In the treasure of surreal experiences

At the entrance of Ramoji Film City,Hyderabad

According to the history, I was standing at the bloodcurdling battlefield of the Nizams, the witness of innumerable bloodshed and ironically turned to a place of surreal fun and great amusement. It was very astonishing to see destiny of the battle field, where the stuntmen were engaged in unscathed fighting. Time has abrogated the battlefield that mercilessly outraged numerous dreams, presently a famous tourist spot and a place for fabricating dreams i.e. making cinemas.

The treasure of surprises,Ramoji Film City,Hyderabad

On the outset of our day out, as we entered the Ramoji Film City of Hyderabad, surrounded by hills of scenic treasures, the scenario inside huge gate of the film city immediately eloped us mentally as well as physically with the galore of surprises.

The set of Palace,Ramoji Film City

Experiencing the world of films, rather on the way to explore the fairy land made us run behind the surprises, completely ignorant about the surrounding. A troupe of dancers was performing under a shed, suddenly I discovered an eight feet tall man standing relaxed or sometime it was Spiderman or many other things to mention. The joy ride through the scintillating land of wonders, the place where the lessons on the art of movie making could be learnt very casually, inside the sets of the exquisite palatial buildings it was like a warehouse from inside.

The chariot of joy ride,Ramoji Film City

The joy rides through the film city were offered frequently with a running commentary. I thought it would be a usual passenger bus. The vintage looking spectacular bus noticed our attention from the first appearance; even the entry gate was also differently designed. The fascinating journey began through the imaginary town of very tidy roads with artificial multi-storeyed buildings, artificial palaces, beautiful gardens, series of jails, somewhere it was a hospital, places of worship or it was a rail station, an air port.

through the filmy town ship,Ramoji Film City

The trip swept away the tiring routine of our hackneyed daily life and created resound predilection in my life time memory. We were perplexed and open mouthed by their innovative thinking of wayward surprises. The reserve bank of fantastic experiences filled our mind with inestimable delectation.

filmy jail,Ramoji Film City

Reasons of Hyderbad visit are ad infinitum, for its exotic historic places, monument, for wide range of delicacies of ethnic food, for the pearl jewelleries, to experience its acclaimed prosperity in the field of information and technology, to feel the warmth of the people, and of course not to miss The Ramoji Film City.

the magic doll,Ramoji Film City

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The Ramoji film city, can be visited while staying in Hyderabad.

The perfect day out

The bright sunny day of stainless autumn sky in the backdrop of dazzling Kanchanjungha, the ingredients were perfectly matched for our day out in Kalimpong, with Yogesh. The young man was very relaxed to share his stories of life while driving the car.

the ultimate natural backdrop at Kalimpong

Dr. Graham`s home was eternally peaceful with its vast and picturesque landscape surrounded by the eye catching century old buildings. Previously known as the St. Andrew`s colonial homes and renamed Dr. Graham`s home, after the name of its founder, John Anderson Graham. The Scottish missionary, among his other contributions would continue to live in the mind of peoples of Kalimpong, for his relentless effort to educate the children of the weaker section of the society and effort to enlighten the local cultivators with modern techniques. The wide open surrounding of the Institution was established with the perspective of broad thinking, evoked the lines in my mind,
                   ..................... “Where the mind is led forward by thee
                                           Into ever-widening thought and action
                       Into that heaven of freedom, my father,let my country awake”
                                               
                                                               From the lines of the poem,
                                 Where the mind is without fear by Rabindranath Tagore

Dr.Graham`s home,Kalimpong

Rabindranath Tagore visited the historic Institution and amidst the serene vast landscapes with heavenly tranquility the two great men had their communions.

the building inside the premises,Kalimpong

Yogesh was very keen for my complete sightseeing in Kalimpong before the dusk. He was certain that Chitra Bhanu was the house where Rabindranath Tagore used to spend his days in Kalimpong. He said every time he came, he found it was locked. The fact was, Chitrabhanu was no longer an existing property of the Tagore family though it was constructed by Pratima Devi, daughter-in-law of Rabindranath Tagore and visitors entry were restricted after it was acquired by the Education Directorate of the state,in 1965.
Yogesh was unaware; actually it was Gouripur House, where Rabindranath Tagore, the great litterateur, did spend his days in Kalimpong on few occasions, and he inaugurated the live broadcast of the All India Radio from Kalimpong. In spite of his illness, Rabindranath Tagore, visited Kalimpong for the last time in 1941, and was taken to Kolkata from the Gouripur house, after he was seriously ill. Construction of Chitra Bhanu was complete after Rabindranath Tagore`s death.

in front of Chitra-Bhanu,Kalimpong

Kalimpong was very attractive destination with its outstanding picturesque beauty to bask under the munificent environment. The unique architectural buildings of Dr. Graham`s home with its hypnotic environment was speechlessly mesmeric and still indelibly engrossed in my mind. At the same time it was very unfortunate; “Gouripur house” was not a familiar name even among the local residents. Gouripur house would have the same importance as Dr.Graham`s home, from the tourism point of view and at the same time, deep concern was required in preserving the memories of our Nobel laureate.