwS9pADzrhgWK-Ibvc5I8-t_IXM/s1600/1588579757643823-1.png" width="400" /> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">(picture credit: Netflix)</span></div><br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <span style="background-color: white;">Netflix original series&nbsp;<b>Delhi Crime is</b> based on the 2012 gang rape case that took place in the neighbourhood of Munirka, in South Delhi.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white;">It showcases the role of Vartika Chaturvedi, DCP and other policemen in capturing the culprits despite having to handle the anger of the nation and pressure from the seniors simultaneously.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Available on: Netflix</span><br /> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Language: Hindi</span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div> <div> <b style="background-color: white;">3. Jessica Jones</b></div> <div> <b></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxC5j0eVIrhnlO3VtAAXRPi7jXxD8cMYceukC2EdkKYqz7cAak_QU8s_eIzoHQa8B5eFK1VsWCFCyePJVmS_2eGQjMwRc60UuPCdKiWXrhA4F2mD5OTHgER-dIeHdA4yiLeeumLW4aeu0/s1600/1588579754192241-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxC5j0eVIrhnlO3VtAAXRPi7jXxD8cMYceukC2EdkKYqz7cAak_QU8s_eIzoHQa8B5eFK1VsWCFCyePJVmS_2eGQjMwRc60UuPCdKiWXrhA4F2mD5OTHgER-dIeHdA4yiLeeumLW4aeu0/s1600/1588579754192241-2.png" width="400" /> </a> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">(picture credit: Netflix)</span></div><b><br /></b> <b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></div> <div> <span style="background-color: white;">A darker Marvel character, Jessica Jones is a hard-drinker, sarcastic and hardworking woman who had a brief career as a superhero. Losing interest in saving the lives of the people&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white;">due to a traumatic event that happened in the past</span><span style="background-color: white;">, Jessica begins her new life in a city and opens her own private detective agency. However,&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white;">now she must rise up again to defeat the villainous Kilgrave who resurfaces to do more evil.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Available on: Netflix</span><br /> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Language: English</span><br /> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></div> <div> <b style="background-color: white;">4. Unorthodox</b></div> <div> <b style="background-color: white;"></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfz6RHXzUtSJpP56rAEeffPzCuToA_vQBAYXR4x5jhPr5npoXLdqEkE_y45Ob-IzSWPGCJvRC6bu32CVCP3uuxtBoXp9M9qWeihwJePjGfSoT1VW0RyimxcGjV35Au1cD8znYMgcBHAag/s1600/1588579750364296-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfz6RHXzUtSJpP56rAEeffPzCuToA_vQBAYXR4x5jhPr5npoXLdqEkE_y45Ob-IzSWPGCJvRC6bu32CVCP3uuxtBoXp9M9qWeihwJePjGfSoT1VW0RyimxcGjV35Au1cD8znYMgcBHAag/s1600/1588579750364296-3.png" width="400" /> </a> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">(picture credit: Netflix)</span></div><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></div><div><br /></div> <div><span style="background-color: white;">A tormented little bride belonging to an orthodox Hasidic community in New York flees away to Berlin to find new freedom and meaning to her existence as her dark past continues to haunt her.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Available on: Netflix</span><br /> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Language: German, English</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div> <div> <b style="background-color: white;">5. Unbelievable</b></div> <div> <b></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVPdVHKfIgL_fdLksIvy_hgxEqa-AFJhPzXwKK2-0DbWEGXpB9TqsYXKWqXMw2RWcmFAt-eNofUEicC6r6ItXlxvO4rsXCSWz8iXdYhsP3Kfm6trR52D3vtdZlstS2Z0XbXgALZa6NA4/s1600/1588580977449075-0.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVPdVHKfIgL_fdLksIvy_hgxEqa-AFJhPzXwKK2-0DbWEGXpB9TqsYXKWqXMw2RWcmFAt-eNofUEicC6r6ItXlxvO4rsXCSWz8iXdYhsP3Kfm6trR52D3vtdZlstS2Z0XbXgALZa6NA4/s1600/1588580977449075-0.png" width="400" /> </a> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">(picture credit: Netflix)</span></div><div><br /></div>A rape is reported and the victim is repeatedly questioned for its authenticity, but is later accused of lying. Could the two detectives Grace and Karen finally reveal the truth by following closely the evidences?</div> <div> <span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Available on: Netflix</span><br /> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Language: English</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div> <div> <b style="background-color: white;">6. Out of love</b></div> <div> <b></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibY-17ECtPNBAjTa36V-GWHdcraF77x1C5UcoWgbhoF3JGDxBpuL30mASRI-9pacTpxLP7b5cyVr3LeyiMH9Xsj8ORkjMqsGI-PsWSpr7BiYwXUQSlkyA7XIZjZUhjmAu3i6VYvkZGK5g/s1600/1588580974047260-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibY-17ECtPNBAjTa36V-GWHdcraF77x1C5UcoWgbhoF3JGDxBpuL30mASRI-9pacTpxLP7b5cyVr3LeyiMH9Xsj8ORkjMqsGI-PsWSpr7BiYwXUQSlkyA7XIZjZUhjmAu3i6VYvkZGK5g/s1600/1588580974047260-1.png" width="400" /> </a> </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">(picture credit: Hotstar)</span></div><div><br /> Dr Meera Kapoor is the breadwinner of her family and a super loving wife but to her misfortune, the suspicion of her husband cheating on her comes out to be true and what shocks her more is that everyone else except her seemingly knew about the affair but chose to keep their mouths shut on it as according to the 'men will be men' and their infidelity is forgivable. Meera however, leaves no stone upturned to win back her house and the custody from her disloyal husband.<br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Available on: Hotstar</span><br /> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Language: Hindi</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></span></div> <div> <b style="background-color: white;">7. Caliphate</b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEPCsUOtHqqIM_cknQuqCfwCQEEGP_KgO71_hQS3tublMNuDbLut3w6mSV84Sa8v_n7F64SO2lyuWMK4tk-GA_rM0kM37fhUrrTt4c3tsxjABs1ILfskcOVqN0C5j2lUyGmAHMNukHIg/s1600/1588580970509819-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEPCsUOtHqqIM_cknQuqCfwCQEEGP_KgO71_hQS3tublMNuDbLut3w6mSV84Sa8v_n7F64SO2lyuWMK4tk-GA_rM0kM37fhUrrTt4c3tsxjABs1ILfskcOVqN0C5j2lUyGmAHMNukHIg/s1600/1588580970509819-2.png" width="400" /> </a> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">(picture credit: Netflix)</span></div><br /></div><div>The enthralling eight-episode Netflix series, flittering between Syria and Sweden, is a story based on how lives of 3 different women hailing from different backgrounds entangle amidst a looming ISIS attack on Sweden.