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March 2013

Now, Ladakh is that Promised Land for motorcyclists; we are all happier than Moses at Canaan outskirts when we pass through, taking proud photographs next to the ‘Khardung La – World’s Highest Motorable Pass’ board. Then, did you know that there are also a bunch of splendid canyons in Ladakh – between Phey and Nimmu, to be exact – where you can do a spot of rafting as well? Read on for more of such little known adventure stuff you probably never heard of possible in some well-known places. Andaman

Sex. Bollywood. Cricket. This is the pecking order, southbound, of the top-three ever-popular activities of national India. Signals and stress might have come in the way but sex continues to rule the roost – and outside of it too; for we never give up. Though our cricketers today do everything else but play cricket – sing, act, dance, modelling, race bikes and run restaurants – we love them unconditionally for that tsunami-knock that comes with the frequency of well, the tsunami. Our lives are indefinitely brightened up with that one

Roaming internet comes with two major hiccups – an aversion to rural hinterlands and a penchant to be pricey everywhere else. Wanderink.com introduces you to some tailor-made apps for both the cases, compatible with iPhones, iPads and Android devices. Use it or just talk about it, either way you will look smart. You flash the PNR number and name from your mobile, wave the passport and soon you are weaving your way towards boarding. Getting anywhere couldn’t be easier, faster or less remarkable – all you remember are the whiskies,

Like most treaties, this one too was entered into after the war, bloodshed and loss of imperial face. And of course, there were the many give-and-takes: while the British were given access to the forest and its rich produce, they had to shell out a princely sum in gold and silver to the five kings of Dang. The year was 1842. Cut to the present. The post-Independent government of India stopped all privy purse payments to erstwhile princely states through a constitutional amendment in1971, though it was the carrot to

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