The garden which depended on tough ones like bougainvillea, hibiscus, madhu-malati, portulaca and periwinkle for colour in May can now prepare itself for a new look. This is the right time to check the local nursery for young jasmine plants of Bela,
Iskcon temple on Raman Reti Road in Vrindavan is the hub of the market sprung around it. Internet cafes, shops and stalls selling lemon soda, fruit, lassi, ethnic Indian clothes (very reasonably priced), perfumes, idols, and a bank stand right
We kept silent as per the norms of a jungle safari, which enabled us to watch the tiger for about fifteen minutes at a spot. Any sort of action with a tiger in front of us could have got all of us in big trouble as a one year old tiger is big
I weighed myself and found that in one day I had gained fifty pounds; they remained with me permanently. Friends and acquaintances who had seen my thin figure were aghast with wonderment. A number of them changed their mode of life and became
La Martiniere College, Lucknow is the only school in the world to have received Battle Honours - ‘Defence of Lucknow' for the staff and students’ role in defending the Lucknow Residency in the 1857 Revolt. The school is a tourist attraction for its
Simply Natural resort which faces Trishul glacier may not be easy to reach, but that is part of the charm of this Himalayan destination in Kumaon Himalaya. Hartola is situated at a height of 8,000 feet in an orchard belt in the state of Uttarakhand
Kajari is a seasonal rendition in Classical Indian music, quite like Hori and Chaiti. Mirzapur in eastern Uttar Pradesh is the real home of Kajari rain songs. Girija Devi, Shobha Gurtu, Pundit Chhanulal Misra, and Rajan and Sajan Mishra are
