It's Dadra Nagar Haveli...
It was July and we, my friends and I, were dying to experience the much awaited event 'RuNamochan Bhet' - a kind of trip with underlying social objectives. It's an annual event in which we, the members of VSM, visit one of the remote centres of 'Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram' and do the needful as a part of our social duties. This time it was a place called Khanvel lying in the boundaries of Dadra Nagar Haveli.
People were busy playing maidani khel , Marathi word for 'outdoor games ', when my friend the man and me went out to the market, borrowing bicycles from those students, to get some vegetables and salards. The two-minute ride pleased us so as not to restrain from taking a small ride along the countryside. The roads were empty, unlike the ones in towns or cities, and had beautiful green fields alongside the pit-free roads with the field grass stretching over a long distance. The fresh breeze of air was adding to the content. The scenic beauty from the riverside pool was like the one we see in our textbooks. A perfect landscape!
It was fun interpreting the encoded language these students had discovered, and also had a traditional 'Garba' dance with them. We at one moment seemed to be living, rather enjoying life with all these pleasures coming our way.
Next day we had a visit to the Madhuban dam, built on the Daman Ganga river. The climate was just too romantic, with the man compiling a picture of things he would like to do if he and his female friend were together in such conditions. I advised him to get a boat, one with the rowing facility and get into the waters, which they would enjoy the most - analogous to what Hritik and Preity did in the song Chupke se sun... I am actually incapable of putting his feelings into words, but am sure that the man will forgive me for the same. Well, I have some different plans if at all I get a chance to come here again.
Was surprised to see an unknown Lion Safari out here. All in all, this place has many things to offer to an adventure-loving individual. Departed with plans to return to this 'typical' countryside location!
People were busy playing maidani khel , Marathi word for 'outdoor games ', when my friend the man and me went out to the market, borrowing bicycles from those students, to get some vegetables and salards. The two-minute ride pleased us so as not to restrain from taking a small ride along the countryside. The roads were empty, unlike the ones in towns or cities, and had beautiful green fields alongside the pit-free roads with the field grass stretching over a long distance. The fresh breeze of air was adding to the content. The scenic beauty from the riverside pool was like the one we see in our textbooks. A perfect landscape!
It was fun interpreting the encoded language these students had discovered, and also had a traditional 'Garba' dance with them. We at one moment seemed to be living, rather enjoying life with all these pleasures coming our way.
Next day we had a visit to the Madhuban dam, built on the Daman Ganga river. The climate was just too romantic, with the man compiling a picture of things he would like to do if he and his female friend were together in such conditions. I advised him to get a boat, one with the rowing facility and get into the waters, which they would enjoy the most - analogous to what Hritik and Preity did in the song Chupke se sun... I am actually incapable of putting his feelings into words, but am sure that the man will forgive me for the same. Well, I have some different plans if at all I get a chance to come here again.
Was surprised to see an unknown Lion Safari out here. All in all, this place has many things to offer to an adventure-loving individual. Departed with plans to return to this 'typical' countryside location!
posted by Jupiter at
2:54 PM
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That sight of Madhuban dam evoked some past memories I had. Me and my family had gone to one such dam in Gujrat. I think it is near Vapi. It was empty with only us. With cool breeze blowing, it was something to withhold, something to cherish. All these thoughts flooded my mind when we went there. Unfortunately, I dont like too many people. It as good that we could give all those guys a miss.
And we will not talk about the feelings which overwhelmed us. let them be with us.
(By the way, gentle readers, I am his friend and a straight guy. Do not be mislead by what I have written here)
devyaa more later..
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