Review of Delhi6

My first review on any movie and how sad is it that this movie was  a total bakwaas… I mean there was no comparison between RDB which was an AWESOME movie by the same director Rakesh Omprakash Mehra(I know there is a y missing somewhere, but damn I don care abt it, and being refered as ROM now onwards). Let me be frank I had a hellotta expectation from this movie and it was with such a disappointment that I walked out of the theatre, what a waste of 500 bucks. Made my weekend even more lousy…

What was the USP of this movie??? Nothing as per me… I thot the music was great kuddos to AR Rehman, and what else… nothing… It was a total crap. U only can think of the KalaBandhar in the whole movie. Shit man… Dint he get a better way of presenting the whole movie. The concept or the subject was good, but the execution was a total flop. RDB had that power and that impact that I can see that movie even now with the same thrill like I am seeing it for the first time. Please ROM bring back the magic of RDB.

Now talking abt the cast of the movie -

Junior AB: U were pathetic as usual. I think after Ash came into ur life, ur movies just suck(Sorry for the harsh words, but I really loved Junior AB at one point). His character dint have any punch and his made up accent even more bad… I think he took those accent sessions from Ash, it was so evident.

Sonam Kapoor – She looked nice, i haven seen Sawaariya so she was quite a fresh face for me. May be the okie tokie types… Anyways she dint have much to do in the film than do some gaana shaana…

Waheeda Rehman: She is such a legendry actress and felt her role and her karizma was not portrayed well at all. She was so amazing as the mother of Madhavan. Each scene she did was so touching in RDB.

Well the rest of the characters like Om Puri, and all the others just dint make a mark in our minds to think of. Ofcourse I would like to mention that Divya Dutt did a great role.

Most of the movie was filled with Kalabandhar itself.

Only the songs were damn good… So big applause to AR Rehman and Prasool Joshi.. Massakali, Delhi 6, Rehna Tu, all in all the songs rocked.

This movie surely has hit the image I have for ROM, but that surely will not stop me from going and seeing any of his future releases, cos I still feel that he will make another legendry movie like RDB.

Sorry if I have been harsh as far as my language goes, but u see I have spent my hard earned money for this movie during the GREAT RECESSION PERIOD

Just Married…

Yeppieee finally after a nice long vacation I am back… And if u r wondering where I was – the title must give u all the hint u need… Yup m marrried and married to the one I have always mentioned in my blogs… Adi is the new entry into my chaotic life… It was sure a miracle for me, cos I never thot I will be married to the man of “My Man”… Well i started writing this blog sometime back and somehow dint find enuf time to finish it…  So some parts of it will be recent and some when I started penning things down…

Well I got married on the 15th of Nov and since then it has been a fairy tale ride in my life.. I am loving each day now and feel so blessed… And trust me the days before marriage was the most horrible ones… I mean Adi n I happened to do majority of the arrangements for our own wedding, just because this was a love marriage… I know I know all must be thinking m just exatuarating things and boosting abt us, trust me it was so tuff putting it all together for “The Day of our lives”…

We had to get the phoolwala, the decoration guy for the lightings and the superb stage that he arranged, the caterers and the list just doesnt end there… Adi n I have fought the most during this period arguing on what to have n what not to… I mean we had this difference of Opinion as u wud say, but by the grace of God all went well on “the” day… We have become somehow expert Wedding planners and can think of this as an alternate career… On a lighter note when I look back to those days, they seem so hectic yet so memorable…

But the most support that we got was from our friends.. I mean I cant just stop thanking them.. they were there with us, when things seemed so impossible. They were there to give us all those advices and helping hands that we needed the most. Adi n I have been blessed to have friends like them. And to all those who thought we wont make it, b**** to them. I could see that in the eyes of many challenging us and sending across the message “we will see how long this marriage is gonna last”…. And my answer to them is “We don care for what u think, cos we have a wonderful life to live together and don wanna prove anybody anything”

