Bangalore - Mysore -Bangalore Trip .

Last six months of our service , we were in Hq Training Command , Bangalore . As we were told in Aug - Sept itself that we would retire on 31 December 1999 , we decided to visit tourist spots in & around Mysore . This we did from 11 September to 13/14 September 1999.
As Vrunda Naik , Priti's niece was also around we took her with us when we went to Mysore . Stayed with Pradip and Anju Shetty at their farm house . Pradip Shetty's Farm House position as plotted here is very very rough approximation as , after all these years it can not be plotted from memory and google search of the address as given in his visiting card is not giving any position .
I dont recollect if the exact acreage of his farm but he had about 400 odd coconut trees.There were few plots where he planted rare grasses like Cetrinol, the oil extracts of which are used in perfumes and scented soaps etc . He had a proper distillery where he boiled all the grasses and extracted the oils . He had no problem finding buyers for the oils as he always had orders waiting to be filled !For fuel in the boiler he used coconut husk and other farm wastes .And all of it was "organic" . No fertilisers or insecticides were used on the farm . All that way back in 1999 when "organic" word had not become as fashionable as it is today . It was all very smooth operation .
The house it self was beautiful . Lot of timber used in the house was brought by him from his ansectral home in Mangalore . The flooring had no modern tiles but was made following old traditional ways . The house plan was typical traditional . The living rooms , kitchen etc were built around a open square shaped central courtyard . The décor was all ethnic and good . It was all very beautiful . Pradip and Anuj were perfect hosts .We enjoyed ourselves thoroughly and had a wonderful stay .
Here is the map of our trip .


View Bangalore - Mysore - Bangalore . in a larger map

After reading comment from Anuj , I tried lots of things without any success . Finally when I realised that I can not embed it the way I want to I have done the next best thing & that is given a link here :


http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&num=200&start=33&msa=0&msid=106720451124266370165.00047f72c05e13fd37298&z=7" target="_blank">http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&num=200&start=33&msa=0&msid=106720451124266370165.00047f72c05e13fd37298&z=7>



Copy and paste the complete above link in URL address . Then you can see the complete route Pradip house, Mumbai - 11 Jal Vihar Nagpur on one page without fiddling around .
With my limited expertise that is the best I could do . Suggestion / lessons are wel-come :)

Our Rajasthan Trip .

We had completed our rajastjan Trip as planned . Return home to Nagpur also was going as planned However when at Indore our last stop before we could return to Nagpur we got a call from Pradip ( younger brother ) that he has to go urgently to Dubai , Kaka ( our father ) was serious , so could I come over to look after him to Mumbai ?
So the Rajasthan Trip took us to Mumbai as well . Finally we returned home after a gap of almost three months !!!
The map seems to have excessive data and spilled over to the next page . I tried playing around with HTML to see if I could manage to get it all on ONE page . Without success . Any ideas any one out there ?


View Delhi - Nagpur Via Rajasthan .2002. in a larger map
View Delhi - Nagpur Via Rajasthan .2002. in a larger map

Letters to Editor - TWO today .

Today I have dashed off two more letters to the Editor Hitavada . Lets hope thay have better reception then the once I had sent on 21 & 24 th of January . I think that now those two letters will never see the light of the print .

Here is the first one of today.

POWER AT WHAT COST ?
Sir ,
To remain in power in Meghalaya Congress govt has issued notification and declared that there will be TWO CMs.
With this move the politicians and the political parties have once again proved that in an effort to remain in power to the extent they can sink to in their moral , ethical and normal expected behaviour !
The time will soon come when there will be TWO PMs , TWO Presidents TWO Governors and two occupants to any other posts with lot of perks .
It is proved loud and clear that the politicians are only interested in perks and powers of the posts sans the responsibilities .
It would be laughable if it was not so tragic .

PM Velankar, Nagpur .

Here is the second one ,

MUMBAI FOR MARATHI SPEAKING PEOPLE ?

Sir ,
Marathi speaking persons will soon start wondering if Mumbai really belonged to them and other Indians . Because the way things are unfolding and the way Shiv Sena goons are behaving , every on has started to get a feeling that Mumbai belongs exclusively to Thakare and Shiv Sena parivar .They can do what ever they feel like . Say what ever they feel like and any one expressing any opinion contrary to their view can do so only by putting his life and property in mortal danger .
Saddest part is that the Government is reduced to a meek spectator where goondas are getting away by threatening and preventing people to carry on their normal business of earning livelihood of either screening movies or driving taxies .
Wake up Government . Wake up India .

PM Velankar , Nagpur.
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