Benoy K Behl The seemingly-miraculous achievements of Indian civilisation, consistently over the ancient and medieval periods, have been because of a great sense of dedication. This dedication has come from a deep study of the science of life. Philosophy has been a way of life of the Indian people. What is remarkable is that the […]Read More
Benoy K Behl Most people are not aware that at least a score of Hindu deities are very actively worshiped in Japan. In fact, there are hundreds of shrines to Saraswati alone. There are innumerable representations of Lakshmi, Indra, Brahma, Ganesha, Garuda and other deities. In fact, deities we have practically forgotten in India, such […]Read More
Team L&M The next time you happen to be in and around Rohtak, make sure you visit the famous Tilyar Lake. Or you can even plan a weekend trip to this beautiful destination in Haryana, especially if you stay in Delhi-NCR. The reason why we say this is because India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (ITDC) […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Before I introduce you to yet another historical jewel hidden in the middle of nowhere, there is a small request I would want to make on behalf of heritage-lovers like me. And this goes out specially for the officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as well as the local police. Why […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha When you are in Garli, you must take time out to visit the two important temples: Masrur Rock Temple and Kalinath Kaleshwar MahadevTemple. Both these temples are said to be constructed by Pandavas during their agyaatwas for Lord Shiva. Masrur Rock Temples is perhaps one of the most unexplored temples in the […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha It was while sipping a hot cup of tea at a roadside stall near Matour village that I first heard about the village named Garli. This was a couple of years back when I, along with my family, was on way to Palampur (in Himachal Pradesh), the famous hill station and the […]Read More
Team L&M Kangra Fort, also called Nagarkot or Kot Kangra, is at a distance of an hour and a half from Garli and our host Yatish Sud very graciously arranged for our travel to and from the fort. The fort stands majestically on the top of a hill and from there you can view the […]Read More
Chanced upon the Nurpur Fort and an ancient Krishna Temple on way to Palampur Saurabh Tankha It is not every day that you chance upon a hidden jewel like Nurpur Fort on way to spend a quiet holiday in the hills. Well, so it happened with me. The happenstance, though it took place a few […]Read More
Team L&M It was on World Tourism Day (September 27) last year that the President of India launched “Adopt A Heritage Scheme” (Apni Dharohar Apni Pehchan project) wherein private and public sector companies as also corporate individuals were invited to adopt heritage sites and to take up responsibility for making them and promote sustainable tourism […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha I love travelling, visiting new places and knowing about how people live there and what people eat and wear is something I simply enjoy. Lucknow has been on my mind for long. I had heard a lot about this city, its Bara and Chhota Imambaras, its Bhool Bhulaiya, its food and its […]Read More