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The Uttarakhand tragedy

It is difficult to come to terms with the terrible tragedy of the Uttarakhand floods.  This is so very difficult to accept. My heart goes out to people who lost their loved ones, mother, father, wife, daughter, son...it is unacceptable that so many people have lost their lives. Some of the scenes from Kedarnath looked almost as if the world was ending! Scary for onlookers who are watching it on the television, what about the people who actually lived through this and lost their loved ones? What about people who lived and made a living in Kedarnath? What will they do now, they are homeless, jobless, and many of them have lost their near and dear ones. It is in moments such as this that I am reminded about how lucky I am to be alive, healthy, and comfortable. Life is so uncertain. While I am writing this, there are still so many people who are perhaps stuck somewhere near Kedarnath, without food, water, or any hope for help, and watching othe...

Ladakh, one of the most beautiful places in India

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Ladakh remains to this day, one of the most beautiful places that I have visited. The memories of my visit to Ladakh, which happened quite some time back (when I was in school), is still etched in my mind. If you like traveling, Ladakh should definitely be in your list of "places to visit in India". The breathtaking beauty cannot be easily described, it has to be felt. Ladakh landscape Ladakh, India My father was posted in Leh for two years. Family was only allowed during summers. That's how we ended up visiting Leh in June. We spent almost a month in Leh with my dad. And during our stay we visited a lot of places in Ladakh. Just thinking about Ladakh makes me want to visit it. My cousin, Soma, who went to Ladakh, not so long back, clicked some really nice pictures of the beautiful Ladakh landscape (I am sharing some of the pictures taken by her)