&nbsp;</div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Available on: Netflix</span><br /> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Language: British English, Swedish</span><br /> <b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></div> <div> <b style="background-color: white;">8. Crown</b></div><div><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white;">The show chronicles the life journey of Queen Elizabeth II, from being a young woman to the ruler&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white;">of the Great Britain after demise of her father due to cancer. It gives great insight into the British monarchy and how the Queen struggles to perfect herself in ruling the inherited throne.</span></div> <div> <b></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></div> <div> <b style="background-color: white;">9. Self-made&nbsp;</b></div> <div> <b></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0oNsFhQsyPjuY6bwm1uKh7UsAGKIYniQMnHJRfN7yGFu4VjsYtmCNx0KQJgGLZ5elbSWOJ6_ENu859oWHDS7dbv6uYYlx5nCCJvTzrU17PeATYPse6jImV7vKL1RFYkmLd17MeqpbyU/s1600/1588861439146721-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0oNsFhQsyPjuY6bwm1uKh7UsAGKIYniQMnHJRfN7yGFu4VjsYtmCNx0KQJgGLZ5elbSWOJ6_ENu859oWHDS7dbv6uYYlx5nCCJvTzrU17PeATYPse6jImV7vKL1RFYkmLd17MeqpbyU/s1600/1588861439146721-1.png" width="400" /> </a> </div>(picture credit: RadioTimes)<br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">This 4 episode-series is inspired by the real-life of Madam C.J. Walker, the African American self-made millionaire.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div> <b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b> <span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Available on: Netflix</span><br /> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Language: English</span><br /> <b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></div> <div> <span style="background-color: white;"><b>10. Orange is the new black</b></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white;"><b></b></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6p7Z5SL6taCTM5p1OIROcvFgvAHLVr4uGLQTC37P2Q5iASmLAeiOLl3fEsRoUkyir9MoaJh8LPW7OuV1gAcI450oB0E_Yn5O8-gpYkfIfftlqpZny-ZnXWQcsi9nHzm05FuWUYgkdNt4/s1600/1588580956973770-6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6p7Z5SL6taCTM5p1OIROcvFgvAHLVr4uGLQTC37P2Q5iASmLAeiOLl3fEsRoUkyir9MoaJh8LPW7OuV1gAcI450oB0E_Yn5O8-gpYkfIfftlqpZny-ZnXWQcsi9nHzm05FuWUYgkdNt4/s1600/1588580956973770-6.png" width="400" /> </a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: left;">(picture credit: Amazon Prime)</span></span></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>18 months of conviction for a decade old crime changes the life of Piper Chapman drastically. The toughness of the prison compels her to transform in a completely different person and to do the unthinkable.</div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Available on: Netflix</span><br /> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Language: English</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></div> <div> <b>11. Cable Girls</b></div><div>The show based on how four women working in a telecommunication company develop close friendship among themselves despite coming of being differently attached to their family, partners and memories. The shows the hardship faced by the working women in 1920 Spain and the restrictions put on the in the male dominating society.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> </div> Blogfriendsandcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989461424370596467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744195705743711121.post-60524290676818722432020-05-09T12:34:00.006+05:302020-05-09T14:22:07.619+05:30<div style="text-align: left;"><b><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuz1GF9wTtuk6QrDOd9u7JPg8v9FU6sQqXmX74q7nQsc8InufsoryMJ8chs_Ws_O_oq4e47YHT4ZWdOowcJ6TPLIR108pqIh8jCoeuf7KFKy0aj2CDVcUHUp5gsSaj2NxyLDMxs5IlwU/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuz1GF9wTtuk6QrDOd9u7JPg8v9FU6sQqXmX74q7nQsc8InufsoryMJ8chs_Ws_O_oq4e47YHT4ZWdOowcJ6TPLIR108pqIh8jCoeuf7KFKy0aj2CDVcUHUp5gsSaj2NxyLDMxs5IlwU/" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image subject to copyright)&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i>CRIME AND PUNISHMENT</i>&nbsp;by Dostoevsky</b></div><div>Set in 19th century Russia, the novel holds relevance in contemporary times as it addresses the most essential human condition of life- the gap between our aspirations and reality <i>(or what the millennials like to call existential crisis)</i>. The novel, in a gripping way makes you think- what’s the bigger crime? A tenant murdering an opportunist pawn broker making a fortune or a university graduate loitering unemployed in the most vibrant of cities?</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">source:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.planetebook.com/crime-and-punishment/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">https://www.planetebook.com/crime-and-punishment/</a>&nbsp;(Ebook).</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKrQCh842GjTzYsAfjjVm9p28PySAvNLcurTNWYM4LVbtDbAXmNGFOUSc5rxPg1UwFJOqkk9a4lSdviMKCW2flDtHib3-H5ihUDt-K9K3PP5IlV9gOKHnzlp8du7KHvemgiR_11dldWk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKrQCh842GjTzYsAfjjVm9p28PySAvNLcurTNWYM4LVbtDbAXmNGFOUSc5rxPg1UwFJOqkk9a4lSdviMKCW2flDtHib3-H5ihUDt-K9K3PP5IlV9gOKHnzlp8du7KHvemgiR_11dldWk/" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>(Image subject to copyright)</b><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><b><i>PRIDE AND PREJUDICE,</i></b></div><div><b><i>EMMA</i> by Jane Austen</b></div><div>I personally like to call these classic Austen novels the English version of a typical Zoya Akhtar film- obsession with ballroom parties, gowns, courtship and crazy families. They provide an insight into the Victorian society and its class hierarchies in a light hearted manner.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">source:&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342</a>&nbsp;(Ebook).</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IJh9dKrDC8yTJauGBiQIx-lSnzKbzUW71DrKHA2O4XxzdDDjYttYzSczs5RC-xCf96ByYSwRyDzMSTYdWK0X6YKQdkcAmm6diTQst1-Rl57IEywA1aSy58fYX43yD1rk-KYgDSLXcwg/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IJh9dKrDC8yTJauGBiQIx-lSnzKbzUW71DrKHA2O4XxzdDDjYttYzSczs5RC-xCf96ByYSwRyDzMSTYdWK0X6YKQdkcAmm6diTQst1-Rl57IEywA1aSy58fYX43yD1rk-KYgDSLXcwg/" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>(Image subject to copyright)<br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><b><br /><i>CELESTIAL BODIES</i>&nbsp;by Jokha Alharthi</b></div><div>One of the rare literary pieces and a first by a female Omani author that provides the sincerest portrayal of the beautiful country of Oman located at the heart of Persian Gulf, that goes through traditions, slave-owning and modernity.