Naini Lake

Tourists enjoying at the lake

August 22nd 2004
They call it India’s Lake District. And it’s really not an unfair reference because Nainital district of the Kumaon region in Uttaranchal is dotted with beautiful big and small lakes. Nainital city itself is situated around a beautiful lake called Naini jheel. It’s this pretty setting which makes Nainital a hot tourist spot especially for honeymooners who enjoy the view of the lo ... read more

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Ajay Chaturvedi

Lonely Wanderer

I love travelling to Himalayas, especially in Garhwal and Kumaon. I think they are the best thing nature has given to us. I live and work in New Delhi. I want to settle down at some hill station to "Read & write". I love to read a lot. My favorite books are Butter Chicken in Ludhiana, The Romantics and An End To Suffering (All Three by Pankaj Mishra), Disgrace (J M Coetzee), Nanda Devi Affair (Bill Aitken), From Heaven’s Lake (Vikram Seth) and The Best of Ruskin Bond (Ruskin Bond) are some of my favorite books. Canadian writer Alice Munro is my f... full info