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• Your Problems Are Nothing Compared to #PunjabiProblems

  In Funny / 27 March 2012 / 1 comment

  

  Take a website, fill it with entries of tweets related only to Punjabi life, and you’ve got a simple yet highly engaging concept that is attracting an impressive following. First time tourists of India may [...]

• Sher-E Punjab Hotel, An Insider’s Preferred Place to Eat in Mt Abu

  In Food, Rajasthan Restaurants / 14 July 2011 / 0 comments

  

  Hill stations of India are flush with dining options. From Indian food served in the smallest of stalls to western favorites found in brightly lit corporate themed stores. Knowing this to be true, I still [...]

• FAST TIP: Punjabi, Language of Punjab

  In Languages, Travel Tips / 10 June 2010 / 0 comments

  

  Travelers who don’t speak Punjabi, the official language of Punjab, far in the Northwest reaches of India, fear not; Hindi is widely spoken as well as English. Known for it’s spicy foods, agriculture, manufacturing, and [...]

• India-Pakistan Wagah Border Flag Lowering Ceremony

  In Destinations, Events, Excursions / 25 April 2010 / 3 comments

  

  Everyday, at the same time and place, a curious ritual takes place at the far Northwestern edge of Punjab, India.  Indian Border Security Force soldiers perform a flag lowering ceremony that attracts more than 1,000 [...]

• A Visit to Golden Temple of Amritsar, Punjab

  In Destinations, Temples / 12 April 2010 / 0 comments

  

  The infinite possibilities of life as well as the trials and tribulations are among the countless waves of thoughts that ran through my head upon my visit to the Golden Temple. Unlike Amritsar, a bustling, [...]

• A Visit to Jallianwala Bagh Memorial, Amritsar

  In City Landmarks, Destinations / 29 March 2010 / 0 comments

  

  April marks the anniversary of the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab. A group of unarmed men, women and children were fired on April 13, 1919, for more than 10 minutes by 50 British [...]