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Namaste!! I am writing today to share one of the most incredibly beautiful and peaceful trips of my life to Bodh Gaya, an Indian town in the state of Bihar where Prince Siddhartha became an enlightened one under a bodhi tree 2600 years ago and became Buddha. The Great Buddha Statue   About the Place Historically known as Uruvela, Sambodhi, Vajrasana or Mahabodhi, Bodh Gaya is a sacred place for Buddhists all over the world. Buddhism at present is world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population. Tourists from all around the world especially from South East Asia, Central Asia, China, Tibet, Korea and Japan are the major visitors to this land of Buddhism. I visited the place on 24 September 2018, a day in my life that will hold a spot forever in my heart and mind. Glimpses of Mahabodhi Temple  Transport You can reach Bodh Gaya according to your convenience as there are lot of options available...

Namaste, Hope everyone is doing good.  🙂 Today I am writing a blog on Bangkok's Chinatown, a place where the hustle and bustle of the day market and night food are a crowd-pleaser and  crowd-puller  for tourists the world over!! Yaowarat Road Night Life About the Place As our hostel  Rest is More  was in Bangkok so we could make our way to Chinatown couple of times which is undoubtedly a place for foodie's paradise in so many ways. Chinatown is commonly known as “Yaowarat”. It is a working Chinatown with two diverse atmospheres. The Chinatown Bangkok is a market in the morning and a enormous open-air food market by evening. Yaowarat Road is Chinatown’s main street surrounded by a lively ambience of gold shops, cosmetics, restaurants, herbal pharmacies, and streets lightened up with neon lights. The Hustle and Bustle of Chinatown Transport The most convenient way to reach Chinatown is to take the MRT and go to Hua Lamphong sta...

A woman shouts slogans during a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Guwahati, Assam, December 5, 2019. (Photo: Reuters Source: India Today) Namaste Hope everyone is doing good !! Today I am writing on a very sensitive topic that’s getting viral in India and I believe for a very good reason. I am here to discuss about CAB - The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019.  Facts About the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill amends the Citizenship Act of 1955 and makes illegal migrants from religious minorities - Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians - from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who entered India on or before December 31, 2014, eligible for Indian citizenship. According to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, the Indian citizenship will be granted to the immigrant who has lived in India in the last one year and at least five of the last 14 years. Earlier for the migrants, citizenship by naturalization was...

Originally Shahjahanabad, now Old Delhi, was known as Shah Jahan’s city once upon a time. It was founded by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1639 and is a walled part of Delhi. It continued to be the capital of Mughals until the reign of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and later renamed to Old Delhi by the British. I f you are an avid foodie and love to try out Indian street food, this is a recommended place where you get authentic Mughal style dishes and other street foods in the overly crowded yet delightful ambience of old Delhi. The aroma of authentic flavours will be everywhere if you are in Chandni Chowk and its nearby areas and its keeps getting better for sure. Old Delhi architecture is a remarkable illustration of Mughal architecture in addition to everlasting allure and reminiscence. It was walled almost about 1500 acres with 14 gates. Even though most of the walls don’t exist anymore, however the gates are still present including the ...