टिहरी के तपोवन में पौड़ी ज़िले को जोड़ने वाला लक्ष्मण झूला पुल 94 साल पहले आज ही के दिन लोगो के लिए खोला गया था। वो तारीख़ 11 April 1930 थी। वैसे इस पुल का निर्माण ब्रिटिश शासन में 1889 में स्वामी विशुदानंद की प्रेरणा से कलकत्ता के सेठ सूरजमल ने कराया था। लेकिन यह पुल 1924 में…

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15.2kg of #elephant tusks seized by the Special Task Force of Assam Police during an anti-poaching operation near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.

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My 10th book, now available online: see link in bio.
#CrimeFiction #Delhi #Shillong #Partition

Hello from Srinagar!

गोविन्द वल्लभ पंत इंजीनियरिंग कालेज
घुड़दौडी़ पौड़ी गढ़वाल।
#Uttarakhand

New story alert New Lines Magazine! The brilliant Jane Borges writes about Bene Israel cuisine, which has roots in India’s North Konkan region and tells us how the Indian Jewish identity is a palatable marriage of both faith and community. newlinesmag.com/reportage/indi…

Incredible landscape of Zangskar

Dear friends
When you watch Maidaan please remember my friend Novy Kapadia, whose magnificent research on Syed Abdul Rahim is the best part of the venture. Also SS Hakim, son of the legendary Rahim.
Sadly the three key figures, Rahim saab, Hakim saab and Novy have left us..

Being immersed in Nature is akin to practicing Meditation . #quote

Last night, Tsering Nurboo S/o Konchok Tashi R/o Kherapullu Kargyam lost livestock at home to a brutal Lynx attack on his sheep pan. Tragically, 6 adult goats were killed, and 4 others are wounded. This recurring issue of wild attacks in Durbuk Sub-division demands a long-term…

A kingfisher #IndiAves

#birdphotography #birdwatching

There was a special conjuction of cresent moon and Pleiades constelation tonight on 11th April 2024.
I planned the conjunction over spituk monastery with the help of The photographer ephemeris & also the fact that I know my village well🙂

A very quick processing (1/2)

The Himālaya Dispatch Nivedita Khandekar Canyon of fairies: Tsangpo falling into Siang (Brahmaputra) river.

The Himālaya Dispatch Nivedita Khandekar Another very old one from Pemako. The high lamas say that it was not made by humans.

Sitting pretty! This Greywinged blackbird decided to surround itself with blossoms of an apple tree, Sunkiya village (Uttarakhand), yesterday

Some beautiful picture of zanskar

Part of finding your way through life is to discover what ultimately matters to you. Without being overwhelmed by other people's definitions of what is important. #reflection

Born in the heart of Cherrapunji, #Meghalaya , Cherrapunji Eastern Craft Gin holds the distinction of being the east India’s only craft gin made with purified rainwater
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Taking its #translocation project forward, the #Maha forest department captured 1 more tigress from #Tadoba to shift it to #Navegaon -Nagzira Tiger Reserve on #Thursday . Last May, 2 females were released in #NNTR to augment #tiger numbers. National Tiger Conservation Authority Maha Forest Official Ramesh Pandey