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