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b style="text-align: center;">Amazon Kindle Store:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07S2T493D/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_i_a7LTEbVEA346J" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07S2T493D/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_i_a7LTEbVEA346J</a>&nbsp;( Can buy from here).</b></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9Mm_5t1gh8oZJ2t9DREkvERqGOkT01k6KRTQUM94BEJxZXE4nju3aw1zI6b6iFKcpS2qIPEkFGHjn_b6tW8h3-9Lo9yCYS3_hNDa1ZDbyQ7Q7iztTQO6V6BQQiAS0IUT6fNvw-OfL-I/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9Mm_5t1gh8oZJ2t9DREkvERqGOkT01k6KRTQUM94BEJxZXE4nju3aw1zI6b6iFKcpS2qIPEkFGHjn_b6tW8h3-9Lo9yCYS3_hNDa1ZDbyQ7Q7iztTQO6V6BQQiAS0IUT6fNvw-OfL-I/" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>(Image subject to copyright)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><b><br /><i>THE LOST FLAMINGOS OF BOMBAY</i> by Sidharth Shanghvi</b></div><div>The novel explores India’s most happening city, Bombay, with which its own people share a love-hate relationship. Right from the crowded lanes, ever bustling streets throbbing with its own ‘cutting chai slangs’ to the lonesome hearts and burning ambitions, the books provides a new take on the usual <i>amchi Mumbai!</i></div></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyfE8Ggnt57mQcKwsimJZUuwXpWE3Atm6d8CX0VW3kZp-2s-L6jsKUNzSQKtcjZotg-dcX7NPpO0vyaspceG2hnoJ9X_bXER0vd9OK4Csf1dqBSI-Ku0uToOxNdou7wqtzpLsWpGwGfI/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyfE8Ggnt57mQcKwsimJZUuwXpWE3Atm6d8CX0VW3kZp-2s-L6jsKUNzSQKtcjZotg-dcX7NPpO0vyaspceG2hnoJ9X_bXER0vd9OK4Csf1dqBSI-Ku0uToOxNdou7wqtzpLsWpGwGfI/" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>(Image subject to copyright)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><b><br /><i>WHY I AM AN ATHEIST</i> by Bhagat Singh</b></div><div>One of the most famous works of revolutionary and Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh talks about true meaning of devotion that is not bound by idols and rituals. It urges for a dedication towards liberation and betterment of one’s motherland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Blogfriendsandcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989461424370596467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744195705743711121.post-45044129090318446272020-03-21T20:01:00.000+05:302020-03-21T20:01:05.653+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijliFf87ei1cVkt4tKiiHALKSuHUsKJexl44WXfpphHeJooJdvkCtOiQImjXDUXqup705O5pQ8YC2-C5b4y0eLTLuUT-6idxWRd6tBwpjAG9dHQZvOVVgJEs9MvuAi3YdgDTGPtMbHcrs/s1600/Blogfriendsandco.png+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="508" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijliFf87ei1cVkt4tKiiHALKSuHUsKJexl44WXfpphHeJooJdvkCtOiQImjXDUXqup705O5pQ8YC2-C5b4y0eLTLuUT-6idxWRd6tBwpjAG9dHQZvOVVgJEs9MvuAi3YdgDTGPtMbHcrs/s400/Blogfriendsandco.png+copy.png" width="310" /></a></div> <br /> Meghna Gulzar’s Raazi, released in 2018 is set against the backdrop of 1971 Indo Pak war. The film explores the journey of an Indian spy in pre-war times.<br /> Sehmat being a woman is married and sent off as a close proximate straight into the Sayed household, where she in no time gains family’s confidence as well as gains access to all the confidential information. A similar move is adopted in Sujoy Ghosh’s 2012 film “Kahaani” by deploying a pregnant woman as an undercover agent, who due to her condition easily gains sympathy and every possible aid. Also, Raazi marks a rift from the conventional image of a female spy used as a seduction tool, a common trope present in numerous films such as the character of Dominika Egorova, a Russian intelligence agent played by Jennifer Lawrence in 2018 film “Red Sparrow”.<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Despite employing a female spy, “Raazi” actually problematises the notion of agency. Agency here refers to a sense of self assertion and empowerment. Sehmat as an undercover agent is ultimately serving the ‘state’ and not any self-centred motives. Even though she consents to the mission, there is a considerable emotional and conditional baggage attached to her father’s decision, who in Khalid Mir’s (Sehmat’s trainer) words literally writes his daughter’s destiny.<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Sehmat is not portrayed as someone challenging the patriarchal structures but in fact sub serves to them, she is instructed by Khalid Mir and I quote:<br /> “chahe jo bhi ho rha ho tumhare saath, ek nayi bahu ki muskurahat hamesha tumhare chehre par rehni chahiye”<br /> Sehmat loses a sense of self and dedicates herself entirely to the state’s mission. This can be interpreted as annihilation of identity as well as annihilation of agency, as evident in the following dialogue by Mir:<br /> “jang mein siway jang ke aur kuch maine nhi rakhta, koi maine nhi rakhta, na tum , na main”<br /> The characters of Sehmat on one hand and the men of Sayed family on the other seem to ultimately have the same objective, that is serving one’s motherland. It’s just that the two are placed on different sides. Upon uncovering Sehmat’s reality to his father, Iqbal affirms that she was performing her duty, just as they do.<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The song “Ae Watan” from Raazi penned by Sampoorna Singh Kalra, popularly known by his pen name ‘Gulzar’, is equally significant for both- the Indian spy as well as Pakistan army officials and their children.<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;One of the most significant features of the film is that it brings forth the “human face” of Pakistan and doesn’t portray them as essentially brutes. In fact, Gulzar places her characters in adverse situations without making anyone the villain .<br /> Also, the&nbsp; protagonist cuts a sharp edge from the conventional patriotic ‘heroes’- a muslim woman. Often this position is held conveniently by a male upper caste hindu character, but Raazi de-communifies nationalism, conveying it to be a selfless act beyond the ties of religion or sect.<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Amidst this web of multiple and layered identities lies the key element of inner conflict, a tussle between human values and national duty.<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Even though the characters uphold the idea that national duty is above all, the film has its moments of inner strife. Sehmat at the end is unable to reconcile the inevitable violence highlighted through the director’s move of making her protagonist gasp and even break down.