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Madhya Pradesh – Hindustan Ka Dil

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  Between the years 2006 to 2010, Madhya Pradesh Tourism came up with a series of advertisements to promote the state tourism. With the tagline “Hindustan ka dil dekho”, these fascinating ads, some of the best I had seen on tourism, made me really want to visit MP. (see ads here and here )  It took me more than a decade to finally fulfil that wish. Considering how vast the state is, it was only possible for us to cover, maybe 3 of 4 places over a one-week period. After some back and forth we narrowed down on the northern stretch, comprising Panna > Khajuraho > Orchha > Gwalior , formerly what was part of Vindhya Pradesh, a state formed by merging 36 princely states. Each of these 4 cities deserve a blog for themselves, but given the amount of time and patience I can garner usually, I have restricted it to one long blog (so pardon the length if it gets a bit tedious) Panna – A rendezvous with the wild animals There is not a more magnificent sight than spotting a tiger, emergin
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A family that treks together, stays together

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John Muir, a Scottish American naturalist, mountaineer and ecological thinker had once written, in what has now become an iconic statement – “ The mountains are calling and I must go …” Our calling, as a family (my wife Meera, daughter Kavya, son Krish and me), came in May-June 2022, when our tryst with the Himalayas finally materialized. After an earlier cancelled trek to Dayara Bugyal also in Uttarakhand in 2021, owing to the pandemic; and initial uncertainty due to board exams,   Kedarkantha (not to be mistaken with Kedarnath) it was to be. Kedarkantha is popular for it winter trek but as novices we decided to keep it relative easy and decided to do the summer trek. Our preparations started 4 months in advance, initially mainly to purchase trekking gear, as we let loose our purse strings and later, from April, in preparation for the trek as we religiously set out achieving the set target of 5 kms under 38 minutes. Postcard from Kedarkantha Day 0 - The Initial Journey Long st
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Location: Kedarkantha, Singtur Range, Uttarakhand 249128, India
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