Thank God I am human!

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No inspirational talk this time; no narration of any touching story....just felt like thanking the Maker through this note. Last night in my goodnight chat with Him...I thanked him Him for making me a ‘Human being’. Yes, I feel lucky in this front, I am a human and hence can EXPRESS my love, my feelings, my emotions and fire in me in a more profound manner than any other living being on earth.

Hampi: The ruins of Karnataka's magnificent past

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Hampi is a village in northern Karnataka state, India.Hampi is located within the ruins of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the Vijayanagara empire. Possibly predating the city of Vijayanagara, this village continues to be an important religious centre, housing the Virupaksha Temple. The village of Hampi contains several other monuments belonging to the old city. It extends into some of the old ceremonial streets of Vijayanagara. As the village is at the original centre of Vijayanagara, it is sometimes confused with this ruined city. The Vijayanagara ruins are listed as the Group of Monuments at Hampi as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Hampi, as it is popularly known today was the medieval capital of the Hindu empire Vijayanagara (the City of Victory).

Happy New Year


The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.

Frost would have never thought that these four lines will inspire millions.

Krishna River flowing through the Western Ghats

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The River Krishna, meaning "dark" (feminine) in Sanskrit, also called the Krishnaveni is one of the longest rivers of India, which is about 1300 km in length.Krishna River originates in the Western Ghats at an altitude of about 1300 above sea level in Mahabaleshwar, about passes through Sangli and conjoins the sea in the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaledevi in Andra Pradesh. It flows through the states of maharashtra, Karnataka and Andra Pradesh.

Mt Abu: The oasis in the desert

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http://www.shunya.net/Pictures/Rajasthan/MtAbu/MtAbuTrek4.jpgA pleasant retreat set amidst the lush forested hills. Mt. Abu is a green oasis in the barren dessertscape that’s Rajasthan.Situated at the southern tip of the Aravali range, the hill retreat owes its cool climate to its rich flora covering the entire hillside that includes coniferous trees and flowering shrubs. During the British rule in India, it was rewarded as the favorite leisure destination of the British, who came here to escape the dusty, dry heat of the desert. Mount Abu is noted as the only hill station in solid gold of Rajasthan, its a popular summer temptation for millions of tourists to escape heat and dust of Rajasthan.