<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; The climax of the film crystalizes the inner conflict, where instead of celebrating the mission’s success with a glass of champagne, as seen in the second last shot of Neeraj Pandey’s film “Baby” or giving away an all gushing wide angle shot of the enormously waving tricolour, it is the protagonist herself who breaks down, feels guilty as well as questions the whole dynamics of nationalism and national security.<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Raazi is a film that explores the co-existence of multiple identities, giving rise to schism and crisis that remain incompatible.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHz4WYVNj73__LgdYa8_-3pnSgkx4F2nrLkhXK_rfObjODcjOftIQqMcz3gOgTwsqtaUD27x5jYqbExBJ4c7qiHgR-NJr_5Ib5geICTVH-rkYS8ZSJbCj37OEAGQrQQ86Qy5Po9Ta8pY/s1600/blogfriendsandco+2.png+new.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHz4WYVNj73__LgdYa8_-3pnSgkx4F2nrLkhXK_rfObjODcjOftIQqMcz3gOgTwsqtaUD27x5jYqbExBJ4c7qiHgR-NJr_5Ib5geICTVH-rkYS8ZSJbCj37OEAGQrQQ86Qy5Po9Ta8pY/s1600/blogfriendsandco+2.png+new.png" /></a></div> <br /></div> Blogfriendsandcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989461424370596467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744195705743711121.post-81358713359167108542020-02-17T02:04:00.001+05:302020-05-09T12:01:06.733+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <b><u><span style="font-size: large;">"The Heaven of India"</span></u></b><br /> <b><u><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></b> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEJRKdrgCiB64oEvetk02BHkqCN6y4MoRdVr7Dcl7B69OhG3amgOimddcfgi_1MJpaUIluLKN67THhsuehJdhWMlqhyphenhyphenu0nq2LoEvHSGSLcsg88DTXZJwQVhZ8jNDrz_k0fjcNBOEN6uc/s1600/DSC01006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEJRKdrgCiB64oEvetk02BHkqCN6y4MoRdVr7Dcl7B69OhG3amgOimddcfgi_1MJpaUIluLKN67THhsuehJdhWMlqhyphenhyphenu0nq2LoEvHSGSLcsg88DTXZJwQVhZ8jNDrz_k0fjcNBOEN6uc/s640/DSC01006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> After months of hardwork, everyone desires to spend a while in peace. And in searching of this peace people travel to the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir.<br /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span> <br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Srinagar, famously known as 'Heaven on Earth '. The dream of every people to visit here once in their life.</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lXRteWNO4nsrEJFuui0kG4r70NmwKY24mJqFaleorB_VYbM0PtVgjY_1QwWvRe5oXXZNAqjgHxGgaIb1K4ESVfD9QSjf9lUby74Gh1wf4f415uQp0At_QA8eb03oYoPoroQXPGfVGbs/s1600/DSC01018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lXRteWNO4nsrEJFuui0kG4r70NmwKY24mJqFaleorB_VYbM0PtVgjY_1QwWvRe5oXXZNAqjgHxGgaIb1K4ESVfD9QSjf9lUby74Gh1wf4f415uQp0At_QA8eb03oYoPoroQXPGfVGbs/s640/DSC01018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-EfPuWX6yk5DcYJzkaTm5vFqXWSffjsAv4PnviPvdPDTyAzcB1Y8wQXMfApaNHShHHmG4T58-u-Z4zDIFOEJXPyVHuVk6CzJXrhM-gTZz5JJKRG3gy9-aMIz6mxDKAxkyz8bOTuZupQ/s1600/DSC01015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-EfPuWX6yk5DcYJzkaTm5vFqXWSffjsAv4PnviPvdPDTyAzcB1Y8wQXMfApaNHShHHmG4T58-u-Z4zDIFOEJXPyVHuVk6CzJXrhM-gTZz5JJKRG3gy9-aMIz6mxDKAxkyz8bOTuZupQ/s320/DSC01015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico2B_YFoCAojVHBGmJ3upLK2tx_NjVuHqj2zSZb2S6wMmVUb5YBxuzDOxXNmyOmtoLydoy2ARloTWee2vTrEp4dvcrc9X9hG_594hA2wxj9DmapcPr6E8-nY1xHcZ9WOFnrDnQ5mar1Q/s1600/DSC01019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico2B_YFoCAojVHBGmJ3upLK2tx_NjVuHqj2zSZb2S6wMmVUb5YBxuzDOxXNmyOmtoLydoy2ARloTWee2vTrEp4dvcrc9X9hG_594hA2wxj9DmapcPr6E8-nY1xHcZ9WOFnrDnQ5mar1Q/s400/DSC01019.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Srinagar is located in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir,&nbsp; on the banks of river Jhelum. As picturesque as the most stunning painting to ever be painted, Srinagar is basically known for the stagnated houseboats and colourful Shikararas on Dal Lake.</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Enw5UH0eTjqyHUGp5GqBFBQAmoj4Yw5sCqsgQNneI_dHrZJnDOkbkA8XPE1ioEoqLyqKbNWf48Oz_9Ts2A2nHfuFyOfCLpyl1ieSkE2gRiajr9XpEGfSoq4hE2OEocIEi4sIYtSWJCI/s1600/IMAG0147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Enw5UH0eTjqyHUGp5GqBFBQAmoj4Yw5sCqsgQNneI_dHrZJnDOkbkA8XPE1ioEoqLyqKbNWf48Oz_9Ts2A2nHfuFyOfCLpyl1ieSkE2gRiajr9XpEGfSoq4hE2OEocIEi4sIYtSWJCI/s400/IMAG0147.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8lBGSeOetBZ0FliKc18tykmeC50V78Tvxi52czx8IKT8r4pcRHozlgjGKDpPDMPRDkvTsBTccWewb0igiOAdJpocYAVU_gNbFY1OSAjSAMtf_XdaNuyvyfrpGuYL0hbwdt3VvckIaiI/s1600/IMAG0198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8lBGSeOetBZ0FliKc18tykmeC50V78Tvxi52czx8IKT8r4pcRHozlgjGKDpPDMPRDkvTsBTccWewb0igiOAdJpocYAVU_gNbFY1OSAjSAMtf_XdaNuyvyfrpGuYL0hbwdt3VvckIaiI/s320/IMAG0198.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The gondala type raw boats, shikaras are used by the tourists to see attraction of srinagar like the floating vegetable market, and the Mir Bahris- a living community of people who live on the lake itself known as the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar os home to some of the most exquisite Mugal-age garden in India, with the top draws being Nishat Bagh, Shalimar Bagh and Chashm-E-shahi Garden.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Kashmir cuisine is famous all over the world, so when in srinagar, trying out the local dishes, which are rich in unique fragrant spices, is a must</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There are lots of good shop from where you can take cars and bikes on a rent.</span></div> Blogfriendsandcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989461424370596467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744195705743711121.post-22946872813064344622020-02-04T23:55:00.001+05:302020-02-13T22:24:57.389+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <u><b>The new summer capital: Naldehra&nbsp;</b></u><br> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> Looking forward to taking a break from the monotonous and hectic city life and spending a lazy weekend, or maybe even a week-long vacation at a hill station with minimal human obstruction and without even having to worry about getting stuck in jammed roads? Then, welcome to Naldehra!<br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIGnw3qiH3608daAxJ0Sma2DmFFc3XdaNobYgsEoJpAJa46cH8oHVwNPDalfI7AotCn1glpj7di6FLdIiLsSpC8Nmu3-oieWgKfL69kSLnzNxAD8zjlXz44WzgDbVvqBRqBCR5hbyM2Q/s1600/1580835335187700-0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIGnw3qiH3608daAxJ0Sma2DmFFc3XdaNobYgsEoJpAJa46cH8oHVwNPDalfI7AotCn1glpj7di6FLdIiLsSpC8Nmu3-oieWgKfL69kSLnzNxAD8zjlXz44WzgDbVvqBRqBCR5hbyM2Q/s1600/1580835335187700-0.png" width="400"> </a> </div> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWLKXTMdT6bxhvY-APpaZDHDA9bAHaKOu36LhWMr1irT8BqIhLYsXM9pwfhfA3xUoD5Mr_bJ6XRT_3lfKI7XAyDKIOLHMUnbsqH29ER5F99KVFbqu08G6BolC_91XSrOeA9ylUyrVexo/s1600/1580752266515592-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It is an 18 - hole golf course, which is considered to be the most challenging due to its high altitude (around 2044 m above sea level). British viceroy, Lord Curzon discovered it while exploring the beautiful hill station, and came up with the idea of designing this entirely levelled hilltop into a golf course.