Part-II , Bhopal- The Beautiful City of Nawabs

Nawab Mahal-Bhopal

This city was perceived and originated by Raja Bhoj approximate in 11 century AD . Bhopal is situated on the seven hills with two magnificent lakes . This city is always the center of attraction of tourists for its historical concentration . Mosques , Lakes , Art Galleries and also Museums with lots of finest collections are suggested the particular interest of Bhopal .

Birla Museum , one of special museums of the state of Madhya Pradesh situated at Bhopal . This is the gallery of archaeology . In 1971 it was built . Huge collection of objects and fragments of the pre-historic period are displayed here .

Gohar Mahal , This is situated at the back of famous Mahal , Daukat Mahal and located at the side of beautiful upper lake . This was built in 1820 in the remembrance of the queen Gohar Begum that was the first ruler of the city , Bhopal . This Mahal is itself the symbol of the originate of architecture of Mughal & Hindu style .

Museum of Mankind , This museum is dedicated to the tribal community of the country . It was built for the honour of the tribal classes . This kind of museum is very few in the world which speaks to the history of the era of pre-historic with its huge collections . It is situated on the Shamla hills with vast area of land nearly two hundred acres . The gallery of the museum is open for tribal exhibition art and craft of the tribal villages . The new name of this museum is Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghralaya .

Bharat Bhavan , This is a multi-art self -governing museum . This is the center of visual art and performing of acting and also vocal art.. . Archaeological Museum , this is the invaluable heritage of the state . It is the place of implausible collection sculptures and painting and art-craft of the country . It is located near to the Lower Lake . This is ideal places of studying of archaeological studies for students of this subject . It is also open for visitors . The collection of this museum is mainly Bagh Cave paintings .

Sadar Manzil , This is the place which constructed by red bricks . Its architectural prettiness increased the attraction with an appeal to the visitors .

Lakshmi Narayan Temple , it is situated at the top of the Arera Hills. This temple is dedicated to the name of the Lakshmi , the Goddess of Wealth . Here can be found of various sculptures of 12th century earlier .

Lower Lake , I have already told in my first part , that Bhopal is the city of lakes . There are many lakes surroundings city . Out of them two are very famous and one of them is lower lake which is locally called , "Chhota Talab" . This lake is decorated richly by the state government as the memento of Mughal Emperor and dedicated to the visitors . Here water sport , rowing and boating are regular program .

Upper Lake , it is also locally called , "Bada Talab" . This is the huge water reservoir that lies at the Western part of the city . This is main sources of drinking water of the city . The existence of this lake is approximate of 11 centuries . The main water resource of this lake is Konals River . The beauty of this lake is unspeakable and also the attraction of the visitors .

My travel to Pondicherry

 Pondicherry

I started my service carrier in 1983 from Madras (now Chennai). Then I was 22 years old. I was employed in a non-banking financial company of India. I worked there nearly 17 years at a stretch and thereafter left the job in August,2k.

In 1983 I went to Pondicherry with my few colleagues for few days’ tour. Pondicherry is not far distance from Chennai. There are road & railway transportation arrangements are available. We availed bus service of Tamil Nadu State Transport. This is undoubtedly can say that the transport arrangement of Tamil Nadu Government is always best. Most probably few hours were taken by bus journey. There were well arrangement of staying by lodges and hotels. Hotels were out of the Rishi Aravindo’s Ashram area.

Since independent of India, Pondicherry is under the Union Territory. Pondicherry city is consisting of 42 wards according to Municipal Corporation record. The majority of Pondicherrieans speak Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam. There is a big community of French people in Pondicherry and various French institutions also exist like French Consulate, other French Institutes. Other of these, there are so many communities of other states of India like Bengali, Gujrati, etc.

There is big business center including manufacturing of air conditioners. In 2012, the power ministry of India inaugurated smart grid project in Pondicherry.

In South India, Pondicherry is a best tourist spot. There are so many colonial buildings, temples, statutes & churches. Everywhere we felt the touch of French cultures.  This is quite possible, because earlier Pondicherry was the colonial of French. There are so many beaches like Promenade Beach, Paradise Beach, Aurovill Beach, Serenity Beach, etc.

Pondicherry botanical garden is near to the new bus stand. Manakula Vinayagae Street is well known for Hindu Temples. Before 1666, Sri Manakula Vinayagar temple was existing and this is time before French came and settled in Pondicherry.

There is the great attraction of Pondicherry is Sri Arovindo Ashram. It is located at rue de la Marin. This is most well-known financially sound ashram in India. Sri, Arobindo was a Bengali.  In past Sri Aravindo was engaged in India’s freedom movement and was imprisoned two- three times by British Government. Lastly his mind was fully changed towards the divine life. Thus he started his long studies about divine and continued meditation to reach to a level of faith. The ashram area was so big and fully designed and decorated by trees, flowers and ashram’s institutes. In ashram’s canteen three time food were available. Asharm’s has its own bakery. Most of the visitors were taken their food from the ashram.

Pondicherry may be considered as universal town.  There all men & women of all countries are staying together with love, peace, harmony. Those days of our staying we were passed to a separate world where was having only love and heavenly peace.