Life after marriage… Hmmm now thats a tricky one… But i sure m facing a newer side of me… Cleaning, cooking, buying groceries and all that I have never done… New aspect of life that was totally undiscovered waits me…  Guess will tell abt it all sometime later…. I don wanna tell it all now… So u will soon be hearing it all… But for now, I love Adi… My Best Half…

My Fav Malayalam Songs

Song – Movie

Pariyaadey ariyade – Udayanataram

Wanna say a lot abt this song… Song for hearts that go far off from eachother because of time and situations and all that is left is lost traces of a relation… But the hearts still have memories treasured for life…

Ravil Nilakaayal – MAZHAVILLU

Love the background score of this song. I love hearing this song on those days when I am alone, when its raining…. Just Love the lyrics, absolutely romantic…It takes my thoughts to lush green paddy fields of Kerala, with Kathakali and mohiniattam… Tough to say what I feel when I listen to this song…

EnnodenthineePinakkam – Kaliyatam

Just one word – beautiful…

Kurmumbi – Thenmaavu molluvaliyum

This song has a youthfulness to it., gives me that naughty romantic feeling of teenage love… its got a bit of western n Indian blend so well done… An absolute mushy n cute song…

Aaro Viral – Pranayavarnangal

Its my favorite song for ages now. I love the way Yesudas has sung this. It’s a song that I hear always but it makes me cry when I am really sad n low. Love the flute. This song sure touches my heart deep within. It brings in those memories that I always wanted to get rid of and buried in the depth of time.

Varamanyal aadiya – Pranayavarnangal

Simply neat… This song is soothing…

Ennum Ninne Poojikkam – Aniyathi pravu

Blissful…

Ethrayo Janmayi – Summer in Bethlaham

Awesome lyrics…

Walking in the moonlight – sathyam shivam sundaram

Cool song, what else can I say abt this song.. Its just the magic of Hariharan that’s nice abt this song nothing else..

The Big FAT Indian Wedding

As u keep reading further, U may not be able to relate to the title at all. Its got the plot of a nice Indian Mallu Hindu Marriage, but also the trauma running in my head during the wedding… Read on to know more

On June 1st this year was my first cousin’s wedding. It sure was a happy moment for others as it was the FIRST wedding in my family, but for me it was a sensation of walking on burning coal. If you are wondering y I felt that way,it will unfold in a while…

Now this cousin of mine is younger to me(not much just 10 months) and working for a well established MNC as a Software Engineer just like ME and the groom is a TL with Motorola… The groom n I are rivals… In sense that we work for companies that are rivals in Telecom Industry(This was just a irony).

Wedding houses are a place of chaos-lots of noise, kids running all around, things that u wud have kept safely just the previous night getting misplaced all of a sudden, and then running around in search of stuff..This is a usual scene of any Indian wedding even if its a Simple one like a Mallu Wedding that I am telling about. Our(Hindu Mallu) weddings last for just a hour max and later on the camera flashes, gifts and blessings fill the scene at the Mandapam… The photographers make u do the funniest things possible and embarrass u with all the funny poses… For a moment, I thought how crazy this whole thing was and that I don wanna do all that for my wedding…

The marriage was quite a grand celebration, with one and all my near and farthest family members coming in for the occasion… Now what was the sour part in this happy happy wedding was the Question – appol nee eppol aanu kalyanam kazhikyan pone???…This was in malayalam, and the English translation - So when are u gonna get married???… Gosh!!!!! how I HATE to hear this question and I HATE it even more to answer it with a smile… And what would have been my answer can u even guess… All i said was – “Sure aunty when it happens i will let you know that and call u for the wedding without fail”…My standard ANSWER… Its like my standard TEMPLATE as in the computer lingo….

