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Sundays Around Doon – Kempty Fall

May 8, 2010 in Garhwal by him ahuja

Gods have gone benevolent on the Doon valley for sure. Cloudy days, a taste of showers, windy climate and a dip in the temperature- all these are ‘much-asked-for’ boons. But what the much-harried Doonite needs is the return of the good old days again. When a slight surge in the temperature was met with a [...]

Sundays Around Doon – Sahastradhara

April 10, 2010 in Garhwal by him ahuja

If the mercury keeps shooting at this rate, it will soon break all of Jaspal Rana’s records. Not to forget, those of the State Government as well – right from the days of the struggle for statehood, to the present day. Though emphatically stressed upon, Uttarakhand’s development agenda has clearly gone skewed. The so called [...]

Sundays Around Doon- Rajaji National Park

March 24, 2010 in Garhwal by him ahuja

This week I don’t feel like going out for a picnic. Instead, I want to introspect. I want to go deep into the forest, and find out why we can’t co-exist peacefully, happily together. I mean the forest and us. So let’s go someplace where the soul of the forest resides. Let’s talk to it; [...]

Sundays Around Doon- Jhanda Mela

March 14, 2010 in Garhwal by him ahuja

Tell me frankly… when was the last time you went to a mela? Yes, a typical mela with the ‘wooden jhoolas’ (swings), kulfis, wheelspins and stuff like that. Yes, everybody goes to Delhi, Shimla, Mussoorie and Thailand for a change from work. But what about the ‘change’ available right in the middle of your own [...]

Sundays Around Doon – Kumbh 2010

February 28, 2010 in Garhwal by him ahuja

Let’s admit it. After all the boasting about of my travels, I’m more of a couch surfer these days, with so much work and an overwhelming response to the online CMS program we have launched. So despite all my efforts not to miss the ‘largest confluence on earth’, so far I have only been able [...]

Sundays Around Doon – Dhanaulti

February 12, 2010 in Garhwal by him ahuja

God has his own work timings. Not like our 9-5 schedule. Moreover, we can’t blame him if he chooses to shower us with rain, snowfall and pounding hail, just when we thought the summers were here. That’s the damage we have done to the ecological system. Squarely, the blame is on us too. So we [...]

Sundays Around Doon- Asan Barrage

January 31, 2010 in Garhwal by him ahuja

Yippee! The Spring is here. Bollywood has a fine collection of songs devoted to spring, Kalidas even wrote an epic poem on it. Okay, ok, but seriously, can’t you feel a change in the air? The fragrance of the flowers, the subtle scent in the wind of an early summer, and the exhilaration in the [...]

Sundays Around Doon – George Everest Estate

January 16, 2010 in Garhwal by him ahuja

Hi, and welcome back! Brrrrrrrrr…. it was 3eeeee degreees just a few days back, with a dense fog to welcome us in the New Year. We Doonites don’t get to see both of them so often. But let’s say Hi to the sunny sunshine that’s been around now despite the fog. There’s no perfect place to [...]

Sundays Around Doon

January 1, 2010 in Destinations, Garhwal by him ahuja

We are the luckiest people in the World! Whether we go to Delhi, Mumbai or Kolkatta, the moment we say ‘ Dehradun’ everybody looks at us with awe, admiration and envy. And why wouldn’t they; we live in a quiet (okay, not so quiet any longer), small and beautiful valley with a glittering crown on [...]

Hello! Welcome! Namaste!

December 31, 2009 in Destinations by him ahuja

Welcome to allhimalaya.com! Every tourist and traveler has, at some time or other, come across these three words (Hello! Welcome! Namaste!) during trips. Typically, a guide in one breath speaks all of them and many more (of different languages) trying to gauge which one you respond to! I’m sure the brief introduction to the blog on the [...]