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Sanchi~ The Masterpiece

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        H ello friends, good evening, hope you have gone through my previous stories about Vidisha and other historical places around Vidisha. Today I am here to complete the total sector with another part as this place is very much associated with Vidisha by both nature and history. Without visiting this place a tour of Vidisha is absolutely incomplete. Hope you have identified the place, actually it is a very important place as per Indian History in the ancient ages are concerned. So, welcome to Sanchi...   Sanchi Stupa 1          Sanchi is situated about 45km away from Bhopal, in Raisen District, is one of the most visited tourist destination of Madhya Pradesh. The main reason behind this is its rich history, which started during the reign of Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 3rd century BC. Later on, Sanchi is a very much associated with the Sunga, Satvahan and Gupta period. But the story of Sanchi starts from Vidisha... Emperor Ash...

Historical Places Around Vidisha

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G ood evening friends, hope you have enjoyed my previous blog on Vidisha... Today I am here to give you the descriptions of those places which you can visit from Vidisha. Vidisha tour is incomplete without visiting these places. So, lets start....                About 70km from the town of Vidisha lies the village of Udaipur, named after Parmar King Udayaditya, who ruled over this region in 11th century. Udaipur is famous for the Neelkantheswara Temple. It is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva... According to some Historians, after the death of Raja Bhoj, the most powerful and renowned ruler of the Parmar Kingdom, his son Jaisimha ascended the throne. He was weak and incapable to rule the kingdom. As a result, the neighbours like Chalukyas, Kalchuris and Baghels took the adventage of the situation and tried to invade Vidisha and Malwa region. During this situation Udayaditya, younger brother of Raja Bhoj was elected as the ruler of the  Ne...

Vidisha: The land of Emperor's Love

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H ello friends, hope you have enjoyed my last story. Today, I have come to you with another new story. With a new place and new journey. Today I will take you to a old place, very related to the history of Ancient India. Hope this story will give you enjoyment. So, lets start...          Vidisha, a small town just about 60km from Bhopal is the district head quarter of Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh. But once this small town had immense importance in the politics of India.. Yes, but this India is not our India of 21st century... Its India during the time of Emperor Ashoka.. Vidisha was the main centre of trade and commerce during Sunga, Satvahana and early period of Gupta Rules.           There is a love story behind the nomenclature of this place. The original name of this place was Besnagar. According to locals, the River Betwa, one of the principal river in the state was locally called Bes. As the city was situated beside...

Netarhat: A True Lovestory

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H ello friends, today I am here with a new story. It is a love story and also a travel story. Today I will take you to a hilly village of Jharkhand to tell the story. Hope you will enjoy the story and the journey too. So, Lets start...  "Tu Meri Neendon Mein Sota Hai Tu Mere Ashqon Mein Rota Hai Sargoshi Si Hai Khayaalon Mein Tu Na Ho, Phir Bhi Tu Hota Hai..."            India is a land full of love and love stories. If you want love in nature, history, architecture, heritage, legendary tales and want to enjoy those stories of love, India is the only country to provide you all these. So, in search of a legendary love story and to cherish it, one winter morning I started my journey to a hill station of Jharkhand, Netarhat.            Netarhat is nature's gift to Jharkhand. A small village situated at the top of the Latehar Hill Range in an altitude of 3630ft above sea level and sorrounded by Mahuadanr Wolf Santuary, Ga...

A Different Story

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H ello Friends, Hope you have enjoyed my previous stories. Today, I am here with you with a new story. This is quite a different story from the previous ones. Though its also a travel story very much associated with Ranigunj-Asansol-Dhanbad-Panchet belt, but this story has an other appeal. And which is very important too in today's scenario. As today is Nagpanchmi, a very special occasion of eastern Indian states such as West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand or Chhattisgarh, this story has a special significance. So friends, go through this story thoroughly. Hope you will have fun, and also you will get a very important learning. Lets start the story...          Till date I have come to you with stories of different places, sometimes it may be historical, sometimes mythological, and sometimes stories about a village and or a temple. Today's story is about a person, who is working for a long time in giving lessons about conservation of wildlife to common villagers and t...