Malayali Communities are so very conservative, atleast the one i belong to, for sure is… I am going off the untraditional way and getting into a LOVE Marriage.. This sure is a SIN in my family (mark my words cos they are in BOLD). And the round of counsellings I have had is just out of count. Marriages like this adds to my misery. But I started getting prepared for these Group Discussion and HR Rounds straight after my cousins engagement,I knew it was coming and this was a surely a wise thing to do., getting mentally prepared for the war of words. All that the aunts and ammumas (grand mothers) could think of was – when is the next wedding in the family gonna be??? Marriages are like a virtual matchmaking ARENA…But they were disappointed in my case, cos I just ruined their plans completely and announcing a cold war or a rather battle against my Family’s wish. I don regret it, not even for a moment.

I had to answer everyone out there, y she was getting married earlier than me??? Trust me, facing a JAVA interview is much more easier than this. For a moment i thought y not take a mike and go about announcing it to the entire crowd than get tortured everytime. During the engagement I used to get tears in my eyes, but now that drought has conquered my eyes and determination has set out on my heart, the wedding was easier to face. I don feel a tinge of guilt now, and Y shud i???? Love marriages are also after all MARRIAGES…

Finally the whole Hungama of the wedding was over and the relatives have decided to spare me till the next wedding…(I wish I am married before anymore marriages occurs in our family… I am not prepared for any more round of questionnaires and I think i can start off a site on marriage FAQs…)

I feel the whole things so funny when i look back… People need to grow and stop interfering into other lives, but don know when will they!

To be continued…

Blogger’s Talk

I happened to see a program on NDTV yesterday when Adi called me up and told – “Hey bloggers like u are talking abt their posts and blogs on NDTV… Its a must see, check it out”. I got completely excited and changed channels searching for NDTV… Finally located it in the whole lotta 180 channels. At first i was a bit disappointed that there was a guy speaking his soul out and confessing that he was GAY, and he mentioned that this is what he wrote about in his blogs. I felt a bit nasty about the whole thing and thought how GROSS it was. And then I realised – “Come on, its his blog and he has his rights to express what he feels…”. Freedom of speech and expression is misunderstood so much by the majority of people in our country that we still live in the 18th century in terms of our thought process and 21st Century in terms of our lifestyle, what a difference that is!!!

I could relate so much to all those youngsters sitting there and expressing their views as to why they started blogging. From their discussions I got to know it was also a way of overcoming their depressions, for many it was a means to make their circle of friends where ppl with similar mind sets got along and shared their point of views. For me, blogging was to write my thoughts, trust me I havent made any friends here and I am not keen on making any either. I love my blog though m not too frequently putting my thoughts in here, but it sure is my stress buster… But another thing that I also saw, was the bloggers being harrassed by ppl who read the blogs. I just wonder when will people stop using their peanut sized brains and think out of the box and not be Judgemental. I am not saying that we give up on our traditions and values, but by trying to isolate ourself from the realities of life and whats going on in the world we wont achieve anything. IGNORANCE is not a BLISS and its time we came in terms with reality.

One issue that was RED HOT in that debate was the 3 letter word – SEX. its become a taboo in our society. We youngsters today are open about these issues and there is nothing to hide behind the screen to talk about them. I saw some extremely extrovert youths there, who had no issues in confessing about their personal lives both in Media and in their blogs. I think its time now that we accepted it as a part of our life, and stop acting so conservative. If u ever felt it was wrong then look around and the answer for it just stares at u – how did our population grow many folds if the thing we shy away from talking wasnt existing…

Well all I wanna conclude down is that Blogs are a way by which people express their thoughts, write about their lives, despairs and communicate whats bothering them. We cant be judgemental about another individual’s life and restrict them from doing anything they feel is right. Its the same as every person’s right to exercise his/her vote.

As a blogger, all that i wanna say is U guys ROCK and keep up the great work.

Ende Keralam

 

God’s Own Country…

Writing about the land where my roots belong should have been easy, but then there is a hitch here. Being a malayali, I feel more like a Bangalorean and relate more to the latter than the former. But hey I love Kerala tooo… So here I go with another quick journey that I experienced to the Beautiful lush green land of Kerala also called – “God’s own country”, ”The Land of Spices, Backwaters n Coconut Grooves”…

So lemme take u all through the Jolly ride to the paradise called – KERALA.

