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Traveling saved the life of this American lady suffering from an eating disorder | #Motivation

March 4, 2018March 4, 2018 Anirudh Thakur

As we were strolling through Instagram explore feed, we came across a beautiful picture of a traveler in the picturesque Annapurna Circuit of Nepal. As we really look for pictures which have more than just a good background and foreground, this was the one that stands out. This picture not only showcases the beauty of this incredible place but it also gives people especially women a reason to travel more and to see the beauty of nature in its untouched form. So we randomly shared this picture and it did…

15 facts about Bhutan and also the reason why Indian Army is protecting Bhutan against Chinese Agression

August 3, 2017August 3, 2017 Anirudh Thakur

Bhutan is a land-locked country located between India and China. Bhutan is geopolitically in South Asia and is the region’s second least populous nation after the Maldives. Thimpu is its capital and also the largest city, while Phuntsholing is its financial centre. Bhutan had a population of 770,000 people in 2015. There are 1,070 males to every 1,000 females. The literacy rate in Bhutan is 59.5 percent. Bhutanese people primarily consist of the Ngalops and Sharchops, called the Western Bhutanese and Eastern Bhutanese respectively. The Lhotshampa, meaning “southerner Bhutanese”, are a heterogeneous group of mostly Nepalese ancestry. Acc. To…

Did you know there is a Glaciological Research Centre in Spiti? Here are 7 facts about it

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 Anirudh Thakur

Image Source 1) Himansh is the Glaciological Research Centre which is situated at an altitude of nearly 13,500 feet or 4000 mtr in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh and it is consider to be the highest point from where an Indian Glacier Research Facility is functioning. 2) The Glacial Research Lab is established by the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR). 3) The research centre is equipped with Automatic Weather Stations, Ground Penetrating Radars, Geodetic GPS systems and other technological facilities to study glaciers and their discharge.…

उत्तराखंड के इस गांव में हुआ था शिवजी और पार्वती का विवाह

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 Anirudh Thakur

त्रियुगीनारायण मंदिर के बारे में वेदों में उल्लेख भी मिलता है कि यह मंदिर त्रेतायुग से स्थापित है। माता पार्वती और भगवान शिवजी के विवाह के बारे में कई पौराणिक कथाएं हैं। ऐसी ही एक कथा उत्तराखण्ड के रूद्रप्रयाग जिले के त्रियुगीनारायण नाम के मंदिर से जुड़ी हुई है। Image Source इस मंदिर में एक ज्योति हमेशा जलती रहती है। स्थानीय लोगों की मान्यता के मुताबिक इस ज्योति के सामने ही भगवान शिवजी और माता पार्वती का विवाह हुआ था। मंदिर में जल रही इस ज्योति के बारे में कहा…