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1CJl5ABIjN5PgkvB5yKKSHTD3HpoWnJGYqarLJPaRD0KtsBMi6iLb7NBuUMyArILRCnmnpKOXjYuQm1EKYxi2sEsKN2AdKRugdM24Et2_BB756xGxIwLZJEen4j7LWq2wqVbB2SnM8s/s1600/1580752238109030-9.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1CJl5ABIjN5PgkvB5yKKSHTD3HpoWnJGYqarLJPaRD0KtsBMi6iLb7NBuUMyArILRCnmnpKOXjYuQm1EKYxi2sEsKN2AdKRugdM24Et2_BB756xGxIwLZJEen4j7LWq2wqVbB2SnM8s/s200/1580752238109030-9.png" width="200"> </a> </div> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsdz7AFeG4WDGu42xfulkzjz02Kz7s70X5XYy97dNzlw6OpF2m3rC5SPao3QnJCycOiv0EkNQ_vVI2XxlpEVDWOqfYrei95qUz4OiSc2jblJRPviuu7xAbio5Y6iBFHF9R2yg7GWyepo/s1600/1580752233838959-10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsdz7AFeG4WDGu42xfulkzjz02Kz7s70X5XYy97dNzlw6OpF2m3rC5SPao3QnJCycOiv0EkNQ_vVI2XxlpEVDWOqfYrei95qUz4OiSc2jblJRPviuu7xAbio5Y6iBFHF9R2yg7GWyepo/s400/1580752233838959-10.png" width="400"> </a> </div> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> The golf course requires membership but not to get disheartened,&nbsp; you can still enjoy very interesting&nbsp;<b>pony rides</b> up till the golf course, and beyond!</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6GvBa8G1SPngXwB_V1A00SlsG5_0tPqlmSRNsLiZPtARx5JY0Ps68dCNQau_gukr2Sm8e0yARVZtNFpEb5qxV7TET2H1rrWv_SZYJ1vsZiuFXYgY-AKIr5pOHK-dmXgeZ7ZmKESjeco/s1600/1580752229986599-11.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6GvBa8G1SPngXwB_V1A00SlsG5_0tPqlmSRNsLiZPtARx5JY0Ps68dCNQau_gukr2Sm8e0yARVZtNFpEb5qxV7TET2H1rrWv_SZYJ1vsZiuFXYgY-AKIr5pOHK-dmXgeZ7ZmKESjeco/s1600/1580752229986599-11.png" width="400"> </a> </div> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xuaSViqy60N70QnyDZskHzmLeoxqeZ8tb90m6fLrLLvTW3bImjCP5OlwJTfOfxoV48G2iB1Y_s28OKy-AD1TMRdJ2QcBf4ct9E84tv02QJztdqo9jBr-TcnwItSHLFL0Rwy-nL6e1mw/s1600/1580840515481990-0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xuaSViqy60N70QnyDZskHzmLeoxqeZ8tb90m6fLrLLvTW3bImjCP5OlwJTfOfxoV48G2iB1Y_s28OKy-AD1TMRdJ2QcBf4ct9E84tv02QJztdqo9jBr-TcnwItSHLFL0Rwy-nL6e1mw/s1600/1580840515481990-0.png" width="400"> </a> </div><br></div> <br> Now take a minute to just imagine a hot cup of coffee or tea, and a relishing bowl of Maggi noodles being served to you as you sit on a bench amidst this large ground surrounded by mother nature on all sides. Doesn't it sound great?&nbsp;</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNF3uPLwk9kKOUpMeFb05aL5wNdrbKleHIWkAIgsVtmdWh1gWj8NLucdLaPeqmXFUQuThOdRRjQuBNkJmsLL-XnXUZfvlMges1iRjSjX1aSRgilpjS9hT0JxEIUMIQc3cuqTOPX4ThbUs/s1600/1580752222025024-13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNF3uPLwk9kKOUpMeFb05aL5wNdrbKleHIWkAIgsVtmdWh1gWj8NLucdLaPeqmXFUQuThOdRRjQuBNkJmsLL-XnXUZfvlMges1iRjSjX1aSRgilpjS9hT0JxEIUMIQc3cuqTOPX4ThbUs/s1600/1580752222025024-13.png" width="400"> </a> </div> <br> <br> <b>Spiritually engaging&nbsp;</b><br> A small pony rides away from the golf course is the <u>Mahunag Temple</u>, dedicated to lord of snakes. Fascinatingly, Naldehra got its name from the fact that it<i>&nbsp;</i>is<i> </i>known as<i> the snake king's abode or महा नाग का डेरा। </i><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju37DfYTBleTWMaC2fO93qFxD8ECNNWcQ856cTM6nlVm_EJEwPOpdjgy5AA1EHIUjLWKAaq_tBkURIhyGBo0SAnprOe1D4sfkEVlwuLD76FL8NRMWEN645yX9ND3RUUPxJwa6aXkCfyKk/s1600/1580752216636343-14.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju37DfYTBleTWMaC2fO93qFxD8ECNNWcQ856cTM6nlVm_EJEwPOpdjgy5AA1EHIUjLWKAaq_tBkURIhyGBo0SAnprOe1D4sfkEVlwuLD76FL8NRMWEN645yX9ND3RUUPxJwa6aXkCfyKk/s1600/1580752216636343-14.png" width="400"> </a> </div> <br><b>Kogi village</b><br> 2km away from the golf course is this simple village named Kogi<b>. </b>If you decide to rather take a leisure walk and not drive till here, you'll be able to notice several man-made steps leading from the main road into the deep valley. One of these steps takes you down to the temple of Kogi mata.&nbsp;</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRSHxMrcOCyNvgp0LkyJf-WEQZHOBZ9cS4e7hjLC9y_WHwd_C7RdZQ0rUspWdR2h-wHl3ya0TSR3QfKsalLgexVjaQuplmzsOY5mxa1zhpO_e-zCuHt7Htk6fEWM1g3rflynFTskIqGc/s1600/1580752826596591-0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRSHxMrcOCyNvgp0LkyJf-WEQZHOBZ9cS4e7hjLC9y_WHwd_C7RdZQ0rUspWdR2h-wHl3ya0TSR3QfKsalLgexVjaQuplmzsOY5mxa1zhpO_e-zCuHt7Htk6fEWM1g3rflynFTskIqGc/s1600/1580752826596591-0.png" width="400"> </a> </div> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EGwa_ZezZAKRSTiEZd7ZMr1ODKxIItLqjQ53uYZjVh1HzHWfZIVSnvrBYYwrxU9VKLUBZXtXhK9sWwa8SbA55T08Qwqi7OO-VxCBSl3A81NP1P0n34Yo_e31XYEx9aiDkNYFRKQYJjk/s1600/1580752822904360-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EGwa_ZezZAKRSTiEZd7ZMr1ODKxIItLqjQ53uYZjVh1HzHWfZIVSnvrBYYwrxU9VKLUBZXtXhK9sWwa8SbA55T08Qwqi7OO-VxCBSl3A81NP1P0n34Yo_e31XYEx9aiDkNYFRKQYJjk/s1600/1580752822904360-1.png" width="400"> </a> </div> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZsELxz4ehMsnhFZ1M2C05Mr48YS2cWafNcjAFoBQvxC2FjffWNtV6POFIKt5Hxxoq6qgiSiEXB4CV6ippJ66oEKUNOm4n-V5aMIvB6K8_aEA0jQ1dL14xJnOFnLIsaf7-bcrZFFz8ak/s1600/1580752818854626-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZsELxz4ehMsnhFZ1M2C05Mr48YS2cWafNcjAFoBQvxC2FjffWNtV6POFIKt5Hxxoq6qgiSiEXB4CV6ippJ66oEKUNOm4n-V5aMIvB6K8_aEA0jQ1dL14xJnOFnLIsaf7-bcrZFFz8ak/s1600/1580752818854626-2.png" width="400"> </a> </div> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> And, as the day passes by, spend some time appreciating the old-world charm of this place, by silently observing everything around. Take a seat on any of the benches that you find nearby and watch innocent school children return back to their homes, elderly men of the village coming out of their traditional Himachali houses for a smoke, village women carrying firewood on their heads and so on... It will leave an everlasting soothing effect on you.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiIxwpBxPcGHQaVmcdlJuGej4RWmlY22YAIe1rDHyoYB0p97YU5_7Ua_2p4nES6aE5-ltwApLwYxI6aR3ubMuOaQNhbZYIrqEbx2uQKgP0YeMIn93bgv7UshxXJ1Z4rI9iHisQ6H5BqM/s1600/1580752948840899-0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiIxwpBxPcGHQaVmcdlJuGej4RWmlY22YAIe1rDHyoYB0p97YU5_7Ua_2p4nES6aE5-ltwApLwYxI6aR3ubMuOaQNhbZYIrqEbx2uQKgP0YeMIn93bgv7UshxXJ1Z4rI9iHisQ6H5BqM/s1600/1580752948840899-0.png" width="400"> </a> </div> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Everything is so beautiful here that you might turn into a poet or a writer yourself. If not that, the place has the perfect "pin-drop silence" for you to indulge in some intense book reading without any noise of honking vehicles or people chattering around.