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‘One step at a time’, I told myself as I struggled to grip the ice cold railing on the staircase that seemed to be going up forever. The sub-zero breeze was somehow finding its way through my heavily padded nose and ears, making them numb, as I wheezed and puffed with each stair. The sun was in its ascent, sans a few clouds, the sky was bright and blue. The clarity, you can only dream about in Delhi and Mumbai.   The rays bounced off the surface of the water, reflecting its turquoise hue and making it glitter as if millions of diamonds were strewn merrily on the pristine calm partially frozen waters. In a chalice of snow-capped Himalayan range, the glacial water of Gurudongmar Lake is in true sense a drink of God. Even as I struggled to find my breath at the height of 17800 ft. above sea level, my body putting extra efforts to keep the desired oxygen levels in the body in the low pressure -low oxygen surroundings, I pondered at this nature’s exuberance. A small lake, th...

It has always been a primordial human ambition to fly and feel like a bird and behold the sight of the spectacular creations from the top. A window seat after a tiring business trip does bring smile to your face when you look at the towering scrappers turning into midget structures as you soar up. But what if you want to hold that view for a longer time, enjoy it together with your loved ones, hold a drink and sway with the soothing breeze at a height, or capture it in a photo frame with your near ones at a cost that is not bearing down on your pockets. To enrich this craving experience, engineers and architects across the world have created structures that provide you with these enthralling viewing experiences. Eiffel Tower, London Eye, Singapore Flyer, Burj Khalifa, The Dome, etc. are some of the iconic structures around the world that literally give you an over the top experience. My gorgeous wife in front of Eiffel Tower Eiffel Tower, Paris: The most iconic structure of ...

A Travelogue set in 1973 at the historic heartland of West Bengal (Based on true experience of my father Sh. Nitai Chandra Basak)                                                                                        He thought he heard something. Rattling in the bushes or his own heartbeat, which has now started to pound, his senses heightened. Nitai’ s two friends have not uttered in the last half an hour. A thought dawning on them in this moonless dark night, “Are we lost?”. They struggled to keep pace with the lone figure ahead of them, almost a fickle of a shape now, glowing like a bunch of firefly in a tenebrous night covered by cowering barren branches of thick arcane trees. The sun was keeping longer and the nights have started to shorten...

Perched atop one of the hill ranges of Himalaya is this quaint little hill station called Kasauli. Named after a flower “Kasool” and synonymous with “time wrap”, it truly wraps you away from your busy big city life to a honk free-dust free time where you were rooted to nature. A small town in the state of Himachal Pradesh, it is one such holiday destination that offers its visitors not only the scenic beauty and the weather to enjoy but also a relaxing one that one would love to sneak out every now and them. A mere three hours’ drive from Chandigarh the town is well connected via Chandigarh Airport. A neighbor of queen of hills, Shimla, this under rated hill station has a rustic charm of British era. The town was discovered by Britishers and is evident in its cobbled Streets, flower filled gardens and beautiful bungalows with artistic architecture. One of the fascinating ways to reach here is to board the toy train from Kalka and reach up to Dharampur which is 13 kms to Kas...

PERSONAL MASTERY In today’s contemporary world of hectic work schedules and overwhelming personal commitments it is hard to find the purpose of going through the routine every day. The purpose as to why we toil hard and the answer to the simple yet difficult to answer question of whether we are truly happy and successful. Even though we all work hard and strive to achieve our purpose, very few achieve the true success in life. To support the above statement, if success can be measured in terms of wealth, then factually 99% of world’s wealth is concentrated with 4% of world population. Why does it happen that only a handful of people achieve what they truly want in life? What is the mantra to have a happy and successful life? This article puts forth an idea of controlling your actions and emotions to achieve success and happiness thru the science and art of PERSONAL MASTERY 1 . Mastering your actions Are human beings simple or complicated? Do they take decisions based on emo...

As I close my eyes, I see you come as close as you could As I close my eyes, U smile like daffodils so bright As I close my eyes, U dance, Ur hairs they bounce, The eyes they shine Ur lips they split, Ur hands in air,… U dance. As I close my eyes, you hug U close in like fragrance abound As I close my eyes, Our lips lock, scent in air we kiss, The passion arise and we float, In the dreams high, higher than cloud number 9, and we love… As I close my eyes, I dream AS I close my eyes, I smile in presence of u abound As I close my eyes, I fall But the feel it gets in me and I rise, I rise beyond the shackles, beyond the bounds of earth But really I fall to prove that I loved, I die….

The night when everything got bright, The night when everything got right, At two in the night it was truly all day and light, As the screen go bright, I saw the message u write. The message u write - love u gj alright, U meant m the person who is right, M u Mr Right for all days all life, The message u write , turned my day my life, With starry bright and shine. But then the day arrived, U said its not happening alright, U no more my Mr Right, I no more exist to be your starry shine, Its all over and its nothing in my might, Ur and my life all shattered beyond sight. But my dear my life, Life goes on like this - U will have sum1 as life, Sum1 truly your Mr Right, Sum1 super smart and bright. I wish I pray that you be happy and gay, May you lead a life with full zeal and brig...