Having Been To South Delhi Section Again With No Sighting Of Rain In Chain
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Having Been To South Delhi Section Again With No Sighting Of Rain In Chain
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Having Been To South Section Of Delhi Which Has No Road Named Hailey
Monday, May 25, 2026
Gaining Access To Middle Section Of Delhi In May Host To Different Play
Gaining Access To Middle Section Of Delhi In May Host To Different Play
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Reflections On A May Visit To Karnataka, Tamil Nadu And Telangana V
Reflections On A May Visit To Karnataka, Tamil Nadu And Telangana V
Having the audacity to do three provinces at one time, can the decade of '20s raise a roadmap with none to track. Going to Anjanadri Betta Hills from Anegundi to hitting the Hubli trail with some finding the weather to be trendy, the gut feel all about I coming across people from Chennai's Guindy. Chennai's Guindy to hear and share in detail the success tale. The threat perception less talked about in a nation where keeping prices steady is day to day bout, I could sense Viruparagadde won't be tense. From Hubli ( Karnataka Province) as I entered Coimbatore ( Tamil Nadu Province), there were collection of people opening doors.
On A New Curve
From the ride in a cramped bus to Kotagiri, staying with no intention to meet those named Lilly, the thrust in this small town essentially conveying there is no pressing need to adjust. Had it not been for inclement weather I would have stayed more, unwinding stories for sure. Once at Udhagamandalam, the search for veg puff to Coonoor on a new curve, the handshake moments with the likes of Mr Mohammad to Mr Antony showed this part of Tamil Nadu home to India's A Team on a new turf. Minorities largely Muslims and Christians gel together in this Tamil Nadu belt, all having same aspirations with no friction.
Credit To People For Unity In Diversity
If provinces of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana could essay a path of unity in diversity, the credit would go to people at large and life fit to be looked through prism of a voyage. Let us hail the undercurrents of South with residents partaking benefits of measures intended to uplift them, and most comfortable in surroundings gem. From the hills of Udhagai to plains of Hyderabad, clarion call would come that attempts to raise division among people would backfire even if division monster is on hire. From the hills of Coonoor to plains of Chennai, the art of letting prosperity touch those that on sighting visitors do not close doors and take honesty vows. From the hills of Wellington ( Tamil Nadu) to plains of Bengaluru, the art to let association of ideas to leap with no blip is sum total of deliberations, and a Dispatch To Delhi To See The Nation In Unison.
YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA
Reflections On A May Visit To Karnataka, Tamil Nadu And Telangana IV
Friday, May 22, 2026
Reflections On A May Visit To Karnataka, Tamil Nadu And Telangana III
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Reflections On A May Visit To Karnataka, Tamil Nadu And Telangana II
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Reflections On A May Visit To Karnataka, Tamil Nadu And Telangana
Monday, May 18, 2026
Looking Back On Rajasthan Odyssey V
Looking Back On Rajasthan Odyssey IV
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Looking Back On Rajasthan Odyssey III
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Looking Back On Rajasthan Odyssey II
Looking Back On Rajasthan Odyssey II
Having been in Jaisalmer for six days, the unscripted visits to Jaisalmer Fort brought me in contact with host of people who had views on water tanker minus anchor. Here water tanker which may not make it to the Fort and would go careening down the steep path, and this known to those who don't welcome a ride in yatch. Though there are six water wells all shut, there are days when there is no water flow and this aberration is a blow. Coming across Mr Nandlal, Mr Kishan Gopal, Mr Lakshman Gopal, they were well versed with the briefing on South (South India), able to place Goddess Meenakshi Temple In Madurai and Lord Govinda ( Lord Venkateswara ) Temple in Tirumala hosting devotees round the year with enough dose of cheer. Perhaps one among them came from Karachi and settled in Fort, able to visualise developments across country, and those destined to make big entry. In Tamil Nadu Province Tamil Star Mr Vijay has hit big, can this play out in Hindi Heartland brick by brick?
The SIR Pack
As for the Fort it is over 900 years old, having come up during King Jaisal's reign in 1156, the time when no one had the audacity to play SIR trick. Perhaps the SIR commotion has reached the Fort as well with some maintaining that SIR exercise is primarily meant to shut doors on marginalised and those in minority who never presided over affairs that would make them look haughty. And this electoral roll revision googly some add paean as if to suggest sections of land have to be in chain. When the decision which poll body finds wise and fit on who would vote and who would not, and in the crosshairs are simple fellows who don't feel the need to maintain contact with those residing in Greece Island Delos. Droite may be the outlook of the poll body and the administration down the months would have something else to realise given the new findings leading to repercussions coming as no big surprise.