<br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <b> Flora</b><br><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">Apart from tall pine, oak and cedar trees, it has a huge variety of herbs and shrubs. The beautiful red roses, the pastel blue and pink hydrangea, violet orchids, fuchsia, pink petunia, colourful bright little primula and other small, colourful flowering plants, would make you wish if you could take them with you to decorate them in your drawing room but PLEASE DO NOT PLUCK FLOWERS! You might encounter some orange, pear, apple, pomegranate plants/trees here, as well.&nbsp;<br></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1YomJGUaBwb6Br1872dMsCBJZhq9MweHRuG-G1ozjUM3O30aQMXMrWLXiiBaKZvxMzYL3nyypNtE_ifX7WKI1L2n4G_IhzoZ3BgtJv1vNjZWs6IqyhkinuhVdUGvWOM3AhaJpHrZ2x4/s1600/1580840509737690-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1YomJGUaBwb6Br1872dMsCBJZhq9MweHRuG-G1ozjUM3O30aQMXMrWLXiiBaKZvxMzYL3nyypNtE_ifX7WKI1L2n4G_IhzoZ3BgtJv1vNjZWs6IqyhkinuhVdUGvWOM3AhaJpHrZ2x4/s1600/1580840509737690-1.png" width="400"> </a> </div></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Explore this wilderness and have a memorable experience. Moreover, it's a perfect location for capturing some amazing picture shoots.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">However, <b>beware</b> of touching every plant that you come across as it might even sting you!<br> <br> <b> Hotels &amp; eateries</b><br> <u>The Chalet's Naldehra</u>, a Scandinavian-style resort with cosy log cabins, that has its own eatery and a spa and gives a 360° view to its inhibitors.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGmNxO85YNAXwo4_9D-P0HrkFryxXWD-0Z_Z4fQrekpE0klWNFE8GzA-IzHj1J4DpQxFdQZlMHU38iQ_Ib-rqg2V3f_Auv0A1S17-zwSlI3kP2DJA43joI_d7MSwZtcLnNuuyJtkTIxA/s1600/1580752815195021-3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGmNxO85YNAXwo4_9D-P0HrkFryxXWD-0Z_Z4fQrekpE0klWNFE8GzA-IzHj1J4DpQxFdQZlMHU38iQ_Ib-rqg2V3f_Auv0A1S17-zwSlI3kP2DJA43joI_d7MSwZtcLnNuuyJtkTIxA/s1600/1580752815195021-3.png" width="400"></a></div> Picture credit: travelguru</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <u>HPTDC Hotel Golf Glade and Cafe Tee-Off </u>are known for its spacious cottages and great service.&nbsp;</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbttujvKV6kKKrMGVkxoLzrEy4vKsGwo3-oe9n5TotVXBboXBdVAU1F4uP2asF_jCccfGg1BYKsPoc2zrsFjW2ri6dATfPv_gjH9lRRaUwIXgQCZICYcA-pSdXti5UxTus_I0fZm4OZzk/s1600/1580840699153634-0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbttujvKV6kKKrMGVkxoLzrEy4vKsGwo3-oe9n5TotVXBboXBdVAU1F4uP2asF_jCccfGg1BYKsPoc2zrsFjW2ri6dATfPv_gjH9lRRaUwIXgQCZICYcA-pSdXti5UxTus_I0fZm4OZzk/s1600/1580840699153634-0.png" width="400"> </a> </div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs73iKdEoZ3S7kHec_YKFzwAlKMgEvGDV-2lUqrJ6dj5NvN9vZ0olKOseTtNrGwxO3FGNnYDOsfzMUkHLQSsWcvS2p0k1jRcA_UuQ4pql_p_cyRaVAKnB3oQ35PPhKorytGqfd2d8AeQ/s1600/1580840502163629-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs73iKdEoZ3S7kHec_YKFzwAlKMgEvGDV-2lUqrJ6dj5NvN9vZ0olKOseTtNrGwxO3FGNnYDOsfzMUkHLQSsWcvS2p0k1jRcA_UuQ4pql_p_cyRaVAKnB3oQ35PPhKorytGqfd2d8AeQ/s1600/1580840502163629-2.png" width="400"> </a> </div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <i>There are multiple other hotels nearby which can be either booked online at a discount or you can personally negotiate the rate with the hotel manager before booking it. But, make sure you book a hotel which has its own eatery to save yourself from another long walk at the end of the day.&nbsp;</i></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i><br></i></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuFnBhB97tP8ekAR9QLKaKIQmBgFDsXOKxwHjvSAv7SkchQRAZ9vfjOPhLZXDKiRCXTMcde3Nao1L6JfRnjJqFpCx1ep5_b94qdt_mT9K59d2TnEtKqhnQHaCD1OwnUF_-BeUnlIterU/s1600/1580840687725561-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuFnBhB97tP8ekAR9QLKaKIQmBgFDsXOKxwHjvSAv7SkchQRAZ9vfjOPhLZXDKiRCXTMcde3Nao1L6JfRnjJqFpCx1ep5_b94qdt_mT9K59d2TnEtKqhnQHaCD1OwnUF_-BeUnlIterU/s1600/1580840687725561-1.png" width="400"> </a> </div><br></i></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NnVvp3iGf5bybeQfj5ZRUl3GI7VIZHePlra2yjX-2qs-mX5o63qphRsACtr9LupiozFlUu3D5dRdDJsTVrPyyeVi3rV_VV38frrdM84Tyzj2TI56uFUIAicmLTDNgkGWOsDiojr1vRQ/s1600/1580840675387511-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NnVvp3iGf5bybeQfj5ZRUl3GI7VIZHePlra2yjX-2qs-mX5o63qphRsACtr9LupiozFlUu3D5dRdDJsTVrPyyeVi3rV_VV38frrdM84Tyzj2TI56uFUIAicmLTDNgkGWOsDiojr1vRQ/s1600/1580840675387511-2.png" width="400"> </a> </div><br></i></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i><br></i></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Also, make sure your room has a balcony with a good view so that you can comfortably sit there and admire every passing minute of the day.&nbsp;</i></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Markets and shops</b><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> There is a small fruit market here around 4 km away from the golf course but the availability of good fruits is absolutely dependent on what season it is. There are few dairy and vegetable shops at an approachable distance. A beer and wine shop is around 1.5 km away from the golf course. There is one souvenir shop next to the&nbsp;HPTDC hotel.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Precautionary advice:</b><br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> ✓Drive very carefully as its meandering curvy roads can be risky for you, as well as, others.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> ✓People who are walking should always walk on either of the sides of the road as in to prevent mishaps.&nbsp;</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> ✓Do not pluck flowers as it could be dangerous.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> ✓Don't dare to walk down the steeper steps by yourself, unless accompanied by a local.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> ✓Avoid going into the bushes.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br></div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> ✓Carry a torch and a raincoat at all times.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> ✓ Most importantly, carry a good pair of shoes which are resistant to slippage. Also, you're definitely going to soil your shoes, so carry an extra pair (or at least a pair of slippers).<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br></div> </div> Blogfriendsandcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989461424370596467noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744195705743711121.post-64877922167592009612020-02-01T14:22:00.000+05:302020-02-02T13:50:51.545+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </div> <br /> <u><i>TITLE- BEYOND THE BARBED WIRES</i></u><br /> <br /> Kashmir! The name of the paradisal land has lately become synonymous to terror, fear and disturbance. But amidst the wires and sign boards, the city holds in its lap the personified form of the most beautiful painting ever painted.