HAPPY INDEPENDANCE DAY, INDIA!

[ATLcenter]

WEll, August 15, 1947 was when thoise nasty Brits finally left! Been 55 years and we're in no better state than we were in the thirties! BUt hey, it's one of my countries, and I gotta give tips to it for the unknown pleasures of the country. I've always considered India as my second home when I need to get away from sprawl and dust and noise of ATL.
Since we're originally from a village, I wake up to crows and go to bed to crickets and odd bugs. Lucnch is usually at 10 and then I get to sit around for a few hours before going into town!

Sucks I didn't go this year!






So there ya have it!

Happy Birthday,
India

From all 1.4 billion of us

[Katamarino]

India-pendance day!

[mikecweb]

Very nice Jess.

[Greg]

I would also like to give a hearty Birthday cheer for Lawrence of Arabia.

[ATLcenter]

We will get you back, dont worry :P

Did you know that India can "fly" and will be used by the UK as a sheild to protect us from any nuclear weapons :P

Well, if you're stupid enough to misfire them...shouldn't you be protecting yourself?

India-pendence

You could make money with that...

[Katamarino]

Good point - It's now Copyrighted!!!!!!!!!!!

[aloges]

I hereby claim the copyright for the word "india-pers", so every mom, dad and baby will have to pay me money.

[duplix]

I am flying to India in less then two weeks. That will be my first visit to the country

Im going to study at IIMC for one term. And during december (if I survive the unscrupulous indian cooks till then ) I plan to travel around and take the opportunity to do some some siteseeing.

I am really looking forward to it.

[ATLcenter]

Duplix, if you need any help on anything, feel free to ask. Even though im in the USA, I can whip up some info pretty quick (been there 7 times for 2-4 months, lived there for 4 years). Although I am more familiar with south India, I'll give the north a shot

[ATLcenter]

Double post

[Flying High]

Duplix, if you need any help on anything, feel free to ask. Even though im in the USA, I can whip up some info pretty quick (been there 7 times for 2-4 months, lived there for 4 years). Although I am more familiar with south India, I'll give the north a shot

So, how's the sotry of your life???

You were born in India, then came here, then went back to India, then back again here.

Is it something like that???

And now, my contribution to the thread:



Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he

Bharata-bhagya-vidhata

Punjab-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha-

Dravida-Utkala-Banga

Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga

Uchchala-Jaladhi-taranga

Tava shubha name jage

Tava shubha ashish maange

Gahe tava jaya-gatha

Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he

Bharata-bhagya-vidhata

Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he

Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he!


Thou art the rulers of the minds of all people,

dispenser of India's destiny.

Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha,

Of the Dravida and Orissa and Bengal;

It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,

mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganga and is chanted by

the waves of the Indian Sea.

They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise.

The saving of all people waits in thy hand,

thou dispenser of India's destiny,

Victory, victory, victory to thee.

[ATLcenter]

Well, Flying High, here goes:

I was born in 1988 in a really small village in Southern India in Kerala state. After moving around South India for a few years, my dad got a job in Lowel, Massachusettes. So a year after my dad went to the Us of A, my mom, sis and I got on our first 774s to JFK! I was 4, me sister 8, and I don't know how old me mom was.

So after getting used to America, we decided it was time to see our relatives again. So from then on, we've tried making it to India every summer break:

1994-April-August-AA/Gulf Air
1995-May-August-AA/Gulf Air
1996-DID NOT GO; OLYMPICS IN ATL
1997-May-August-KLM
1998-June-August-KLM/NWA
1999-November-KLM/NWA
2000-June-July-KLM/NWA
2001-May-August-KLM/NWA
2002-June-August-Delta
2003-DID NOT GO;WENT TO EUROPE

So that explains why I've been there so much....wow...talk about self-gloss! I should write a book! Lol

[Greg]

Ohhh...we doing story of our lives. Or should I start a new thread?


I was born in April 1987 in Annapolis Maryland at the Anne Arundel General hospital and immigrated to Arnold a day later. I joined this forum in January 2003 and have happily been here since then except for a month.

[indian airlines]

ME from India - here - hello!

Two things to watch out for when in India - the Republic day parade, and the Independence day parade. They are rally cool, with a flypast and everything at the end. I missed it this year (this is the first year I've not been in India for Republic day or Independence day).

Duplix, ask ATLCenter about the south, come to me abt the North. Hell, I lived there for 15 years!

Tanuj.

[duplix]

Duplix, if you need any help on anything, feel free to ask. Even though im in the USA, I can whip up some info pretty quick (been there 7 times for 2-4 months, lived there for 4 years). Although I am more familiar with south India, I'll give the north a shot

Thanks, I am sure you could provide me with some very useful information

These are some vague ideas about my stay in India.

During the first three months (sept - nov) I will to stay around Kolkata. I dont know yet if I will have a lot of time to make any trips.
During midterm I am thinking of making a trip to Sikkim (yes, I have a stamp on my visum for a 15 day stay that area ).
Fortunately, I have a lot more time to travel in december. I still havent decided where to go then, although there are some places and sites I dont want to miss (like agra). Maybe I will do the following by train (sleeper class): Kolk - agra - dehli - jaipur - Goa - kolk. But I could also end up in the south .