Book Review “ Death ends life, not a relationship ,” as Mitch Albom put it. That is why, we have so many rituals associated with death. Minakshi Dewan’s book, The Final Farewell [HarperCollins, 2023], is a well-researched book about those rituals. The book starts with an elaborate description of the Sikh rituals associated with death and cremation, before moving on to Islam, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and finally Hinduism. After that, it’s all about the various traditions and related details of Hindu final rites. A few chapters are dedicated to the problems of widows in India, gender discrimination in the last rites, and the problem of unclaimed dead bodies. There is a chapter titled ‘Grieving Widows in Hindi Cinema’ too. Death and its rituals form an unusual theme for a book. Frankly, I don’t find the topic stimulating in any way. Obviously, I didn’t buy this book. It came to me as quite many other books do – for reasons of their own. I read the book finally, having shelv
There! We have some wonderful, unusual pictures here:) Loved them:)
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that, Amit.
DeletePicture perfect place! Would love to visit Shimla some time :)
ReplyDeleteDo visit. The mountains can bewitch you.
DeleteBeautiful pictures! I see a strong colonial influence in the architecture here.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, many of the buildings were constructed by the British. Many eminent British personalities had their homes in Shimla.
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DeleteBeautiful pictures...
ReplyDelete... of a beautiful place. HP is photogenic, I should say.
DeleteNice pictures. Buildings with green top reminds me of Quebec Canada. Sloping top is good for areas where it snows a lot. Slow does not accumulate on roof. I find Shimla very crowded. Almost like Delhi. Atleast it is cooler than Delhi.
ReplyDeleteOnly the town is crowded. Leave the town and you will be delighted by the solitude in the mountains. Again, tourist centres in the mountains can be a bit crowded especially in season.
DeleteYou have captured the British era buildings very well. Loved the pictures specially of the colonial architecture.
ReplyDeleteShimla has a lot of the colonial hangover even now. But it adds a strange beauty to the place. I thought some of the latter day temples were out of place there. They could have been more ingenious in designing the temples.
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DeleteHi..Nice post. Nature has blessed this beautiful hill station with countless gifts. Shimla Glen, Tattapani, and Himalayan Bird Park are some popular places to visit in Shimla.
ReplyDeleteNice post on walk through Shimla . It feels heavenly to observe the old architecture , Shimla glen waterfalls. Shimla has attractions for every age group ,hence is very famous.
ReplyDeleteYes its great, There are so many attractions in Shimla and this is why you should plan for. It is small and colorful amidst natural and serene surroundings. Shimla springs between beautiful snow covered with Shivalik Mountains. There are a lot of reasons why a traveler is attracted towards travel to Shimla.
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Manali and Shimla both are great places. They are worthy place to visit a lot of times.
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ReplyDeleteGreat post with nice pictures- so easy and clear to know why Shimla is most beautiful place in india.
ReplyDeleteGandikota is a small town in India that can be explored in one day. But don’t judge this place by its size. If you have heard about the “Grand Canyon of Arizona”, you can easily imagine the beauty of this little town. Yes, it is the hidden “Grand Canyon of India’‘ that attracts millions of visitors towards itself every year. People visit this small village of Andhra Pradesh just to watch the beautiful gorge that forms here.
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