SMILE... you are in KUCHCH

Kuchch is the western most District of Gujarat, INDIA and is blessed with unique geographical features. Rann in the North which also encompasses white Rann India Bridge and forward areas of Border  Like Vigokot ,Khardoi etc being manned by BSF , Creeks which also has famous and disputed 68 kms Sir creek and Coastal areas which have famous ports and tourist stations  like Mandvi and Mudra.

Sunset in white rann

White rann with  huge tent city established on the edge of Dorodo village during the Rann festival is the star attraction particularly during the full Moon nights . Festival  an annual affair on the shinning, white, salt plane    starts in Nov and ends in Feb. is worth visiting experience. It is a life time experience where salt plane is formed when the evaporation of the sea water is more than the precipitation in this area.


The wild life in the Rann comprises of Sambars, Fox, rabbits, wild boars and numerous species of birds.like cranes, pelicans, flamingos etc.

birds in the rann

Sambar in the rann

4 DAYS and 915 kms....

sugarcane  juice 

It was a good break from the fast lanes of Delhi to Himachal. Getting ready at seven for a short journey is not difficult as the winters are about to go and the summers are almost there. Packing the bare minimum, having a cup of tea, we the family of four,with our fully loaded WAGON-R started for the Gods own land.....HIMACHAL.

SHORT VISIT

Took a short leave to visit parents in Himachal. Journey in the train AC Chair car was enjoyable . boarding at 1430 hrs and reaching Ropar at 2000 hrs was not at all tiring. Humidity levels though at its peak still the climate was enjoyable and much better  than the hot and humid Delhi.

rains are wanted to maintain the water level

on the way,  people to religious places in HP 

Carried the book by Leo Tolstoy "Anna Karenina" along. Out of 783 pages could read only 150. Beautifully written and enjoyable read.
few lines from the book : Anna, who  is the heroine of the legendary novel, her husband, Alexey see her talking to a handsome man in a social gathering and is jealous and after due deliberation scolds her in the following line when she returns from the gettogether;
Alexey to Anna - I consider jealousy, as you know,a humiliating and degrading feeling,and I shall never allow myself to be influenced by it; but there are certain rules of decorum which can not be disregarded with impunity. This evening it was not I, but judging by the impression made on the company , every one observed that your conduct and deportment were not altogether what could be desired.
Rains are deficient by a huge margin though it had been raining during short stay at my native place.

WINTERS AND WINTERS.......

Coldest days in Delhi of this winter when the mercury has gone down considerably below normal. it was the worst winters in north India where record snowing took place and made the life miserable for the people living in higher reaches of J&K and Himachal.

Delhi has four prominent seasons ,winters which extends from Dec to Feb is the best to visit the city. life of Delhi never changes but is always on the fast lane..

HOMELAND SECURITY EXPO- DELHI

IFSEC-2011....

Best of the products for homeland security were on display at the Expo from 6-9 dec2011 at pragati maidan.

Bio- metric system for access control, the perimeter security, the controlled access to the house and the surveillance systems were all on display.

Expo might have been success seeing the protective concept and security it provided to the individual as well as the corporate buildings from the unwanted nuisance.

it may be worthwhile to mention that without human protection no gadget is successful and we need to train the manpower as well to really handle these tech equipments.

one week break in Himachal

It was a well deserved break when we took on the wheels to Himachal. NH1 from Delhi to Ambala has been considerably improved with the construction work on the flyovers is in progress though at snails pace. with the road conditions improved we could hit Chandigarh from south Delhi in 06 hours.

night halt at Roopnagar.

on the onset winters in the second half of October really makes the driving a better experience through the open fields of Punjab and one enters Himachal. Did n,t I mention the road infrastructure is improving and improving fast.

Enter Himachal....... speed of the veh is halved..partially because the road is hilly but mainly because the condition of the road goes to worse. patches ......pathholes .... overloaded trucks......my goodness.... innocent people....

Himachal govt has to under stand that the arteries to the state has to be well maintained if the economy of the state is to be kept healthy. need someone emphasize the importance of domestic tourism for this tiny state.......

Govindsagar which is filled to brim after the good Monsoon provides best opportunity for boating in the lake.... perhaps in near future shall be a very good water-sports destination.......

Festivals really provide a good opportunity for the siblings to meet each other , ponder over the future plans of each other and remissness the yesteryear spend together...who said the time moves on ....i say it just runs away.....

SCHOOL ADMISSIONS IN DELHI

Finally it was a sigh of relief..... finally some sound sleep in the night...perhaps worst phase of parenthood was over. Getting addmission in good school in delhi is a project in itself. For the last three months , uncountable calls to schools where the secretary or the receptionist picking the phone behaving like the proud owner of the school, numerous visits to school premises where bypassing the gate sentry to the reception of the school is just like winning another war, I was able to get admission to my children. Horrible tale starts when somebody with school going children gets posted to new delhi... he will get a shelter easily but not the schools. Education in national capital is one of the issue which worries most parents except for few who runs their own school. education is business specially in DELHI.