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Almost Heaven- Pauri Garhwal

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Last time when I started writing about Garhwal ,I couldn’t go much further. But this time I have collected some details & can promise to take you guys as well on a wonderful journey that I had been on few years back. What can a journey be without some confusion, goof ups & tu-tu-mai-mai . Supposed to be starting at 6 am in the morning we could commence journey only by 8 when Pankaj ( silent Jat driver) rushed home at NOIDA with shining yellow Rangeela’s-happy-birthday-dress.Im exaggerating, was only the shirt J . The Route that we traversed was NOIDA- Meerut- Haridwar-Raiwala-Kotdwar-Satpuli-Kotdwar .Definitely not the best route to follow but we had some prior appointments which needed to be fulfilled. This background is necessary for you to understand the delay  it caused. Kotdwar which is the basement before you start uphill to Pauri Garhwal was touched upon only at 7 pm that too with all 6 members onboard totally exasperated. Reached out to a local chai-wala , energ...

I hate you like I love you

I hate Facebook as much I love it. Not that I’m one of those complaining about how much time I end up spending  on it, cause I really  enjoy whatever I do but NEVER EVER have I felt so much under pressure.. Why today! It is this process of decision making which annoys me the most. All this becomes even more relevant when talks about Facebook timeline is impacting millions who joined as irresponsible teenagers & will be unfortunately judged in their office circles now. I’m glad that facebook didn’t make any entry in India when we were teenagers. For that matter we should be thankful to be an Indian for we can never be guinea pigs when it comes to Technology .Only the tried & tested &  recommended review is made available to us. The decision making creates such a paranoia, for you know that whatever you write or say can be held against you. I sympathise with these poor celebrities .One moment of stardom  & woosh ... you turn into a pressure tight co...