The first thing that u will see as u enter Kerala are the mountains of the Western Ghat. My 2 Mega Pixel Camera was quite good enuf to capture these beautiful scenes.

For me a trip to Kerala is less of a Luxurious vacation and more of a Spiritual destiny. It always elevates my heart to greater heights when I feel the aroma of air that hits as soon as the train crosses the borders of Coimbatore and moves into Palakkad – and my heart rings a bell – that here I am in my native now. I dont know much of this place cos I have hardly been there yet I feel very nostalgic everytime I pass Walayar.

Walayar is the border between Tamilnadu and Kerala. People coming by road will be able to sight elephants if they are lucky enuf as this is a Forest Area. Going by train I haven’t been so privileged but yes the dense forests were surely a pleasure to my eyes n my lungs J

And from there starts the carpet of green paddy fields. It’s a scene that makes me feel so lively, there is that adrenaline rush as I can put it in the expressive way. Away from the pollution, the deafening noises of horns and traffic, it sure is a treat to my mind, my senses and my soul. The crow – man admist the paddy fields, the cranes with their soaked legs in the wet muddy fields, the farmers removing the weeds et al… Awww all this is something that I relish the most.

Like I said before my journey to Kerala is more Spiritual than getting all buzzed up with relatives. We make it a point to visit Guruvayoor temple every year. And this year we were there for my parents Wedding Anniversary. I was looking forward for this vacation with quite a lot of excitement as it was my first journey after my Kaashi Yatra. But my hopes went for a toss when my vacation got short by 2 days due to some personal obligation, what a disaster L.

Anyways, Guruvayoor is one of my Fav temples in Kerala. Its about 3 and a half journey from Palakkad. The crowd was horrifying this year as always as it was the Ayyappa Season. But what really caught my breath and got me goose bumps was the Panchavaadhyam and the sight of huge elephants. Elephants are my favorite. They are so majestic and so patient among the animals. They have a power that just makes u amazed as to how an animal like the Elephant can be unaware of its power and strength. So calm and yet so Empowering. I just wish I had the guts to just touch them and get on the top of it. Dreams are just there… in my head

The Panchavaadhyam is a kind of music that involves 5 different musical instruments. The enchanting power that this music brings is beyond words. It pulls out all the spiritual powers within u and makes u feel like u have reached eternity. That’s the power of the music. It makes u completely devotional and all that u can see is the powerful “Lord Krishna” standing there.

Your patience of standing in the long queue is paid off at the first glimpse of the face of the Lord. Your mind gets blanked out and all that remains is the snapshot and image of the Guruvayoorappa in ur mind and in ur eyes. I felt blessed.

Below are the glimpses of Guruvayoor Temple. They have banned photography so this is all that I could capture.

Yet another spiritual destiny was Kadampuzha Temple. My first visit there and I sure hope to visit it again. It’s a Devi temple and people believe that there is a lot of power in the Goddess there. I kept my faith n belief in high spirits and prayed to God. I am sure that that my prayers will be heard among the million others.

And with that ends my beautiful and memborable moments in Kerala like every other trip to this place. There are other temples that I missed visiting this time. But for sure that I will love Kerala, no matter where I get settled. There is a lot more that I will write in future about this fantastic place that’s close to my heart. I will pen them down again when I have enough to write and show about Kerala.

That’s me… signing off with yet another episode of an exciting n awesome journey, exploring various parts of India and its diverse culture… Hope all of u will like it as much as I loved writing it.

Most Romantic Songs I Love this Season…

I am back again with what I started.. Long since something pleasant came into my blog…

This sure is the playlist that crosses my mind when I think of that special person whom I can give myself for. That one guy whom I imagine in all these songs and inspired me to share them…

 

 Pehla Nasha – Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

I am gonna fall short of words here,cos the song tells it all. One of the best Romantic Songs of the era. I am sure that we all have corelated with this song with our first crush, Our first love n so on… I get goose bumps when i listen to this song each time. It sure skips my heart beat with the first pair of lines – “Chahe tum kuch na kaho, maine sun liye. Ke saathi pyaar ka mujhe chun liya, maine sun liya”. And the piano that goes after that makes me stand of my feet and dance to its symphony…Alka Yagnik n Udit Narayan have created a magic that shall make millions of lovers remember this song for ages. The lyrics are just the way U feel when u are in Love…It expresses all the wonderful thoughts that cross ur mind when u know u r in Love for the first time.

