Bioscopewala Image Courtesy: Indian Express Website Some 10 years back, I read a book titled "Short stories by Rabindranath Tagore". One of the stories in the book was "Kabuliwallah". The story was very short but it had all the ingredients a story needs. The emotions, the laugh, the humour, the hatred, the love, etc. It was a story of a man from Kabul, who used to sell the nuts and raisins he use to bring from Kabul, Afghanistan. Set in late 1800s or early 1900s it had all the emotions before the India was freed from the British Rule. The story is narrated in such a way that you can literally feel the streets of Calcutta. The story takes you through the relationship between Kabuliwallah and the sweet girl named Mini who he meets while selling his nuts and raisins. The relation between both of them is warm and friendly. One day when father of Mini sees police taking away Kabuliwallah in the jail and is charged for a murder. After completing his jail term (most
|| Om Namah Shivay || It was an extreme pleasurable day for me today. The people who read my blog was interested in knowing more about the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. Thanks all for the blessings and response. The readers response gave me motivation to write more about the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. Thanks once again !!! Today I am going to discuss about how one can avail the ticket to the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. Major of the part is based on luck but still one can try and get the ticket. I applied for the first time and was lucky to get selected for the same. They say Mount Kailash has a calling and once you are called no one can take you aback. No matter what you will go and complete the yatra, Okay, so let's start. Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is organized by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India each year. There are 18 batches of 60 people comprising the Liaising Officer (LO). The yatra is arranged on two routes. I will discuss everything about it route-by-rout