Renditions On Water
Mr Pankaj Bissa, Mr Kushal Bissa, Mr Kailash Ojha were other gentlemen I met in Fort and all worries were centred on water and the intermittent passage hitting the homes some alarmed by sighting of turncoats. Water scarcity in Fort looks real so does other enclave in Rajasthan primarily Mount Abu where some find it handy while functioning with machines of DELL. When Rajasthan The Province would get over this dispute no one knows in a nation where host of Riparian States deem fit to let this chapter close. Riparian Provinces need to better watch out for saving this reserve and prudent usage one should not dodge.
Valid Passage To Ajmer
As I completed and hailed my extempore visits to Fort, the next job on hand was to get a valid passage to Ajmer, and this came true through Jodhpur where some set of people have visited Australia's Uluru. Holding spiritual thrust, this is a must-visit for those who are vigilant dawn to dusk. The Ajmer travel rigmarole was easy to unpack despite I reaching the destination in the middle of night and coming across people of glorified height. Visit to Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Shrine was done with ease and hope peace tidings breeze in and win.
This task to explore Rajasthan was a good deed as one has maintained India despite deviation and divergence here and there is a treat. Treat to soak the natural air from Udhagamandalam to Udaipur, and this is no less than a fair. Treat to come across different set of people with different mindset who all along praise those who are not in loan debt. Treat to get the word out that India is a nation with a whisper of dry spell here and a deluge there and yet few subjected to wear and tear.
YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA
Friday, May 15, 2026
Looking Back On Rajasthan Odyssey
Looking Back On Rajasthan Odyssey
Having decided I would be visiting Rajasthan Province, it was a toss up between Ajmer and Jaisalmer with a hint or two on Mount Abu on which reports seldom come in South Paper Eenadu. By no means an egregious folly to take a Tatkal train ticket from Sarojini Nagar Reservation Centre in South Delhi, as all attempts to get online ticket came a cropper despite some keen to have mineral water of the brand TATA COPPER. Tata Copper is fast making inroads in Indian market as it comes from the House of those who after meeting near and dear ones offer rose. Rose to placate them from rising prices of milk which fewer households sensing erosion can take in bulk. Rose to gain belief and hold steady that fuel consumption and alike in these uncertain times are visible cheats hitting belly.
Taking A Train To Jodhpur In Rajasthan
Left on a Monday on the way to Delhi Cantt with visible sighting of Bhikaji Cama Place, R K Puram, Moti Bagh, Nanakpura, Dhaula Kuan ( All Places In Delhi ) with Jodhpur bound train (26482) leaving at 3.11 PM. From a station where passengers desire there be connectivity to South India where Tamil, Telugu, Malyalam movies come with their set of sensation highlighting evacuation. Traversing areas as diverse as Alwar, Bandikui, Dausa, Jaipur, Phulera, Makrana, Degana ( All Places In Rajasthan ), the train made it to Jodhpur after 11 on day one. The ride in this city to Jalori Gate left me with sole option to take a room in Hotel Durga Silverline from where accessing Pal Balaji ( Lord Hanuman Temple ) was fine. With Jaisalmer on itinerary, took a bus from Jodhpur Central bus stand with the ride peppered with a message vote karein vafadari se, chayan karein samajdhari se (Vote With Loyalty, Make Wise Selection). Does this message hold relevant when the fire of SIR is making millions and millions getting denied vote on flimsy grounds rote by rote. In a nation of FIR, this SIR fire if not reined in would hit the base of those having illusions of being all-weather King. Reach Pokhran at 4.33 and on the way to Jaisalmer there is KASHIDA Exclusive Range Of Handicrafts By Artisans Of Western Rajasthan, and here some would be wise to spend South African Rand. Notings on Date Palm Safari look appropriate and I reach Jaisalmer at 6.38. This ride released the brief that even in winters the temperatures have the intensity to bake the earth and Rajasthan weather deliberated in distant Perth.
Connecting The Dots In Jaisalmer
Taking a room in Camel Country in Chainpura Street followed by wonder of wonders in Hotel Renuka with no need to reflect on East Africa neighbourhood store Duka. Are these stores reaping a windfall little is known as Africa still struggles to pace itself as a safe investment zone. Hotel Renuka room reminded one of SUPRABATH TOWERS In Tirupati where Mr Jay Chandra Reddy was at the helm and like Mr Yash Purohit here who was kind enough to host me with notable mention be made of Irish bree. Interactions far and wide kicked up the debate on water and the prudent usage in a nation where from season to season come indispensable message. Indira Gandhi Canal coming into force in 1974 may have tide over the crisis but those living in Jaisalmer Fort are yet to have choices. From Mr Manohar Lal Purohit, Mr Yash Purohit, Mr Giriraj Purohit, Mr Narain Singh to Mr Talpat Singh would have bemoaned the shortfall in tourists during lean season sensing the high temperatures and low adventures. Even SAM the territory most visited in winters during summers has no footfall despite no one anticipating across border any major brawl.