 
Bol Na Halke Halke – Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

Love the way this song has been written and the beautiful voices of Mahalaxmi n Rahat Fateh Ali Khan mesmerises me into a totally different world. This song brings in that zing that u feel when the fragrance of the soil surrounds the air when first drops of the rain wets the thirsty hot ground. It brings in a smile unknowingly onto my face when i hear this song with my eyes closed. Awww… The lyrics are so touching.. It talks about the promises a lover makes for his lady love for being with her life long and how he feels his life is incomplete without her, how she accepts to his love in whispering words..

 
Tum Se hi – Jab we Met

A song thats close to my heart n on my lips these days. The absence of the one u love can be so hurting and thats when u really realise what they mean to ur life n to u. U still feel they are somewhere close to u virtually,though they arent. U tend to recall all those romantic moments when u had ur partner beside u in ur arms looking into their eyes,their talk that went on n on till the nights passed off and life seems like a blessing when the one u love is with you … The music is so very soothing, a very different sensation holds u. The world is a beautiful place when the one u love is with u… U can close ur eyes and feel the presence of the one u love just by ur side when u listen to this song.

 
Dil Kya Kare – Salaam – e – ishq

A peppy song with a hint of naughtiness yet sensational vocals of Adnan Sami… A modern day love song that plays around with the emotions of love in a light,simple n yet strong lyrics that will remind u of all that u did for that “Someone SPECIAL”.

“Ankhon Ankhon mein..,baaton baaton mein…,le gaya koi… De gaya koi.. salaam e ishq”

All emotions of feeling lost, falling short of words, absent mindness, missing someone, feeling all alone admist crowd, humm when u are by urself, forget what u were supposed to do when u think of that one person… The exact replica of what u go through when u r in love… This song gives u a freshness, a kind of feeling that makes u smile,laugh,cry n relate to this song… Hats off to love that makes everyone a slave at its hands, and u unconditionally give urself to that one person.

 

Sagiye – Alaypayuthey

A R Rehman sure knows how to match ur vibes n feelings with the magic in his music. Hariharan has been extraordinary with the way he has sung this song. The lyrics connects every colour in nature with the changing moods of his sweetheart. The picturisation is just superb… The comparison of the color of clear sky, the color of the neck of peacock all seem to sparkle in the eyes of his beloved. The color of the dark clouds reminds him of his lover. Wish someone sung this for me

 
Well I have many more that sure are on my list, but yes these are my personal favorite for this season… Hope I have been honest enuf to express the way I feel when I hear to these songs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This article has no title, cos I haven been able to find an apt one..

 I am one of those who is constantly struggling for an identity for themselves…

And all that the people whom I really love n care for do is leave me alone like an orphan and walk away. I scream out n say that I am here, please don leave me all by myself and there is noone around to hear me plead.

 People have never taken me seriously. My decision on any issue is just dusted away into the thin air as if I were a small kid who dint know of the world and its ugliness. I have to prove myself at every stage and in this trauma I loose out the confidence on my decision and myself. I feel like someone who is neglected always and whose existence doesn’t even matter.

 Ever since I was a kid I would always get the last thing to pick after my cousins took away everything that any relative got from abroad let it be toys or even chocolates. I was to get things at the end, after all of them have taken what they liked. I would feel depressed that why is it that I always got what was left out. The ugly things that noone wanted to pick was left out for me. I would feel so low and so left out. I would cry out that day when I am all alone wondering why is it that God does this to me always? I was never liked by anyone is what I would feel. Neither of my parents bothered about this.

