The Death Rail Platforms – Can we Cure ??
Aswin, Dec 21, 2011A Journey to the Forgotten Memories - A pleasant pain ?? ::: Travelogue - Peremede, Vandiperiyar and Thekkadi
Aswin, Dec 13, 20116th October 2011: When I was told we were to be off for a family trip to Thekkadi via Vandiperiyar, with a break at Vandiperiyar for a visit to our 'once' home, I was really thrilled ! Though I had been to the high range area amble number of times (though it was more that 5-6 years back last time), I have little memories about the place where I spent the first 2 years of my life. When I had been there last time, the cold there was really chilling, it was really pleasant for me though; and the paths almost were witnessed by two or three monkeys every mile or so once we are past Paruvanthanam, and sometimes - especially at dusk even leopards and wild tuskers. Even we have had an experience of witnessing a tusker swaying a KSRTC (Road Transport Corporation of Kerala) Bus, intended to protect the private vehicles parked under its cover, our vehicle being one among those. Such a horrifying, but diverse and astonishing wildlife in interaction with the civilian life was really mind blowing those days.
Expecting all these, I set off for the journey today morning along with my family. But what welcomed me was totally out of all expectations. The chilling cold that prevailed even in the hot months of April and May, is now feeble even in the mid of October. Once, when we had waited more than an hour to see another vehicle when ours broke down, the present high range might perhaps be fed up of vehicles. I do not remember even a minute in which vehicles were out of sight. Also about the wildlife, all have disappeared - the monkeys grin at the passing by vehicles no more, the traces of elephants or at-least their dungs are not visible at any part of either sides of the road. Apart from the skies and distant peaks, nothing distinguishes the high range roads from the ordinary ones. Also the fauna and the dreadful depths covered by long treacherous bushes setting bait for adventure lovers vanished into soils and stones. Totally, for me the
A Journey to the Forgotten Memories - A pleasant pain ?? ::: Travelogue - Peremede, Vandiperiyar and Thekkadi
Aswin, Dec 13, 20116th October 2011: When I was told we were to be off for a family trip to Thekkadi via Vandiperiyar, with a break at Vandiperiyar for a visit to our 'once' home, I was really thrilled ! Though I had been to the high range area amble number of times (though it was more that 5-6 years back last time), I have little memories about the place where I spent the first 2 years of my life. When I had been there last time, the cold there was really chilling, it was really pleasant for me though; and the paths almost were witnessed by two or three monkeys every mile or so once we are past Paruvanthanam, and sometimes - especially at dusk even leopards and wild tuskers. Even we have had an experience of witnessing a tusker swaying a KSRTC (Road Transport Corporation of Kerala) Bus, intended to protect the private vehicles parked under its cover, our vehicle being one among those. Such a horrifying, but diverse and astonishing wildlife in interaction with the civilian life was really mind blowing those days.
Expecting all these, I set off for the journey today morning along with my family. But what welcomed me was totally out of all expectations. The chilling cold that prevailed even in the hot months of April and May, is now feeble even in the mid of October. Once, when we had waited more than an hour to see another vehicle when ours broke down, the present high range might perhaps be fed up of vehicles. I do not remember even a minute in which vehicles were out of sight. Also about the wildlife, all have disappeared - the monkeys grin at the passing by vehicles no more, the traces of elephants or at-least their dungs are not visible at any part of either sides of the road. Apart from the skies and distant peaks, nothing distinguishes the high range roads from the ordinary ones. Also the fauna and the dreadful depths covered by long treacherous bushes setting bait for adventure lovers vanished into soils and stones. Totally, for me the