Interactions were as well on 400-odd homes in Fort with 5000 people staying there and hoping to cash in on during winters as in some season there are no secured tethers. Raging unemployment, raging lawlessness and the aid that most expected the govt to release for small and marginal farmers in the face of fewer drip irrigation mechanism in place as tourism alone can't keep steady hope and be in 365 days race. Jobs and jobs all thundered, restraint in their criticism of a regime that seems to run short of zing. Sand dunes, which peaked during '40s and '50s, may have given way to more roads and more homes, some faring exceptionally well and not exacerbating climate change tolls. With six days spent here, there was no mismatch on roads to take, lanes to skip as a city of under a half million can still lend the idea that has no haze trace. From unemployment to underperforming sectors of economy, the country has seen it all and region like Jaisalmer would evince interest Winter or Fall.
YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Having Been To Ajmer Shrine, The Ride To City Of Delhi Where Some Take Stock Of Media Rally
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
It Was With Ease I Trooped Into Ajmer Shrine In Rajasthan Province In West India
Sunday, May 10, 2026
World Is Praying For Iran. India Is Praying For Iran. We Are Praying For Iran
Friday, May 8, 2026
World Is Praying For Iran. India Is Praying For Iran. We Are Praying For Iran
Monday, April 27, 2026
World Is Praying For Iran. India Is Praying For Iran. We Are Praying For Iran
Sunday, April 19, 2026
World Is Praying For Iran. India Is Praying For Iran. We Are Praying For Iran
World Is Praying For Iran. India Is Praying For Iran. We Are Praying For Iran
As one waded into Middle Section Of Delhi, with a prayer or two on Iran, the assault it was subjected to was primarily from dusk to dawn. These raids and revelations showcased the unsettled terrain we are in with the world split apart with some familiar with the art to hack ATM pin. ATM pin some forget at the ripe time, they seek help of strangers who have been talk of the town on their sentence as regurgitating as dime. ATM pin won't be bothersome for residents of Iran as all these 50 days they stayed indoors, even shying to drop hints on nearby tea kiosks. Though guns would have fallen silent for the moment, with little known about The Administration In The West aiming to again rain blows on another nation even if in the chair some don't go by the name Bose. This Administration could do no good, hurling veiled threats to simple beings who had no access to food. This Administration can't get on with the job to administer discipline in its territory, this is off and on bent on a warring trajectory. One would be better off without a trade deal, if This Administration can't lend sessions in a Hall Of Heal.
Multiple Rides In Delhi
Multiple rides again on multiple occasions were with an intent to access Lodi Road (Lodi Road Is In Heart Of Delhi) and beyond in a nation that hears time and again corporate seesaw songs. Corporate donations to those with particular set of affiliations reek arrogance, and these songs could well serve as the leitmotif for the political tryst they wish to have in a nation that is in search of dawn clue. These rides often made one wonder whether the road to New Delhi Railway Station (Paharganj) would remain dug up for the season the political parties are tied in a poll hub. Surroundings inside the Station reminiscent of African gestation where any idea consumes its own sweet time to flourish, much flanked by hiccups and agenda churlish. The arrival to Platform One was nonetheless poles apart, squeaky clean, and hoping to usher in sizeable innings. If the return ride from Super Bazar Bus Stand (Connaught Place) was caught in a whirlpool of wait essentially among those with steady traits, the less than visible steady flow of traffic illustrated on Delhi Roads the much-berated traffic crate. Million cars with one occupant was nonetheless zillion sighting, confrontation on Delhi Roads not in hiding.
Commoner Getting Waylaid As Exponential Premium Is Being Sought Despite No GST Clause
As one dives into world of uncertainty, with premium to be seized by insurance firms in a city that is under siege not in brevity despite GST (Goods and Services Tax) getting waylaid, these insurance firms' diktat to almost double the premium from the previous time primarily shows the commoner can't trace his/her shine. Commoner is at a loss for words when s/he tries to read the finer details of total premium that would make the entire lot forego in diet the much-prized onion. Where is one getting benefits when GST has been done away with, and in circulation is the picture of commoner getting waylaid when s/he has least desire to engage in intra trade.
