In 1961, When I was about ten years old, living in my village Chawinda Kalan in the district of Amritsar, hawkers would visit daily, selling an assortment of goods—vegetables, fruits, sweetmeats, cloth, and snacks. Among them, the most peculiar and memorable was a man named Kharaity. The name Kharaity comes from the Urdu word khairat, […]
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Pics, A Drive along Punjab (india) plains!
Majestic flow of Sutlez river near Ropar (Punjab, India)! Sutlez coming down from hills to Plains and a Sikh Temple (Gurudwara) on its banks! A typical Punjab Agriculture Farm! All pictures taken by Nikon D3200 in Aperture Priority mode along Chandigarh, Ropar, Jalandhar Highway! Guchi!
Baisakhi an Auspicious Day for Indians!
Vaisakhi /Baisakhi festival is celebrated in North India with great fervor as it marks the beginning of the Solar year for the Indians as also a new year for the Sikhs (a prosperous community of Punjab, India and now spread to various parts of the world). Sikhism though founded by Guru Nanak Dev, the first […]
Of Punjabi (Indian) Dhabas (Roadside Restaurants)
Punjabi Dhabas are a class by themselves. These are road side restaurants located on various roads in India more predominately in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and UP. The food offered here is very delicious and sometimes even better than starred Hotels at a very economical cost (about one fifth of the cost at […]
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