DR ARCHANA'S BLOG

The journey began on 11th Oct 2022 for Har ki Dun Trek. We were supposed to reach Mussoorie and stay there overnight.  It was a train journey by Naini-Doon Express by chair car and we reached Dehradun in 4hrs. From there we proceeded to Mussoorie where we were supposed to meet others who were coming in for the trek from Indore, Pune, Bilaspur, Bhopal and Gumkhal. We were 10 of us, out of which 6 of us were batchmates, all  senior citizens, with ages 62yrs and above. The excitement was brewing high though apprehensions too were growing for it was a moderately difficult trek of 27 km up and 27 km down, a total of 54 km. We were supposed to reach the base of Swargrohini and reach an altitude of 11700 ft. Understanding my capabilities we had asked beforehand, for an extra porter (in addition to the offloading of 10 kg luggage which was included in the package) to carry our day pack and to guide us back in case we were unable to complete and felt the need to terminate the trek at any point 

  न खत्म करो  इस बहुमूल्य आवरण को न हताश हो न निराश हो जिस जाल ने  फंसा रक्खा है तुम्हें काटकर उसको जो देखोगे चहूं ओर तो पाओगे आयाम हैं बहुत  हर विधा के और बदलना  इनका स्वरूप है खोज में जो निकलोगे तो विराट इस प्रकृति के इंद्रधनुषीय रंगों में  खो कर रह जाओगे पाओगे कुछ या नहीं ये तो नहीं कह सकती क्योंकि पाना क्या और खोना क्या क्योंकि सब कुछ तो इस विराटता में अल्पकालिक ही है आधार होते हुए भी आधारहीन है तो फिर खोज किसकी क्योंकि खोजने को कुछ है ही नहीं जो है वो प्रत्यक्ष है उसे स्वीकार जो  बुनोगे ताना बाना और अपने रंगों से रंगोगे आसमान अपना तो कई जनम  इस जनम में ही जी जाओगे नहीं रहेगी फिर  कई जन्मों की ख्वाहिश पंच तत्व में विलीन हो तब तुम चिरकालिक पूर्णविराम पा जाओगे डॉ अर्चना टंडन

  कलम तेरी जो सत्य मजबूती से बयाँ कर सके राजनीतिक दबाव को परे हटा यथार्थ संवेदना पूर्वक लिख सके बिना झुके गंभीर सामाजिक मुद्दों की पूर्णता दर्शा सके तो समझ लेना ज़मीर को ज़िंदा रख तू आज भी स्वछंन्द है आज़ाद है डॉ अर्चना टंडन

देवलोक अंदर के राक्षस को मार ईश्वरीय राज्य स्थापित कर ऐ इंसान ईश्वर नहीं हुआ कभी स्थापित  मार काट कर रे नादान तुम भक्षक बन जो थोपोगे फरमान अपना ओ हैवान जुदा हो तुमसे ही तुम्हारे न्याय की गुहार लगाएंगे सब गुलफ़ाम मार काट रोकने अवतरित होगा देवत्व जगाकर हर इंसान न्यायोचित राक्षस विनाश कर धरती को मिलेगा अविलंब ये वरदान अर्चना टंडन

 Tour lasted from 15th June to 26th June 2022 Day - 1, 15th June 2022 - Over to Chandigarh from Moradabad Distance- 348 km, altitude 321 m I took a train from Moradabad to Chandigarh which took about 6 hours. Checked into CRPF Officers Mess courtesy my batchmate Dr Hanspal, who was also the organiser of the trip for the batch. After dinner retired excitedly all prepared for the Lahaul Spiti trip the next day when we would be proceeding to our first stop the picturesque Narkanda.

  रहना है मुक्त बंधनों के बंधन में रह कर उड़ना है उन्मुक्त जड़ों से जुड़कर आज़ादी ढूंढनी है साँसारिकता के सागर में  गोता लगाकर प्यास बुझानी है खुद में ही रम कर वो जब साक्षात  है तुझमें प्यारे तो डर त्यज उड़ान भर विचरण कर कृतज्ञ होकर -अर्चना टंडन

Nature's way of control Becomes obvious as man fights man If balance is the ultimate goal Positivity will ultimately rule, be assured We are no one to judge the fighting sides They have been put to a task By none other than the supreme, as it decides For dousing the vicious universal tides No-one wins and none loses As puppets dance to the tunes of Almighty Attackers and defenders just play a role In it's creational dramas mighty Just as jungles are considered healthy If termites inhabit it to maintain the food chain Forces of two kinds exist  To counter each other and let nature reign ©Dr Archana Tandon

This manmade park is a 29 km 2  (11 sq mi) reserve and is a mosaic of dry grasslands, woodlands, woodland swamps and wetlands. It is said to house 375 species of birds; 200 migratory birds from all over the world, 100 birds which migrate from within the country and 75-100 local birds. The history Closest International airport is Delhi-184 Km. It is well connected by rail and road. The map  We visited the Keoladeo National Park from 17th to 21st January 2022. To our bad luck whole of 18th, 19th and pre lunch 20th were foggy, cloudy and extremely cold. Had booked the tourist Lodge in advance so did not cancel. Did manage to get a few good shots though, thanks to the camera. From Moradabad we opted for the route via Dasna onto Eastern Peripheral Expressway and then State expressway bypassing Mathura though this route is 100 km longer than via Aligarh; as former is a expressway and latter single lane road. Rajasthan Tourism is fair enough with bookings on-line. Staying inside gives one a w