One hopes The Administration In The West would turn courteous, Iran and other nations can be friends, hoping to enjoy sessions of being loquacious.
YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
World Is Praying For Iran. India Is Praying For Iran. We Are Praying For Iran
World Is Praying For Iran. India Is Praying For Iran. We Are Praying For Iran
As there were multiple rides to multiple locations in Middle Section Of Delhi, thoughts were on Iran with multiple prayers coming from multiple theatres echoing the need to be vigilant irrespective of who was seeking World Rent. Histrionics of A Leader In The West has set the stage for Oil To LPG to crawl, much evident in a world mired in uncertain hall.
Multiple Foray To Middle Section Of Delhi
As I made multiple foray to Middle Section Of Delhi criss-crossing on innumerable occasions Connaught Place (Connaught Place Is In Heart Of Delhi) which by no means is in any race, the ride began with I taking separate set of buses from Delhi Safdarjung Airport adjacent to Safdarjung Flyover with no necessity to maintain contact with Distant Denver, the very spot from where there are firm indications that World Gasoline is set to get dearer. Bus rides from Safdarjung Airport, triggering the much-fascinated thought that at some point of time down the centuries it can serve as a sea port, and this observation coincided with a traffic regime flow that was hostile as it was in a mad rush to get to the respective destination having foregone the much-prized vacation. Vacation they could have availed of as fuel surcharge to LPG shortage which fewer can dodge has opened trials and tribulations carpet for domestic consumers who are literally praying they need not be dismissed as doofus. From milk to maid, the demand they come up with is huge, serpentine queue none willing to get in to get LPG Refill Clue. The grace period for transition from LPG to PNG should be 9000 days and beyond as year after year there would be power to water war akin kingkong. Traversing Tughlak Road, Krishna Menon Marg and Sunehri Bagh Road, on occasions I deboarded at Rafi Marg In New Delhi to walk all the way to New Delhi Railway Station Gate Number 1 (Paharganj) and here finding it all dug up was no fun. With no curiosity to know one had to scan QR Code to gain access to Rs 10 Platform ticket, and this looked to be churlish, one better keep men in counter who are by no means on an agenda loutish. Finding the gate to Platform One reminded one that Jaisalmer Station In Rajasthan Province was much better maintained and fun.
Reminders On Kwality Restaurant To Regal, Rivoli That Perhaps Stage No Film Tournaments
On occasions I took the bus from Delhi Safdarjung Airport to Connaught Place, deboarding at Palika Kendra with enough reminders that Kwality Restaurant (Established in 1940) raring to touch 2140, Regal And Rivoli Cinema Theatres perhaps shut, with whole dose of belief that this war in West Asia is glut. These outings essayed the impression that traffic war in Delhi The City is by no means going to get dry, howsoever high may come the elevated roads, the traffic nightmare would make most seize other vehicles and ply. NEW Delhi is on the cusp of witnessing a challenge, and from the very beginning it should have taken a stand that an assault on Tehran from February 28 onwards was unwarranted, and those siding with the The West would find themselves haunted.
Coming To India, let the picture of dissent make a beginning here as those trying to figure out freedom of speech have to make umpteen rounds of courts as India can't be a police state where the art to speak the truth should not be dismissed as rude.
YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA
Thursday, March 19, 2026
World Is Praying For Iran. India Is Praying For Iran. We Are Praying For Iran
World Is Praying For Iran. India Is Praying For Iran. We Are Praying For Iran
World Is Praying For Iran. India Is Praying For Iran. We Are Praying For Iran.
YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA
Sunday, March 1, 2026
How Former Home Secretary And Former Police Commissioner Weaved Tales Of Torture When They Were Holding Office
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Notings On Jaisalmer With A Hint Or Two On The Discovery Of India
Notings On Jaisalmer With A Hint Or Two On The Discovery Of India
Having Arrived In Jaisalmer it was chance interaction with Mr Sajjan Ali who looked back to the innings of '40s and '50s when this place was home to camels, elephants and horses. Camels in particular could be spotted with ease as this place was shadowed by sand dunes and more sand dunes. Sand dunes that let the child of the house chase the same with aplomb, and for the elderly no necessity to establish contact with distant Kalimpong. Prior to this India had yet to gain independence, something vividly captured in The Discovery Of India penned by First Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru was sent to prison nine times between 1921 and 1945, the most formidable being between August 1942 to June 1945 at Ahmednagar Fort, and here he deemed fit to write The Discovery Of India. The book has gained rave reviews over a period of time, and still acquires mileage of attraction as it is an indepth study into India's Freedom Struggle as well as sanguine disposition of a British State rebel. The might of British State Nehru found occasions to raise banner of revolt, and incarceration on nine different occasions something to this date leaders cutting across party lines quote. Coming to Jaisalmer there are negligible listings on how it did not give in to the might of British State, and trek inside Jaisalmer Fort delineates the state of its existence with no shadowy halls of encumbrance. In the '70s petrol/diesel tankers would take over four days to complete the ride from Jaipur to Jaisalmer perhaps with signals emerging from as distant as Ajmer.
