Baoli – where water brought them together
August 23, 2013Baoli – a brilliant structure, a gold mine of stories and dreams, a heritage monument. This is a post on what i know about Baolis’ and some useful links
Category: Gujarat
Travel guide to visit Gujarat withy reviews of restaurants, hotels & homestays
Chalo Patang Udaane – in search of Amdavad (V) at Teen Darwaja
January 12, 2013From Jami Masjid, it was a short walk to Sidi Saiyyed Mosque. I walked through the chaotic markets of Amdavad, amongst the high pitched calls of street-hawkers and vendors. This part of the road in Amdavad resembles Old Delhi markets. Sun was…
Chalo Patang Udaane – in search of Amdavad (IV) at Jami Masjid
January 12, 2013Jami Masjid – one of the biggest & magnificent mosques i have ever been to… A picture speaks a thousand words…so they say. What if the picture has words of great importance, words telling the reader, a history of some 600 years!…
Chalo Patang Udaane – in search of Amdavad (III)
January 12, 2013And i marched on, left-right-left, i marched on. My head turned with every foot i took, right-left-right, it scanned for stories untold. Yesterday, it was a fort. Today, a bustling city of sorts. Here and there stood tall, ruins that could tell…
Chalo Patang Udaane; in search of Amdavad (II)
January 12, 2013If there is a way to see a place, then it is to walk through the heart of that place. So I walked! From the station, by the grace of Google maps, i identified a short route to Siddhi Saiyyed Mosque. Siddhi…
Chalo Patang Udaane – in search of Amdavad (I)
January 12, 2013Beads of sweat trickled down my bald head; i was constantly scratching my unkempt beard. I looked like a hippie or should i say beggar – well i would never know & i never intended to. I was busy planning what to…
Chalo Patang Udaane–touchdown @ Ahmedabad
January 12, 2013It was an uncomfortable position, my upper torso leaning onto a pillar, coldness of the platform seeped in through the jeans & froze my buttocks. To add to it, I was holding my mobile on my right hand like the statue of…
Chalo Patang Udaane!–the train journey till Jaipur
January 11, 2013As i write this, i am on a train to Jaipur from Gurgaon. This trip is called ‘Chalo Patang Udaane’ which when translated from Hindi means, ‘Lets go and fly kites’. This is one of those randomly semi-planned trips where I’m on…