<br /> Srinagar, the capital of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, located at a height of 1585 mts gives you snow laden mountains and landscape. Speaking of the local attractions, haven’t all of us wanted that shikara ride ever since Shami Kapoor’s lake romance in “ye chand sa roshan chehra, zulfo ka rang sunehra…”? Dal lake, the second largest in the territory forms undoubtedly the most famous allurement. It is 20ft deep and houses more than 50 houseboats loaded with every amenity equivalent to a 5 star hotel. Floating garden, floating market and the ride along boats selling jewels, handicrafts, eateries and the staple kahwa - all floating at the surface of the lake- make it an absolute thrill.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQkRVTD4eoCkQ1zMK38342dvLb_SI9tLHA8fv3WY1jTmxnmM1FME2NqaDqIkIm9MI0bWIdHtOXFSmJUyzdRr_LrDiYtOERtm-29fnfqwF7KGVVv6jQ80_DwGTrkPuFM1rIoRFWEKxdR0/s1600/20200130_145731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQkRVTD4eoCkQ1zMK38342dvLb_SI9tLHA8fv3WY1jTmxnmM1FME2NqaDqIkIm9MI0bWIdHtOXFSmJUyzdRr_LrDiYtOERtm-29fnfqwF7KGVVv6jQ80_DwGTrkPuFM1rIoRFWEKxdR0/s640/20200130_145731.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_O7TxSjEeffGZn8ERYOFCWoeWFqkjBbv6YZMmHSBysSx5S6Ek7oJzYy6Hv1Atds0-7LeraI0q5BXLGLfu1J2hGvMhpOqtmOe-elH16-VKrWUzpE1oXYVV6hZEdLVlldXwxAQ6jSsI2Q/s1600/20200130_145846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_O7TxSjEeffGZn8ERYOFCWoeWFqkjBbv6YZMmHSBysSx5S6Ek7oJzYy6Hv1Atds0-7LeraI0q5BXLGLfu1J2hGvMhpOqtmOe-elH16-VKrWUzpE1oXYVV6hZEdLVlldXwxAQ6jSsI2Q/s640/20200130_145846.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLIJYj4sPTD84S9QaLjOMBWWlFTfkcSfF5Nk7tmhyHwNTp_R2mdIZ85-HtL59032CRc2qaT1AZel9jw0K9mzYSPDpGxJTiCoSMRMTZ5om1ie6FtdeoEtvlDxbpzZXiBqI5SUDCaNz1mE/s1600/20200130_145801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLIJYj4sPTD84S9QaLjOMBWWlFTfkcSfF5Nk7tmhyHwNTp_R2mdIZ85-HtL59032CRc2qaT1AZel9jw0K9mzYSPDpGxJTiCoSMRMTZ5om1ie6FtdeoEtvlDxbpzZXiBqI5SUDCaNz1mE/s640/20200130_145801.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /> <br /> What one finds less talked about are the gardens of Srinagar. Chashma-Shahi, Nishat and Shalimar are sure to give you some strong Bollywood feels. It has rare fauna and historical architecture inspired by Islamic mythology replicating the idea of paradise as described in Islamic scriptures.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip42S-dNXP8ST3FGGlLOJy7LxTqJRwknIa2FvzcEz9CVsOMMd_eECWsoJzoY7sJVp7X1QnzOGZtakDtd2vEFOA3_TAP3W_tPIDEKUS90_OOIn2EMJTT2F2WWtQYAl_2s3NxPRteNmDrKY/s1600/20200201_122800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip42S-dNXP8ST3FGGlLOJy7LxTqJRwknIa2FvzcEz9CVsOMMd_eECWsoJzoY7sJVp7X1QnzOGZtakDtd2vEFOA3_TAP3W_tPIDEKUS90_OOIn2EMJTT2F2WWtQYAl_2s3NxPRteNmDrKY/s400/20200201_122800.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uGqLPURqjYpJ0thXff2ViupiuBHmM59k-JgQYDbX7n15PWAb5uTFtpvsvInBan0augE1zfvduHXffLyBOh7s_FmCTJ59BqjPvaMdvzEfY6m8kS3ixUwtZBHBByigq48NWlKGelWS1V4/s1600/20200201_122848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uGqLPURqjYpJ0thXff2ViupiuBHmM59k-JgQYDbX7n15PWAb5uTFtpvsvInBan0augE1zfvduHXffLyBOh7s_FmCTJ59BqjPvaMdvzEfY6m8kS3ixUwtZBHBByigq48NWlKGelWS1V4/s320/20200201_122848.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xjmBe50XinebKtEwrW4vQVxe3N0aif5BsJrcH0w9_QN6fKhyewh4KdMOYhjC4JAQJkZYIs13w8788KOyyxltRbje5_i6Yg7HsirCqUPBGt3sGKGk9iXDUu35qAciUdVk09GubO55yzY/s1600/20200201_122914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="598" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xjmBe50XinebKtEwrW4vQVxe3N0aif5BsJrcH0w9_QN6fKhyewh4KdMOYhjC4JAQJkZYIs13w8788KOyyxltRbje5_i6Yg7HsirCqUPBGt3sGKGk9iXDUu35qAciUdVk09GubO55yzY/s320/20200201_122914.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUDxGg8JA-fa6OjchQO8g9aGPiAfXAOk-6h84eBPF46zAQq5tMypOp_Tttng55CgQqRs_WsWDXYQrIhyBV8vK3DJ4UgATt_DJcJi1PJLu-YOxinu76n451eN1DaqBMqZ38RVEweA-VN0/s1600/20200201_122641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUDxGg8JA-fa6OjchQO8g9aGPiAfXAOk-6h84eBPF46zAQq5tMypOp_Tttng55CgQqRs_WsWDXYQrIhyBV8vK3DJ4UgATt_DJcJi1PJLu-YOxinu76n451eN1DaqBMqZ38RVEweA-VN0/s400/20200201_122641.jpg" width="300" /></a></div> <br /> Along the roads of the city, if at every four steps stands tall a uniformed man braving every possible obstacle, at every 2 steps stands tall a Chinar (yes! those leaves seen in Yash Chopra’s Mohabbatein), Willow, Deodar, Birch or a Pine tree as contrasting yet magnificent contours of nature.<br /> What’s a vacay without good food and shopping? There are many restaurants and dhabas near the infamous Laal Chowk and across the city offering lip smacking local delicacies including vegetarian food. Ahdoos is a must visit to savour some delicious Wazwaan (Kashmiri food).<br /> Local markets at Srinagar and Gulmarg offer bright Kashmiri kadai (hand embroidery) outfits as well as the culturally semiotic handicrafts.<br /> Apple orchards with farmers offering fresh juice of ripe apples plucked right then and there and Kesar farms along with a wide range of fresh organic dry fruits form the Kashmir special, being exclusive to the topography.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsMMaVjVu9txivGchB1NYwoEMdACl0d_8AuiichdHfXBfsXhrYOFvek9QZ0DwoXf-CQWlxVWfkqCNERaWvAexRRx4uPk3N2blFEHqZFWtnbh59gBNkm_6W2pMgZEssF4IMydmVCD4Ssk/s1600/20200201_132659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsMMaVjVu9txivGchB1NYwoEMdACl0d_8AuiichdHfXBfsXhrYOFvek9QZ0DwoXf-CQWlxVWfkqCNERaWvAexRRx4uPk3N2blFEHqZFWtnbh59gBNkm_6W2pMgZEssF4IMydmVCD4Ssk/s320/20200201_132659.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1AR2zVHhnndkms7UuqnPnYrX3rqzW467oggzaKha_vSsCtW3f3gCykyknDNXY8CuUd3MTQIqWCHuBw2UmASuHAaXjbeiBt91YyBGQ_3NkpvgZTBH-5UCyb73SRCYRrxFrWSnRG-3pR4/s1600/IMG-20200130-WA0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1AR2zVHhnndkms7UuqnPnYrX3rqzW467oggzaKha_vSsCtW3f3gCykyknDNXY8CuUd3MTQIqWCHuBw2UmASuHAaXjbeiBt91YyBGQ_3NkpvgZTBH-5UCyb73SRCYRrxFrWSnRG-3pR4/s320/IMG-20200130-WA0008.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="text-align: left;">Neighbouring town of Gulmarg is the ultimate winter wonderland with sparkling white snow running azure as far as the eye can behold! Located 49 kms away from the capital, Gulmarg is a haven of adventurous activities like snow bike riding, skiing, sledge ride, rope way and many more.