Inside Jaisalmer Fort
Notably, there are three Cannon Points amidst 400-odd homes. Every street has a prized catch of roughly 70 homes. Though the tourist peak season is from October to February, of late domestic tourists have given more opportunities to store owners to have a big margin given the scale of purchase with a renewed pace. While taking a stroll, thoughts unveil that perhaps a day would come when foreign nationals would express a desire to be a guide by all means interim as visas rarely pledge 365-day proceedings, and with summer months with this region with little rains, there won"t be much to gain. The Fort having come up during King Jaisal"s reign in 1156 there are hideouts to trace Seven water wells, all closed with no bells. Water is an issue here as supply comes for half an hour in the morning even leading to days when it does not come. Water tanker can't make inroads as the path to the Fort is too steep. For the benefit of those residing here, registry of houses and hamlets have not been allowed to date as apprehensions are properties would go to outsiders, and locals would be besieged with taking their orders.
Spot Cannon Point With Bird's Eye View Of The City. From This Cannon Point One Can See
- Present Maharaja' s House
- Sunset Point
- Three Mansions Of The City (Nathmal, Patwa And Salmi Singh)
- Last Railway Station
- Wind Mills. No Grand Addition To What I Saw In July 2014
- The View Of The Golden City During Golden Hours
Inside Fort there is as well Maharaja Mahal. Jaisalmer Fort Palace Museum And Heritage Centre.
Meeting Someone From Kyoto
As I visited the Fort on three different occasions, there was another chance meeting with Mr Kakz from Kyoto in Japan. Threadbare discussions on Kyoto Protocol which he could recall. Mr Kakz had testing times when he landed in Delhi. His hotel booking cancelled at a time when he was about to move in, and the travel agent who initiated new booking was by no means reliable thereby making his stay in the city not look durable. What he could read about Delhi was with high population density it brings out on occasions the agressive conduct of people, and one never knows which quarter can throw in the air trouble. Restive was what the region he came across, and solace he gained after visiting Buddhist Circuit in and around Bodhgaya firmly sending reminders on his base. As for other set of tourists, the stay in the national capital in the crosshairs of a traffic regime that was by no means innocent, and here petrol rationing would have to pitch the tent.
YEDU KONDALWDA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA
Monday, February 23, 2026
Having Arrived In Jaisalmer
Having Arrived In Jaisalmer
Having Arrived In Jaisalmer at a time when tourists were making a beeline to enter the fort city, more inclined to believe their stay would be no less than a behemoth innings where some are yet to get going with weather findings. Painstaking reality is that from April To June when most parts of India are in the grip of heat wave, tourists keeping a date with Jaisalmer won't be abundant as temperatures rocketing to 50 degrees celsius and above, and herein lies the rub. And primarily for that reason I set on this February month with the bus ride from Jodhpur with no notable sessions of pause and none posing to be a boss.
Taking A Room In Hotel Renuka Reminiscent Of Tirupati Stay
As I stepped out of bus stand and completed the commute to take a room in Camel Country (Mr Pathan, Mr Raju Bhai At The Desk) followed by a more meaningful stay in Hotel Renuka, the thunder and twist of residing in this Desert Rajasthan State was no less than a bliss. Chainpura Street in particular offers varied accomodation points with tourists least to be misguided in a city that has over the years won laurels and singularly law abided. Hotel Renuka in Chainpura Street brought on table a spacious room with attached bath clean to the last mile reminiscent of a room in SUPRABATH TOWERS in Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh Province In South India) Opposite TTD SRINIVASAM with Mr Jay Chandra Reddy at the helm, and that too in July 2023 when India least faced tariff churn. That visit intended to touch base of Tirumala where Lord Venkateswara resides had its share of ups and downs. There were no personnel to guide that token had to be gained from Bhudevi Complex, something that led me to cover 3550 steps from Alipiri Gate To Tirumala minus token, and enormity of undercurrents could well be visualised once I joined the general queue which most rue. Perhaps TTD should come out with notifications from time to time on changes ushered in for devotees to keep a date with Lord Venkateswara Temple irrespective of those reporting to brand Apple. Coming back to Jaisalmer Mr Yash Purohit of Hotel Renuka was the one who allotted me the room given the previous day discussion on my pressing need to shift to a new hamlet in a city that during night is blessed to see Jaisalmer Fort well lit. Staff members going by the names Mr Roshan, Mr Ayub and Mr Surendar Singh (Prized Cook Hailing From Pauri Garhwal In Uttarakhand State In North India) made the stay equally memorable and durable. Not to miss out on the meals he prepared on the day I was supposed to leave for Ajmer (Ajmer Dargah), and for the latter I having the brief to the fore.
