Garhwal Himalayas

It's just so wonderful being surrounded by these towering beauties

July 25th 2004
I will begin my journal with my snow experience, which I had last year in December. I loved being near some of the highest peaks in India when I visited Joshimath and Auli. My journey to Auli was one of the most arduous one considering that it takes more than 12 hours on narrow and winding roads with hair pin bends making me close my eyes with my friend – a veteran on these roads since ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... 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