So I was back to my land
after these awesome trips abroad. In the days that followed I left my company
to join the Indian Railways. This was the beginning of one and a half years of
travelling my country – places that I had only heard of were at my arm’s length.
Indian Railways provides
its trainees a free travel pass to see the huge network of the Indian Railways.
Indian Railways was established by the British who unknowingly introduced a
system that unified the entire nation – a nation that was a complex maze of
different cultures and customs. This helped in assembling people into a unified
army and eventually led to the overthrow of the British Raj. So here I was, in
an attempt to see the vast expanse of my nation and to absorb the aroma of a
cultural potpourri.
I can mention only a few
places – the lost is exhaustive. We( a group of five trainees including me)
started with Gangtok, Sikkim. A small state which was a Kingdom and
later became a part of the Indian Union. The mallroad of Gangtok is worth visiting.
Thereafter, we headed to Nathu La pass at China border. The great wall was in
sight too. We also had the chance to sip the tea of Darjeeling on our return.
From the eastern end we
landed in Rajasthan – Udaipur and Jaisalmer. The Thar desert safari was
amazing. So were the palaces of Udaipur. We saw so many forts that it became a
sort of commonplace to us.
Following this we
visited Mumbai – The Gateway of India and the Elephanta caves gave us a glimpse
of our rich past.
Next on the cards was
Bhubaneshwar – the temple city. Everywhere we went we could spot a very old,
historic temple. Jagannath Puri and Sun temple at Konark were to follow.
The famous city
of Avadh – nowadays Lucknow was next. Bara Imambara, Bhool Bhulaiya and
ofcourse the famous chikan, everything was so Nawaabi!
The Great Wall
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I am desperately waiting
to be in the same travelling spree soon. Do visit for the next update. Ciao!
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