Stay Spread Over Six Days
The stay in Jaisalmer spread over six days, improvised and uninterrupted from the previous four-day stay in July 2014, and this ignited interactions with different set of guys making no noise. Coming across Mr Talpat Singh who has three corners inside Fort (Free Tibet Restaurant, Panorama Restaurant; Run By Mr Vikram Singh, Refreshing Point Juice Corner), with a will to connect with all those who are in distant port. Mr Singh threw in the towel well before others could barely arrange their schedule, and this reaped dividends and that set in broad range of confidence. Meet Mr Rajendra Purohit, who is Post Office Agent, and here I initiate discussions on Fixed Deposits made by those who have on minimal outing faced any blues irrespective of economy losing at random clues. Meet as well Automan Mr Giriraj Purohit who whiled away the time next to Fort bringing on board his passion to run auto for the past 23 years, and this being his fifth auto by no means looking fierce. He broached the issue of women inside Fort who did not report to high schools even for a day and well conversant in French and German given the scale of interactions with tourists far and wide, visiting this paradise in ton. His two sisters truly settled inside Fort, two sisters outside Fort.
Taking Black Tea
While taking a voyage to Chandan Shree Restaurant one would invariably come across Nachana Haveli Building which I was told is 300 years old and Nachana Haveli hotel including SAFFRON Restaurant (30 years old). Not to forget TRIO The Restaurant and black tea served by Mr Narain Singh, that lend spring to the steps, and thereby one could text. Text on how amazing is this city, and some keeping memories in DVD. The 2014 commute to Jaisalmer was accomplished in a train ride from Jaipur (Jaipur Is Capital Of Rajasthan Province In West India) and guys from Shahi Palace Hotel in Shiv Road came to receive and transport me to Oasis Haveli. This time as well I visited Shahi Palace on few occasions to do a story as well as partake meals that were exceptionally soft on stomach. A word of praise for Mr Devilal and Mr Akshay.
YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA
Sightings In Jaisalmer
Sightings In Jaisalmer
In and Around Gandhi Chowk, Hanuman Chowk
- Ganesh Mobiles
- OPPO
- VIVO
- Manish Mobiles
- Mahaveer Kulfi
- Baba Kaka Tea Stall
- Thaggan Ki Dukaan
- Prabhu Tea Stall having varied visitors
- Chai Sutta Mar (Black Tea )
- Baloch Corner (Perhaps Taking A Leaf From Balochistan)
- lenskart
- Koffio
- The Desert Tree Family Cafe And Restaurant
- Fountain Nambu Soda
- Chandan Shree Restaurant
- Havmor Ice Cream
- Veer Kripa Mobile
- Rajesh Pustak Palace
- Nachana Haveli Saffron Restaurant
Towards Govardhan Chowk
- Invest Care Centre: Mutual Funds, Post Office, Fixed Deposit, Real Estate
- National Egg Center (spelling should be Centre). Need To Correct World Trade Center Spelling As Well In New Delhi.
- Tailors, Stationers, Shoe Palace
- Mobile Repairing
- Garment Woolen Store
- Om Jewellers And Gems
In And Around Gopa Chowk
- Discover The Taste Of Rajasthan Dal Bhati Churma
- Laycha Handicraft Emporium
- Kaka Ji Museum
YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA
Saturday, February 14, 2026
The Will And Whisper Of Jaisalmer
The Will And Whisper Of Jaisalmer
Having Arrived In Jaisalmer (Rajasthan Province In West India) some multiple hours ago, the approach to this famed city was intertwined with thoughts on duration of stay, the very place that is one notch better given the heritage status tray. Heritage status most opine was very much needed, coming as early as 1974 from the forecourt of the then Indira Gandhi Government, necessitated by a desire that this Province of India gets in lumpsum tourists thereby bringing sizeable innings. I having visited this centre way back in July 2014, hoping this current visit would have a flavour of its own as India can't raise a script of $ 500 billion purchase from a distant zone. Having arrived in Rajasthan Roadways AC Bus, there were two guys waiting to transport me to a hotel in Chainpura Street, not willing to accede to my request that I prefer to zero in on Oasis Haveli sister concern of SHAHI PALACE Hotel in Shiv Street where in the face of sand dunes in the '70s people did not forget the art to greet. I was made to settle for Hotel Camel Country which perhaps down the years in operation has not able to fix the riddle of parliament commentary.
