Mukesh Gupta, my friend from CTAE , a pioneer in ORGANIC REVOLUTION in India………..….

When my family visited his home in Jaipur on the 28th June/08, we had a very warm heart rending welcome. Anita , his wife gave us a rapid fire city tour and in the evening a mouth watering dinner in the garden under Mukesh’s instructions with Chule ki Misi roti ,Aloo-piyaaz ki Sabzi. and tasty Rabri. along with the company of my another old friend from Udaipur days ,Harsh and his family and not to forget the musical evening with old film songs(live sung)





THIS BLOG IS DEDICATED TO SOME OF DEAR FRIENDS FROM CTAE WHOSE MEMORIES ARE STILL FRESH IN MY MIND.
We fought, we cried , we laughed, we made merry, we had adventures and last but not the least…we remained true friends forever….Times fly but nostalgic moments are still vivid .

When we visited the Sodhis.......

On the 4th of July/08, I had visited my college friend from CTAE, Udaipur, Rupinder Singh Sodhi who is the DGM of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Federation (Amul) at his official residence at Kaira Complex in Anand, Gujarat along with my family. My family had a great amazing time in the Amul butter, milk powder and chocolate factories.

Rupinder Singh Sodhi visits us in Guwahati.

Sodhi visited our Guwahati residence coming on an official tour to this part of Assam on 27th July/08. Next time we expect him here with his family.

My friend Ashu Garg's brief visit to my place.

Ashu Garg my friend from the college days visited us with his wife Shipra on 13 th January, 2008. On that very next day we started for Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya and Switzerland of the East. The weather was pretty chilly being the middle of winter . Kaberee, my wife had booked two cottages at the Eastern Command Holiday Home. In Shillong it was the cozy comforts of the cottages that made our stay absolutely blissful. The lunch at hotel Broadway restaurant was damn good.
On the 15th we drove down to Cherrapunjee, the township that has the highest rainfall in the world. We visited places of tourism interest, especially the falls. A brief halt at Sohra was wonderful. We had tea to ward off the chill. The view point was captivating.
On the 16th we drove back to Guwahati after two days of stay in Shillong. On the 17th Ashu visited the Kamakhya temple to pay his parting homage to Guwahati and boarded the plane to NewDelhi at 1.30 pm.

Rahul and our memorable journey to Kaziranga......

On 19th May,2003 Rahul and his wife Bashobi visited us in Guwahati. We went to fetch them up from the airport around 1.30 pm. On the 20th May we drove down to Kaziranga around 175 km from Guwahati. We halted for the night at Kaziranga but before that we had a jungle safari in Kaziranga forests which is famous for its one horned rhinos. On the 21st May we had a morning safari at the forests sanctuaries. After lunch at Kaziranga we went to my in-laws in Tezpur. On the 22nd May we accompanied Rahul and family to Bhalukpung where his officer trainee friend of one of the training batches took over his tour to Arunachal. Some of these photographs would give an insight to the breathtaking natural sights of the northeast region of India.

Northeast is one of the most beautiful regions of India. Many people in India are ignorant of the beautiful sights, the hilly terrains of the region, its green valleys and blue hills are a spectacular sight. The region is abundant in vegetations. The landscapes are mostly covered by vegetations and forests. For people from the semi-arid regions this region is quite a change from the blistering heat and scorching dryness. People in Kashmir who perhaps do not travel to the rest of India are always in awe of their region. The usual saying is that if there is haven, it’s only here in Kashmir. The same mindset would change if somebody were to travel across the northeast. The northeast has multiple places which are abodes of natural beauty and heavenly sights.
I hail from Guwahati in Assam. It is one of the most beautiful places in India barring some of the man made disasters, which of course is causing a lot of hazards like erosions and flash floods. During July-August the river Brahamaputra can be seen at its full glory carrying the peak discharges of the river system and its tributaries. Since I did my college in Rajasthan I can see the full contrasts of the regions. When it is sweltering hot in other parts of India, its monsoon in the northeast, the weather God is less harsher on the northeast, the rain bring the much needed respite in the summer bringing down the mercury. When the other regions are reeling in the summer heat, this region cools down from the monsoon rain, though sporadically the mercury could shoot up to 36 degree centigrade but very rarely if the rains are not there.

On our way to Mount Abu also visiting the ecotourism site at Todgarh Raoli (Dudhaleswar) Wildlife Sanctuary

Well on the 30thJune/08,I have had the opportunity of going to Kumbhalgarh and Mount Abu and also visiting this ecotourism site, which was indeed a breath taking experience. My friend Rahul Bhatnagar , Deputy Conservator and the blue eyed boy of the Rajasthan Forest Department , gave me and my family a good compamy with his witty jester and good humour . His wife, Bashobi too was at her usual best frame of mind . The kids enjoyed the long ride in the suv . The express highway at places made the journey smooth.
You can contact Deputy Conservator of Forests, Rajsamand Tel.: +91-2952-220096 E-mail: dcfrajsamand@yahoo.co.in http://www.ecotourismrajasthan.com/ minurahuludr@yahoo.co.in for any tourism interests.