Mehdi Hassan

'King of Ghazal' the legendary ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan is no more.
He has left behind some of the finest Ghazals like 'Ranjish hi sahi','Mujhe tum Nazar se giraa to rahe ho',
'Rafta rafta woh'..
A great loss to all ghazal lovers having lost the two greatest ghazal singers back to back.

Shravana Belagola

Had been to Shravana Belagola today.

Shravana Belagola is located in Hassan district of Karnataka.

The 57-feet tall monolithic statue of Gommateshvara is located on Vindyagiri Hill. We have to climb 600 odd steps to reach the statue. It is considered to be the world's largest monolithic stone statue.

The Mahamasthakabhisheka, the head anointing ceremony of the Lord Gommateshwara Sri Bahubali is observed once every 12 years.

Panambur Beach

Panambur beach is located at a distance of 13 Km from Mangalore on the north of the National Highway. Panambur is the name of place where New Mangalore Port is situated.

I got to visit this place with my family on this evening. beautiful place to watch the sun set and to play with high waves.

 

Life is What You Make it

A beautiful book by Preeti Shenoy.
Am sure one can finish reading it in one go like i did.

Its a story built around early 80's about Ankita Sharma, a regular college going girl from a middle class Indian family. All is well until her life takes a sudden U-turn when diagnosed with a mental illness.
Rest is how she fights back even the destiny.

Truly inspiring!  

Gift

iPad 2 is keeping me busy now!
Happy to have it as birthday gift....

LBSNAA

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration

Got a glimpse of LBSNAA on my way to Massoorie. This is where the training is given for those who clear civil services exam.

Golden temple

Golden Temple is situated in Amritsar, located in Northern Punjab, India, which is close to the border of Pakistan. It is the central gurdwara, or worship place, for all Sikhs in the world. Its proper name is Harmandir, which means "Temple of God". The gurdwara is constructed of white marble overlaid with gold leaf and stands in the center of a sarovar, or pool of fresh, clear, reflective water which is fed by the Ganges River. Pilgrims bathe and perform ablution in the sacred waters of the tank which is known for its healing properties. Langar is a free sanctified meal which is prepared daily and served at the temple.

Wagah border

If you want to know how patriotic you are, visit Wagah border atleast once in life time and am sure every one out there would feel 'am proud to be an Indian'.

I have one more reason to cherish my visit. It also happens to be 2nd October, Gandhi Jayanthi.

One of the most unforgettable moments of my life.

Herewith am sharing few shots:

Jallianwala Bagh

Being a student of History, I am always curious to go back to its roots, i mean history of any evnt, place, whatsoever.

Reading/studying about an event is different and feeling it live is a very realistic experience. This is what I felt after visiting Jallianwala Bagh.

Here is a brief history of the massacre:

The 1919 Amritsar massacre, known alternatively as the Jallianwala Bagh massacre after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, was ordered by General R.E.H. Dyer. On Sunday April 13, 1919, which happened to be 'Baisakhi', one of Punjab's largest religious festivals, fifty British Indian Army soldiers, commanded by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, began shooting at an unarmed gathering of men, women, and children without warning. Dyer marched his fifty riflemen to a raised bank and ordered them to kneel and fire. Dyer ordered soldiers to reload their rifles several times and they were ordered to shoot to kill. Official British Raj sources estimated the fatalities at 379, and with 1,100 wounded. Civil Surgeon Dr Williams DeeMeddy indicated that there were 1,526 casualties. However, the casualty number quoted by the Indian National Congress was more than 1,500, with roughly 1,000 killed.

The King's Speech

Tom Hooper's The King's Speech(2010) starring Colin Firth as the King George VI is really worth watching.
Its all about the man who with a problem of stammering with the help of a speech therapist, went on to become the monarch and delivers the famous speech.