Interactions Broad And Wide
The first gentleman I met next morning was Mr Hari Ballabh Purohit with his brothers in Gurgaon and Noida which are on outskirts of Delhi where traffic is neither neat nor tidy. The second gentleman to come across was Mr Ramlal who had brought a group from Bikaner (326 kms) and Bikaner from Jodhpur from where I came now is almost 250 kms. Meet sanitary worker Mr Kalu Ram Adiva from Pali. Meet Mr Hari Singh guide from Badoda Village in JSM. Meet Sanitation Head Mr Mahendra Kumar. Meet Mr Dhanraj Garg, Mr Saajan Ali. And not to forget Mr Durga Das born and brought up here. And the sum total of interactions was the season time lasts barely six months lending the inmates of the city reservoir of income that can see them through entire year with renewed gear. Water was an issue prior to '74 has been set to rest (Indira Gandhi Canal Coming Into Shape) though difference of opinion may emerge on the scale of preparedness for Jaisalmer Fort rote by rote. Jaisalmer has a population of 3 to 4 lakh including those residing in the Fort, and with sizeable restaurants and hotels in and around there are over and above 600 guides who desist to engage in sessions enlisting frown. With 300 guides armed with govt licence, the rest left out, there is a clarion call that they too be in this ORBIT.
For Those Not Banking On Tourism
The Jaisalmer Fort is over 900 years old, having come up during King Jaisal's reign (1156), and it took roughly 350 years to raise the same. The Fort at present is tasked to handle a load of 5000 people (1200 registered voter families with each one having four members) residing inside, and with no gated colonies everything is transparent and nothing to hide. As for those not banking on tourism working around agricultural fields is the saving grace. For small and marginal farmers there is no rescue plan as to bring right quantum of water to the fields boring would seek Rs 10 lakh investment with clean hint. And here guide like Mr Chandraveer Singh chips in suggesting that govt come up with a plan which lends support to marginal farmers as well as ensures that men don't don dual role of guide and automan as it takes away the bread and butter of genuine guides who can revisit the tales of Fort to as well as followers of Tennis Icon Ivan. All worries centre around diminishing employment numbers as restaurants like TRIO to Nachana Haveli (Saffron) can give returns on jobs too little, and they staying neutral.
As I met student Nepal studying in Kendriya Vidyalaya in Air Force Station, there are others enrolled in Mission School, all equipped with the fact that JSM in the past was known as Jharokho Ki Nagri (City Of Windows), and let the state of affairs be testament to the fact that visitors here come from as distant as Iran and Greece with trains running on tracks.
While taking a stroll there is Chhagan Dairy Farm in Gandhi Chowk offering peas, milk and cottage cheese. On the way there is Maulana Masjid. There is as well Lord Hanuman Temple in Mali Pada. There is abandoned STD ISD PCO booth. Well when it would become functional not known. And the road from here goes to Malkapur.
YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Postings From Jaisalmer On A Ride From Jodhpur To The Famed Fort City With Some Carrying CV
Postings From Jaisalmer On A Ride From Jodhpur To The Famed Fort City With Some Carrying CV
Having reached Jodhpur (Rajasthan State In West India), the trials and tribulations were yet to set in as stay looking pretty visible in the same lodge in Jalori Gate of December 2017 when I set foot post din-din. Once having accessed Jalori to my horror the said lodge was not to be easily traced, and what I realised it was renamed with interriors that could put the manager on a feeble pedestal where he could not gain fame. Interiors were dirty and dusty, rooms approach something that could not be in order despite one having owner's addy. Instead I settled for Hotel Durga Silverline (Behind Razdan Mansion). The next day I set for Pali Road to access Pal Balaji (Lord Hanuman Temple), the ride back and forth accomplished in auto with no necessity to have reminders on Protocol Kyoto. The Temple is neat and tidy, with multiple devotees turning up to put in a prayer in a city where some roll out crit that is no less than a writ. The next task was to gain appropriate directions to Jodhpur Central Bus Stand to take a vehicle to Jaisalmer where one presume fewer have airs.
