Some of you may remember that I took off for a one week solo driving and photography trip in August. This was to Bundelkhand, in Central India.
For once, I wrote about it, and it got published, albeit in a small magazine, called “Terrascape”, in both, their online and print editions…
So, ladies and gentlemen, if I may be allowed a small bit of showing off, I am attaching the link to the article here.
http://terrascape.in/destinationDT.aspx?page=Destination&tab=story_main&id=228
This trip inspired me to come up with an extension to my “My Camera & My Chai Series”…
This will be “My Camera, Chai and Car”, series
I was tempted to use the Punjabi word, “Gaddi” instead of “Car”, but I figured that it is too tough to explain to everyone how to pronounce the word!
This is so cool, Rajiv-san! Congratulations 🙂
Thank you, Takami-san!
Congratulations on all the new work! Blessings, Kalisha
Thank you, I hope it is the start of something good
Congratulations.
Thanks!
Of course you can show off! Wonderful photos. Congratulations on your pub!
Thanks!
Hey… We were to start a bloggy thing!
That is awesome! Congratulations. It looks great.
Hey.. Thanks! I am off the NaMo thing, by the way… Too much travel this month
I’m not doing it either. Not enough time.
Congratulations .. How exciting!
Hey.. Thanks!
Congratulations for getting your article published! I felt like I was with you on the journey. I might just admire that area from afar with the mites! Oh dear!
Thanks! But, you must travel to India one day. It is one country you either hate or love. You cannot be indifferent to it…
I would like to some day. I know I’d love the food! Maybe not the parking though. 😉
The parking? Oh, we will have human sized drones by then!
hahaha how convenient!
And, there will be traffic jams in the sky….
Do you know the story of the Jewish Rabbi and the crow flying overhead?
No! Tell me pls. 🙂
Oh, the Rabbi was preaching to his flock, when a passing bird dropped its stuff on his bald pate…looking up at the Heavens, he cried out, “Praised be the Lord!”
Puzzled, one of the people asked him why he was praising the Lord.
The Rabbi looked at him and replied, “Now I understand why God did not give wings to the cows!”,
LMAO! Omg lol…I’m cracking up! Thanks for the smile. 🙂
🙂
What is that giff link you shared?
http://www124.lunapic.com/editor/
Thank ‘ee!!
😀
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Congratulations on a wonderful article.
Thank you very much indeed!
That’s great, Rajiv! I loved it! And you tell about parts of India that westerners don’t usually know.
Thanks! And, I have started Flickr yet again… this time it is rajivchopra.photo!
You have every right to what You call ‘Showing off,’ my Dear Rajiv! Your work is Prodigious enough for that! …I do suspect that the magazine reduced the number of photographs in the post, most probably for space. Would have enjoyed More of them in addition to Your excellent account. …Keep them coming. Hearty Regards! 🙂
Thanks! Well, there are more of the photos in the print edition…
Congratulations on being published! Yeah!!
Thank you! You have an interesting blog!
Thank you. I truly appreciate that. It’s still a work in progress. Cheers! 🙂
Sharing an accomplishment isn’t showing off. Congratulations!
Well, thanks… I have always been shy about blowing my own trumpet…
Thanks for providing the link Rajiv you have wetted my appetite. Those falls are magnificent and some of the places you visited are already on my list, so I’m encouraged to return to the north again. Congratulations.
Oh. You should visit. This is a wonderful part of India. The best time to visit the falls is post monsoon.
Orchha looks a wonderful place, and well off the normal tourist route. Real India, perhaps?
It is a bit of real India..
I want to go back to Ayodhya. I went there in 1992, and was there three weeks before, and three weeks after, the demolition of the Babri Masjid. It was a period of madness, hatred and violence. I have no photos.
Anyway, one chap in Khajuraho told me that there are 5 sacred Bhoomis (Bhoomi is “land”). These are Braj Bhoomi (Vrindavan), Kala Bhoomi (Khajuraho), Tapas Bhoomi (Chitrakoot), Moksha Bhoomi (Benares ) and Karma Bhoomi (Ayodhya).
I have photos of all except Ayodhya
Chitrakoot looks like a very atmospheric place and there are some large waterfalls nearby.
Yes.. The falls are near Panna, where they have a tiger reserve. In between is the magnificent Kalinjar Fort.. Off the tourist map..
Hmm, it looks like I’ve started to plan my next trip already!
Well, if you are planning Jan 2017 (far away), and want to include Chitrakoot, then I can give you some suggestions.
Thanks Rajiv. I very nearly visited Chitrakoot from Allahabad but went on to Varanasi instead. It’s possible that I will be visiting Kannur, Kerala in March but having spent more than expected this time I need to be saving hard or selling a few photos!
I may go to Ujjain in May, and trek in a place called Har Ki Dun in April.
The reason I was suggesting Jan, is that Allahabad has the annual Magh Mela at that time.
Yes, we visited the site at the confluence of the Yummna and the Ganges and have seen the photos. A bit scary to be in such a huge crowd, maybe, but rewarding.
Crowds, in general, can always be scary… But, if you look after your belongings well, then the experience can be quite rewarding
Thanks Rajiv.
Thanks for the visit. Interesting site you have here.
Thanks!