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Colorful Rajasthan – Kumbhalgarh Fort
It was another beautiful morning in Udaipur and I saw the sun rising after a very long time. It was a gorgeous sight and we spent a couple of hours doing nothing but ogling at the beauty of Udaipur from our window. However, we had to leave the city today and go towards Jodhpur, via [...]
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Lahore Fort – Pakistan
Located in the Pakistani city of Lahore, the Lahore Fort or the Shahi Quila as its locally referred as, is a majestic fort built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. The Fort is a beautiful and imposing mix of the Persian and Mughal architecture. It is divided into two sections: the administrative section with the main [...]
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Bicycle Diaries: 150 KM of awesomeness from Karnataka to Kerala
It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you and you have no such accurate remembrance of [...]
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Gujarat Chronicles II: Champaner and Pavagadh
The second day of our stay in Gujarat took us to an interesting place. A town with an old heritage, which grew to become the capital of Gujarat, flourished for decades, was attacked, sacked and then left in ruins to be forgotten for another three centuries when it was discovered again to be considered as a World [...]
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Gingee – The Troy of East !
If you are in Chennai and you are looking for a fort which would take your memories back to 13th century, come to Gingee. Gingee (locally called Shenjee) has seen many empires rise and fall. The fort has changed hands many times and was held by Cholas, Vijaynagar Empire, Bijapur Sultanate, Marathas, Carnatic Nawabs, Hyder [...]
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