वर्ग North India
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Three Nights in Golden Temple, Amritsar
I reached the Golden Temple in the evening and a receptionist-cum-security guard at the international dorm said no beds were available there. As I was about to move away, he said: “Will you sleep on the floor?” After a few seconds of hesitation, I said “yes”. He put a thin mattress on the floor as…
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Wagah Border of India and Pakistan
The spectacle at the Wagah border crossing point between India and Pakistan is an opportunity for the nationals of the two countries to show their patriotism. Some do that by screaming slogans against each others while others, like an Indian girl above, by dancing in the tunes of Bollywood numbers. Here I present photos and…
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A Day in Jammu
Here are the tweets that I started posting as I left Dharmashala for Jammu via Pathankot. Tweets stopped as I entered Jammu because there’s no internet service via phone in Jammu. The pre-paid phone connections didn’t work at all. A lady on her way back home from the Vaishodevi pilgrimage. I didn’t go there as…
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Face Value: Being a Nepali in India
What are Nepalis and Indians supposed to look like? Search me! By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal This article first appeared in today’s Kathmandu Post. Here is the PDF page It’s also available in eKantipur, and the official webpage of the Post. I often carry my passport these days in Delhi whenever I go out.…
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A Trip to Taj Mahal (Part I- Indian Railways)
What? A trip to Taj Mahal, Agra. When? Saturday, June 13 How? I was lying on my back on the ground of Lodhi Garden Friday evening hoping to count a few dozens stars. Then this idea of going to Taj Mahal struck me. (Pics from last month at LG: One, Two, Three.) I had gone there with Satish.…
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Rajdhani Express 4
Time to sleep again, perhaps last nap before reaching Delhi. I was reading the Grisham book after dinner but the woman in the berth below switched off the light. So I decided to sleep. Bikash Ghalay is also sleeping. I don’t want to sleep. For now blogging via iPhone seems to be the better option.…
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Rajdhani Express 3
While the train was moving with its own speed, afu chai pura sutiyechha ni hoo [I was having a sound sleep. Was in Darjeeling until yesterday, thus the ascent!] In a way, the rail completely screwed me up. I was supposed do something as soon as I reached my Delhi apartment. I was expecting to…
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Rajdhani Express 2
Ok, this guy from Darjeeling who slept on the berth just beneath me last night thinks these two girls must be from Shillong. [Later, at the near end of the travel, I learned that the girls are from Manipur.] The Ghale guy from Daejeeling. His name is Bikash Ghalay, I learned later. We started speaking…
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Rajdhani Express
I must be somewhere in Bihar at this point in time (10:57 am). There is no Airtel network signal here so this post will be saved as local draft. I am now seared on the upper berth (0003) inside the B3 compartment. This particular block is fully occupied with all eight people. Two girls from…
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Toy Train 6
Now we have entered to the plains, still inside Daejeeling district. I can see ‘Gorkhaland is our birthright’ slogans painted on the walls. Again the Darjeeling chill is nowhere to be experienced here. It’s 16:21 and it might take another 45 mins to reach New Jalpaiguri. I have an 8:30 train from there to Delhi.…
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