It was May 2010. My daughter's summer vacations had started and it was time to take break from daily churns in Bangalore. I had planned a trip to Uttaranchal state in Northern India. My intent was to accompany my parents on spiritual trip to Badrinath and Gangotri. I reached Haridwar early morning around 4:30 AM. As per plan we hired a 4-wheeler for rest of the journey. We left Haridwar around 7:30 AM circumventing the districts of Uttaranchal. Dehradun, the capital city of Uttarakhand was the first district enroute to Gangothri. Although we can bypass Dehradun but I decided to visit it after 15 years because I had spent major part of my life (around 14 years) in Dehradun. I completed my high school and Intermediate in Convent of Jesus and Mary. Childhood memories and past
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