 I stopped being with my cousins and started creating a niche for myself. It was my world, a world where I could get what I wanted. I decided then that I would achieve and get all that I ever wanted and more and never bother about anyone. I started getting separated from my cousins and till this day it remains that way. I am happy that I no longer feel like a loser. I am a winner in my own way and that brings a lot of satisfaction to me. I am not trying to boast abt myself, but I think that someone who has been through it can only understand the kind of battle that I was fighting. I outstand many of my cousins in all ways today and have a sense of achievement, but still I see two pairs of unsatisfied eyes. These are the eyes of people whom I love a lot in my life and whose feelings matter to me the most. I can never bring happiness to them, never make them feel good, never make them feel proud that they have me in their lives. I lost my battle there and still am a loser in that one perspective and get so disheartened till date.

God has been very unjustified. One small wish that u want to fulfill for yourself can bring unhappiness and despair to many of your beloved. That one thing that u do against the wish of the society can land you into a situation where you have a lot of people accusing u, giving you those stares as if u committed some sin, or you are some untouchable. Even your loved ones don spare you in this. They are also a part of the crowd that curses you for ur birth.

I question myself – Why is it that you don’t have the right to do what u wish? I still haven found the answer for it. It lands me in a dilemma as to whether I should make a decision that will make me happy, ofcourse at the cost of being separated out of the society or be a Lamb and follow the rest of the crowd as per the wish n guidelines set by the Society. I feel completely lost and frustrated thinking about this. I am sure that many of us have felt the same way…

My journey in quest for finding the answers for all those million questions arising in my mind is still on… I don’t know if I would reach my destination where all these uncertainties will end and my questions will be answered or will those questions remain unanswered and end up in my grave… Time will decide…

 

Confusions and Confessions of Human Mind

The title seems like the name of a Movie isn’t it???…
But this for me is a topic that I have thrived from long to write about. I am confused as to whether I start penning down the confessions or state the confusions in life? Pretty tricky I must say…
The Confessions always reflects the dark side of a man that seldom comes to light and that he hides from himself and the world, and primarily caused due to the former ‘C’ word in the title. I am complicating things here, am I not!

Every person wants the best in his life and in achieving this we tend to make choices and this gives rise to confusions and complications… Huh… I have been at those junctions in life where I see multiple paths in front of me, wherein I have found it really hard to make decisions. Confusions that were never ending. Some of those choices that I regret to have made and some that taunt me till date if they were right. In the struggle of making choices, when I look back, I see that I have lost the essence of life many at times and many people who were an integral part of my life. This is a confession here… I know I am correlating these two aspects but I feel that one is the result of the other.

There have been times when due to my lack of judgment I have lost relations with those who have meant a lot to me, and by the time I wanna apologize the damage is done. I have lost the person and the relationship and all that’s left is empty hands, tears flowing doen my eyes, a broken heart and lost memories that I might never cherish.
Life goes on, but I know there are moments of loneliness when a flashback appears in front of my eyes and I wish I could just go back in time and change the mistake I committed. My wrong choices have made me pay a heavy price. I don’t know if I have learnt from those but I know that I will not want to repeat the same.

Let it be loosing one of my best friends or being totally immature in handling certain relations and managing the people who mean a lot to me, I just wish I could set them all right and treasure them back into my heart and memories. I cry in my heart every single day, but the scars just turn sore each single day. A hurt that may never dry, and a mind that can’t forget it all. I sense the darkness of loneliness and regrets even amidst a crowd.
Can I forgive myself for the guilt I carry? This is a question that I never am able to answer. My confessions are untold and remain buried deep inside me. This is the way we all are. We never show the ugly dark side of our personality to the outer world, but conceal it under the mask that we show to the WORLD.
The turmoil between confusions and realistic approach heads me to a disaster – wherein I know that I am gaining something at the cost of something valuable to me.
This is a battle that I fight daily with myself, a never-ending battle….

