Gimpses of Bombay...

Hello there, I have secured admission in the University of Leeds, UK and am already in Leeds. I will be studying here for my Masters degree in International marketing Management and will be here for the next one year. Its a nice place and I am liking it here and will be writing about it soon.

As I am not in Mumbai anymore, atleast for the next year...here are some glimpses of my favourite city...

Panhala

"Panhala is a hill station?" was the first question that came to my mind when my dad told me that we will be staying at Panhala during our visit to Kolhapur. I had always thought that Panhala was a fort and I was not completely wrong, Panhala is a city within the fort founded by Shivaji Maharaj. Panhala has a great historic significance and is in fact the smallest city in Maharashta.

Lonavala

 Last weekend was one of those rainy days in Bombay when it pours and pours and the only things to do are: either laze around the house, watch a movie or go for a long drive. And what better place than Lonavala to go for a drive in such a climate?

Bandra: the Queen of Suburbs

Bandra is a western suburban area in Bombay (Mumbai city) and is nicknamed as the 'Queen of Suburbs'.  I studied in a Bandra college so I have practically lived in this place for the last three years of my life . But, as I have graduated now I miss the place badly.

Kerala: God's Own Country

Kerala is a mesmerising strip of land on the south coast of India and this was my third trip to Kerala, rightly known as God's Own Country. Though it is a small area geographically, there is always something new to discover. It is also known as the Spice Coast and drew early traders to its shores in search of fragrant riches. The National Geographic Traveller also voted Kerala as one of the 10 paradises of the world.

Jodhpur Jaisalmer

As I am in the last year of graduation, this was my last Industrial Visit. So all of us were very excited and wanted to make the most of our last college trip together. We were going to Rajasthan: Jodhpur and Jaisalmer, which are both great places and I had been wanting to go to Jaisalmer since a long time. So at 12 noon sharp we assembled at Bandra Terminus to embark our journey...our last one together...We took the Suryanagri Express to Jodhpur and had loads of fun enroute.

Ajanta and Ellora

On a lovely winter morning, after a wonderful drive overlooking the sunrise on the Mumbai-Pune expressway we reached Ellora Caves in the afternoon. The Ellora cave temples contain elaborate carvings of Gods and Goddesses of three faihs- Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. Though each system had its individual style of architecture, Ellora presents the varied styles side by side. It was excavated between 5th and 11th Centuary AD and the most notable caves are cave 5, 10, 15, 16, 21, 29 and 32. Cave 16 is considered the best of all Ellora excavation. It is cut from a single rock and took ten generations to complete!!