Reaching Jodhpur Central Bus Stand
Having reached the bus stand after 12 PM on a Tuesday from Platform 19 there are buses to Shergarh, Pokhran, Ramdevra, Jaisalmer, Tiwarin, Osian, Bhopalgarh, all important locales in State Of Rajasthan where calls do come from Central Asian Region Kygystan. All these calls are widely about reserves in this region with fanatics barred from having multiple designs on treason. While biding time there are thoughts on bus drivers of Rajasthan Roadways Transport Corporation and the punishing schedule they are subjected to, and on occasions that is true. Automan Maqsud is kind enough to drop me at Central Bus Stand, and from here there are buses as well going to Jaipur, Bikaner, Jalore, all important landmarks in this Province, and here there are chants in unison marking significant events.
Gaining A Seat In Jaisalmer Bound Bus
Conductor Mr Mahendra Purohit is kind enough to dispense window seat in Jaisalmer bound bus which one believes won't give stress. The bus leaves at 1.30. Goes past Circuit House Jodhpur. Dry Fruits Stores galore followed by ads of Guru Kripa Career Institute as well as Allen Jodhpur, and those taking coaching are primarily the ones who have near and dear ones filing bridges and road tender each and every calendar. There is a photo of Mr Ashok Gehlot congratulating Ms Manisha Tanwar probably on her birthday. The bus goes past Solanki Dairy Farm. Reaches Jasnath Nagar Toll Plaza at 2.30, and at 2.42 the bus goes past Tata Motors Authorised Service Station with Hanumanth Nagar (2.45) looking to be in prime action. Thoughts on Chhatarpur Temple in New Delhi as well as on Lopchu Tea from Darjeeling where people during inclement weather seek rock-solid dwelling. On water tank message etched vote karein vafadari se, chayan kare samajhdhari se (Vote With Loyalty, Make Wise Selection).
Pokhran Still Far Away
At 2.47 Pokhran 103 kms away. At 2.58 reach Balesar flanked by shops of equitable proportion. There are young boys and girls selling different eatable items, and some expected to sport watch of brand Titan. In Balesar there is HDFC ATM followed by an ad of Ultratech Cement. Number 1 Cement In India, and this known in distant Croatia. Motisar Khanori Toll Plaza comes at 3.30 with Dechu at 3.53. Visible are sand dunes as well as camels, and uneasy lies the head that wears the crown crisscrossing varied channels. At 4.08 reach Mandla, reach Amravati restaurant at 4.27, and what is in store for Amravati the Proposed Capital of Andhra Pradesh Province known in some quarters with Grace. The road after 4.30 reminds one of Jamnagar-Dwarka stretch in Gujarat Province where the mindset need not be dreich.
Ample Drip Irrigation System; Going Past Date Palm Safari Gaining Traction
Reach Pokhran at 4.33. Series of fruits and vegetables carts seen here with no fear. As there is ample need to develop Pokhran bus stand, the employment figures imply some getting canned. As the bus leaves bus station next to Gajanan Namkeen Bhandar (Snack Corner), there is a store dispensing tea amidst multiple visitors, and none duds. From here Jaisalmer (JSM)105, Bikaner 225 kms. KASHIDA Exclusive Range Of Handicrafts By Artisans Of Western Rajasthan can be spotted. From 4.50 onwards drip irrigation system visible about which I wrote in 2015 January about a visit in July 2014 with none getting angry. At 5.30 reach Bhadira Temple followed by Lathi Station Road. That reminds one of Tamil Star Mr Vishal and Lathi movie, watched by those who prefer to furnish CV post a drive in EV. Few moments later go past Madarsa. At 5.41 go past Lathi Toll Plaza. Mind you, the area is awash with fertile terrain post 4.50, and this is impressive for Rajasthan which from time to time has moments of gaiety. At 5.56 JSM 40 kms with perfect noting of The Serai JSM. At 6 go past Date Palm Safari which is poles apart and has amazing tales and plot. At .6.02 go past Dargah, and at 6.06 Bhagoo Ka Gaon with benchmark index by all means down. We are on National Highway 11. At 6.25 JSM War Museum Accessed, and from here JSM 10, Sam 50, and none getting haughty. At 6.37 there are directions to Barmer, and at 6.37 reach Bhishm Dwar followed by JSM at 6.38 when buses meant to take passengers to operational flights can wait.
This was a ride to Jaisalmer coming after 11 years, with hope and a prayer that Jaisalmer Fort gets enough dose of cheers. This was a ride to access that city where cheerleaders gather to gauge and irrespective of weather visitors do come in good numbers to raise for their tourism feat a word of praise.
YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA