Orissa (Odisha) : Land of ancient monuments & attractive sea beaches..

Orissa now called Odisha has lot to offer in terms of ancient heritage as well as attractive coastline to the tourist. Though there are many places of tourist interest , Puri Bhubneshwar, Konark & Chilka are the most popular among the tourists.

I have visited Orissa three times in past two years & enjoyed visiting its beautiful temples and attractive beaches. You can find details of these visits on my travel blog in following posts

1. Puri Beach : Why it is so famous?
2. Dhaulagiri the Buddhist Heritage & the War of Kalinga
3. Bhubneshwar- The city of temples : Lingraaj, Mukteshwar, Khandgiri & Udaigiri
4. Konark : The Temple of Love Whose Dome was once feared by incoming ships
5. Chilka : India's largest brakish water lake
6. Sudarshan Patnaik : The famous sand artist of Orissa

Nandan Kanan in Pictures

Have you visited Nandan Kanan (The Garden of pleasure). If you haven't you should. Its around twenty km from, Bhubneshwar the capital city of Orissa . Nandan Kanan is known for its beautiful White Tigers . You can view the pictures of some of the animals at Nandan Kaanan on this blog post at Musafir Hoon Yaaron

A Unique Travel Blog in Hindi : Musafir Hoon Yaaron. !

Offcourse its surprising but its true. I have started my new travel blog in Hindi. It will not tell only my travel tales but will also keep an eye on all that is written about travel by Hindi bloggers across the globe.

The new blog has following sections

• Travel Stories
• Travel Tit Bits
• Travel Pics With a difference
• Photo features

& more....

So do join us at Musafir Hoon Yaroon

Your suggestion and comments will be welcome.

Mora Saiyaan Mose Bole Naa.....

Top 25 songs of 2007....lets join the countdown

2006 will be over in less than 50 hours from now on. And as the year approches to its end its time to start another countdown is on my blog. :).
For me, the best way to celebrate the year end with my blogging pals has always been related with sharing of my favourite songs of the past 12 months.

In 2005 it was Khul Ke Muskura De Tu from Phir Milenge .
&
In 2006 it was Ratiyaan Andhiyari Ratiyaan from Parineeta which stole my heart.

So what will happen in 2007.....

Its a call to all my music pals to come & join me at Ek Shaam Mere Naam for this year Top 25 countdown.

One Night @ the Call Center

I read this book a few months back. I was not sure whether I should write about the book which has already been read by most of my friends & fellow citizens a long time ago. :)

The story revolves around group of call center workers, The author in this novel has tried to explore delicate interpersonal relationship of call center workers & their harsh working conditions.

It is really difficult to wear an altogether different mask in terms of accent & behaviour while talking to your customers. All this for a job, which is reasonably well paid, but gives no creative satisfaction.

As usual Chetan’s writing style keeps your interest alive. Side by side the main story he has also highlighted how career of a sincere and hardworking employee can go haywire while working under a whimsical & selfish boss.

Unlike Five Point Someone the book has no nostalgic effect on me since I have never come across any call center guy in my life. Only they can tell how truly this story resembles with the real life situation. But as an outsider if some one wants to peep into the lives of this community one should read this book.