Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage
Pinnawela is situated around 75 kms from the airport. Srilanka government runs an elephant orphanage here. All the elephant babies orphaned due to unfortunate circumstances are looked after in this orphanage. It is fun to seem them frolic in water, in the Pinnawela rever. We visited this orphanage on our way to Dambul from the airport on 19th January. Continue reading Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage
Ladakh
Ladakh – The land of Gompas and Lamas. A cold and difficult tarrain at very high altitude. Wild and Beutiful, Tough and fragile all at the same time. Nothing that we had visited before prepared us for the wild and lonely beuty that is Ladakh. These are memories from our visit to Ladakh in May 2009. The team consisted of seven Ranades. starting with a short … Continue reading Ladakh
Lamas at Thiksey Monastry
Lamas from Thiksey monastry enjoying a repose. Continue reading Lamas at Thiksey Monastry
Alai Minar
Alai Minar in Qutub complex is an unfinished endeavour of Allauddin Khilji. Eccentric Allauddin Khilji had grand plans for the Qutub complex. He expanded the “Quwat Ul Islam” mosque, built the magnificent Alai darwaja. He also started work on alai minar which was to be twice as tall and grander than Qutub. Destiny did not give Allauddin time to finish his grandiose dream. He could … Continue reading Alai Minar
Kokan–Dec 08
Gang – Gokhle and Ranade family Mode of transport – Innova Route and Itinerary 25th Dec – Pune – Kolhapur – Amboli Night halt at JRD international Amboli 26th December Amboli – Sawantwadi – Tarkarli Night halt at Matoshri resort Tarkarli 27th December Tarkarli Stay at SagarSangam Tarkarli 28th December Tarkarli – Velneshwar Night halt at Vivek Gokhale, Velneshwar Continue reading Kokan–Dec 08
पुनश्च महाबळेश्वर
या वर्षी आमची पावसाळी महाबळेश्वर वारी गणपतीत घडली. हो, आम्ही वर्षात दोनदा तरी महाबळेश्वरी जातो. पावसाळ्यात आणि स्ट्रॉबेरी च्या हंगामात. तर या वेळी गणपतीच्या सहाव्या किंवा सातव्या दिवशी आम्ही तिथे होतो. मार्केट रोडवरुन विसर्जनाच्या मिरवणुकी चालल्या होत्या. त्यांचा तो लक्ष्मी रोड आहे ना! मळ मजा वाटली, महाबळेश्वरात गणपती बसत असतील, विसर्जनाच्या मिरवणुकी असतील असं कधी डोक्यातच आलं नाही! थंडीतलं महाबळेश्वर कसं खास ‘लोकाग्रहास्तव’ असतं. पाहुण्यांसमोर … Continue reading पुनश्च महाबळेश्वर
Kolkata Diwali 2005
Diwali 2005 was planned to be celebrated in Kolkata. Traveling anywhere in the festival season needs advance planning. Tickets are hard to get in the season. We had booked our tickets 2 months in advance on the date and we were ready to roll! Azad Hind express, plying from Pune to Kolkata takes 2 nights and a day to reach its destination. The journey gets … Continue reading Kolkata Diwali 2005