PART 2

Early in the morning we left to go n get a glimpse of Ganga and to get a dip in the river that is believed to be the most holy n sacred among the Hindus. Again, we had ppl trying to butcher us,but we were careful this time and reluctant not to get cheated what so ever happens. The pandits here too were no different. The pujaris who we had hired for the pooja to give “moksh” to our Ancestors was no different. They too demanded for “Daan” or donation… I just wondered the state of our country and how people are lootted in the name of Religion, God and Poverty… For a moment I thought that is the name of God exploited or are we the belivers of God exploited fpr the faith that we possess for God…  

There are several Ghats which are nothing but several points of visit at the Banks of the River Ganga. One such Ghat is the “Harishchandra  Ghat” where the dead are burnt and then the ashes immersed into Ganga. There are many such beautiful Ghats on the river side that is worth seeing. Some of the glimpses are shown below:

Anyway after that not so satisfying trip, we set out for a journey to Bodhgaya.

                                                              

      This place is approximately 7 hours drive from Varanasi and happens to the place where Prince Siddhartha turned into Lord Buddha. You will feel completely nostalgic about this place. It just takes away your breathe away and if you dont visit this place, u are missing something completely in
ur life..    The air around BodhGaya makes ur nerves feel at ease, if there is Heaven on earth, I just felt the same experience there. It was magnificant temple and I am falling short of words to describe what I felt there at the Mahabodhi temple. A very silent temple and u get to hear the melodious chanting of the monks. U will find monks sitting at every nook n corner of the Mahabodhi temple meditating or chanting the versus set ages before by their Spiritual Leader Buddha. The beautiful of Lord Buddha within the MahaBodhi temple was so mesmerising.

                                          

 Wanted to turn into a monk and lead the peaceful life, away from all the tensions and pressure…    

                             

 

                        

   CALCUTTA   

Calcutta our next place of halt was a city which had resembelence to Kerala…We went to the beautifulDakshineshwar Temple, the ganga flows here too.

 

But the river was much clean compared to what it was in Kaashi. And from Dakshineshwar we took the ferry ride to Ramakrishna Ashram.

 

 I am not too sure of what the name of the place is called… But the Ramakrishna Ashram also houses the memories of Swami Vivekananda. You can see the place where Swami Vivekananda resided and his room where he spent his spiritual years. The USP of this place a huge hall, dim lighted with the beautiful aroma of sandal and covered with Granite flooring. This halls is a the meditation hall where u will feel ur nerves getting to ease. Again I felt at peace just like what I experienced at BodhGaya. The architecture of this building will give u a mixture of Sikhism, Hinduism and the Arabs… Awesome place and absolutely wonderful experience.  One major thing that I will cherish in my Trip to
West Bengal will be the Roshgullas and the variety of means of transport this place has. I will come to the Rosgullas later. West Bengal is the only state in
India that still has the “TRAM” that was introduced by the British.

 

The ride in a TRAM is a experience that I enjoyed to the core. Its fun and I would want to go this jolly ride once again if ever I visit this beautiful city. Though this ride is coming to an extinction as they are planning to stop it. But I hope it doesn’t happen. The Metro is completely different experience,its fast and completely delux. The roads are pretty bad and bumpy similar to Bangalore. The most important factor was the joy u have when u go fot shopping. Its pretty cheap and most of all u get so much for so less price. The Calcutta Sarees have always been a fav of mine, we purchased quite a few of them and were not happy. We do plan to return back to this place again.    I have a sweet tooth and cant resist the temptation of sweets… Yuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmy my mouth waters at the sight of Rasgullas. “U cant eat just one” is the one liner apt for this sweet… They are as soft as cotton and just melts into ur mouth.muaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh hats off to the one who found this sweet. I got a whole dabba packed up to Bangalore, and had so many at the shop not bothering abt how many calories get multiplied.  That I suppose the end of my 2 weeks journey to all the beautiful places in India. Every city has its own flavor,its own beauty, its own heritage n history. I am proud to be born in a country that has so many variations and diverse culture. I will cherish and take pleasure in remembering every moment of this journey that had the elements of spirituality and fun.