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L3DpBvsVMJY0Qd8s4upk2hycFK0l9BFsRvJiPLVFV0OXdrJIyOOpfhcNUTd5MGSgHC5IFexNlF0Sl4vc4ewHm4P9rcG8wvNomCwg5Sqh6dDJPgh1ShEOGkVqDzXRaFq6v56XcSQWaFc/s1600/IMG-20200130-WA0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR61sfCHf7GdXVrVpK5_lbHUubEVXLn8KVsVh1EPgUl12Xf5pvF3qxCCu50PuYfE8VQ7f_32ev3SFwoobGnzHWya54Ef4jdDUOad1OKCWqvkETRuB7NTPOC1ELbCyXsBduplTLVqLwwV0/s1600/IMG-20200130-WA0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR61sfCHf7GdXVrVpK5_lbHUubEVXLn8KVsVh1EPgUl12Xf5pvF3qxCCu50PuYfE8VQ7f_32ev3SFwoobGnzHWya54Ef4jdDUOad1OKCWqvkETRuB7NTPOC1ELbCyXsBduplTLVqLwwV0/s320/IMG-20200130-WA0007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L3DpBvsVMJY0Qd8s4upk2hycFK0l9BFsRvJiPLVFV0OXdrJIyOOpfhcNUTd5MGSgHC5IFexNlF0Sl4vc4ewHm4P9rcG8wvNomCwg5Sqh6dDJPgh1ShEOGkVqDzXRaFq6v56XcSQWaFc/s1600/IMG-20200130-WA0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L3DpBvsVMJY0Qd8s4upk2hycFK0l9BFsRvJiPLVFV0OXdrJIyOOpfhcNUTd5MGSgHC5IFexNlF0Sl4vc4ewHm4P9rcG8wvNomCwg5Sqh6dDJPgh1ShEOGkVqDzXRaFq6v56XcSQWaFc/s320/IMG-20200130-WA0006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> Pahalgam, located 87 kms away, is another neighbouring hill station, located on the banks of river Lidder and offers the most serene view. 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The historically and culturally embedded royalty, ‘tehzeeb’ and heightened reverence for its guests makes one not only forget the horrors engulfing the place, but rather laments the loss of tourist significance it has caused over the recent years. Right from the local cab driver cum guide to the shikara rover or a random shopkeeper, treats you not with just a smile but utmost gratitude and veneration that genuinely sparkles in their eyes!<br /> Kashmir is indeed the heaven that can only be experienced and not described. The city and its people transcend into an emotion that stays on with you, forever!<br /> &nbsp;<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZo8dUbJs5veDNWM7z9mbclIQ1n-t8hXW37OfODTMJ5fbpQDB2o6TvI2RFq3YtKpyXloEBKSjchX1CGegfo1PlHg-NX1rToeXemFmMaRuyue7Y2xjt5DQIzlW-j3GqMXI9tT1naJfdI0/s1600/IMG-20200130-WA0013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZo8dUbJs5veDNWM7z9mbclIQ1n-t8hXW37OfODTMJ5fbpQDB2o6TvI2RFq3YtKpyXloEBKSjchX1CGegfo1PlHg-NX1rToeXemFmMaRuyue7Y2xjt5DQIzlW-j3GqMXI9tT1naJfdI0/s400/IMG-20200130-WA0013.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAifb0ghYQN8zfgHF3GkxhTcNbiCw4SzcAkzu0FQ3E1BhziP4UyEO1BCQNm4RswCayvP4bEC6cMJvMowutQ5pSd86j7Bgs4qMLux27nSqx88LVi3QXD9NxisM3rFKoGWQiS4jjSRLXPY/s1600/IMG-20200130-WA0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1280" height="595" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAifb0ghYQN8zfgHF3GkxhTcNbiCw4SzcAkzu0FQ3E1BhziP4UyEO1BCQNm4RswCayvP4bEC6cMJvMowutQ5pSd86j7Bgs4qMLux27nSqx88LVi3QXD9NxisM3rFKoGWQiS4jjSRLXPY/s640/IMG-20200130-WA0012.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div> <br /> <div> <br /></div> </div> Blogfriendsandcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989461424370596467noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5744195705743711121.post-48713452761673643112020-01-28T22:52:00.000+05:302020-01-29T11:44:20.327+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div><b>Welcome to Naggar!</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Are you one of those whose mind rings to only Shimla and Manali when you hear of the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh? Well here's a lesser known picturesque town of <b>Naggar. </b>Naggar, an ancient town in <i>Kullu</i> district of <i>Himachal Pradesh</i>, located on the left bank of river <i>Beas</i> is the perfect escape plan in summers for those who all are fed up of the city crowd, pollution, traffic and noise!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2-qKXx0l0TQodQM05tUr5GkzGLgxBOjqE4y0ecxSN9GvMau3QhzkmJJf40Bwgw5Xvy-tzqCu8p1pUAIcrEpCG_vp1f73HwklA05rdeOcKsBmBDWvhtlie-5lAsFu2s7QHVz7oEbEJuc/s1600/1580115289367864-0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2-qKXx0l0TQodQM05tUr5GkzGLgxBOjqE4y0ecxSN9GvMau3QhzkmJJf40Bwgw5Xvy-tzqCu8p1pUAIcrEpCG_vp1f73HwklA05rdeOcKsBmBDWvhtlie-5lAsFu2s7QHVz7oEbEJuc/s1600/1580115289367864-0.png" width="400"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSriPfsaLvZvVgKeRhozVUahNUH3X4QZN34Ql2MKq2g32hjWygEIZ-Xd8LFGEQYCupfV2paBjadFbZsXvK5VE-2ih6pkFZov8XBO67MlIk21mUIbp1KyPqVd3bKvHFDTX0HliAvRxNyT0/s1600/1580115285048100-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSriPfsaLvZvVgKeRhozVUahNUH3X4QZN34Ql2MKq2g32hjWygEIZ-Xd8LFGEQYCupfV2paBjadFbZsXvK5VE-2ih6pkFZov8XBO67MlIk21mUIbp1KyPqVd3bKvHFDTX0HliAvRxNyT0/s1600/1580115285048100-1.png" width="400"> </a> </div><br></div><div>Merely an hour from the busy town of <b>Manali</b>, Naggar gives a calm and almost a divine like welcome to anybody who ventures into its lofty highlands. A <i>super approachable</i> place, with no lag of public transport, courtesy its proximity to Manali.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqR98OroVysFT2KX2mZv3A6QFtBuln6-5Enur0ERqSoOoE-fQG4L9JVUZghHKgLgYSt_uhs57igc-lb1r8ud53UJ5bAw4mKYhCa4RW05J0WGqW6W0GSKfVeSre2ZEUPCWIlJP-X6TAbUo/s1600/1580117424866269-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqR98OroVysFT2KX2mZv3A6QFtBuln6-5Enur0ERqSoOoE-fQG4L9JVUZghHKgLgYSt_uhs57igc-lb1r8ud53UJ5bAw4mKYhCa4RW05J0WGqW6W0GSKfVeSre2ZEUPCWIlJP-X6TAbUo/s1600/1580117424866269-1.png" width="400"></a></div><br></div><div>One can simply get on a bus from&nbsp;<i><b>Delhi to Manali&nbsp;</b></i>and ask the driver to drop you at <b>Naggar</b>. From&nbsp;there one can take an auto, cab or a bus to reach Naggar Castle.&nbsp;<br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQsUxQSm8iWBrEdpNA-sBI7awgdPhLG0od6nRY2DP_4O11gqBiLgamG-BVHpDIEFyRBLqxho6Z_A5iS4kb1c-vffJVGV3EzeT-VVVtSBiOCrtKDceAOF9JQzsX-DIio2VdzMFoQ9BFdg/s1600/1580117528565788-0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQsUxQSm8iWBrEdpNA-sBI7awgdPhLG0od6nRY2DP_4O11gqBiLgamG-BVHpDIEFyRBLqxho6Z_A5iS4kb1c-vffJVGV3EzeT-VVVtSBiOCrtKDceAOF9JQzsX-DIio2VdzMFoQ9BFdg/s1600/1580117528565788-0.png" width="400"> </a> </div></div><div><br></div><div>Either one can choose to stay at <i style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Naggar Castle</b></i> <i>(a laid-back hotel set in a 15th-century palace featuring valley views, a restaurant and an art gallery)</i> or one can stay at any of the other hotels nearby <i>(at a much less price!!),</i> which are at a walking distance from the castle.&nbsp;</div> <div> <br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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So<i>&nbsp;you must carry an </i><b style="font-style: italic;">umbrella</b><i> at all times.&nbsp;</i></div><div><i><br></i></div> <div> <i><b>Basic information:</b></i></div> <div> <b>Climate</b>: mild</div> <div><b> Average temperature</b>:&nbsp;16.6°</div> <div> <b>Nearest Airport</b>: Bhuntar Airport</div> <div> <b>Nearest Bus depot</b>: Manali Bus Depot</div> <div> <b>Transportation</b>: Buses and cabs are easily available. Buses are much safer and cheaper than cabs.</div> <div><br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> </div> Blogfriendsandcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989461424370596467noreply@blogger.com31