Gwalior Plus

In this article, the author "Urmila Chanam" describes her visit to the Gwalior fort and the story of the Rani of Jhansi. Courtesy :  India Water Portal The fort wall was an artifact, property of great historical value, a museum pride and the most precious belonging of the people of Gwalior, a city in the central region of India.  It was a beautiful autumn evening, in my walk up the steep ascent that led to the front of the fort I could sense the magnificent dominance of the structure in this terrain. Gwalior fort-militarily, it must have been almost unconquerable. As I shifted my backpack that was an unwise and unnecessary weight that carried my laptop, tablet, water bottle brimming with cold water to beat the heat, notepads, my glasses and camera I found myself annoyed to be in a situation like this where I would have fared better without a heavy bag . The ascent to the main fort gate made my calf muscles ache, the fading sun acted harsher on my skin, I almost gave up ...

Jyotiraditya Scindia was born to Madhavrao Scindia and Madhavi Raje Scindia. He was born on January 1st, 1971 in Mumbai. He did his schooling from the prestigious Doon School in India and then went off to do his graduation in United States in Harvard University and MBA from the Stanford University. At present, Jyotiraditya is the member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India representing the political party, Indian National Congress. He is also the Maharaja of the princely state of Gwalior and a scion of the Scindia royal family.

Dear Readers, With immense pleasure, I would like to present to you our Guest Blogger –  Saksham Bhatnagar . He is a technology Expert by Profession but carries passion for Creative Writing too. Extremely commendable work in Photography, he has captured some brilliant shots in his Page.   He is an enthusiast who believes that the city of Gwalior has everything to be loved and can be netted  down with his beautiful photos. He is willing to explore more and more of this beautiful City to pen his experience down. Check Out Some Amazing photographs by Saksham of 2014 Gwalior Trade Fair. Welcome Saksham !! We sincerely hope you will enjoy your Journey with Gwalior Plus. Over to Saksham now: I have always loved taking Photographs. I started Photographing objects when I ws 16 with my Digital Camera and later this hobby was developed into a hard core PASSION. It all started accidentally when I was trying to capture Sunset from Gwalior Fort and suddenly m...

He was all of 6 years old when Amjad Ali Khan gave his first recital of   Sarod . It was the beginning of yet another glorious chapter in the history of Indian classical music. Taught by his father  Haafiz Ali Khan  Amjad Ali Khan was born to the illustrious Bangash lineage rooted in the Senia Bangash School of music. Today he shoulders the sixth generation of inheritance in this legendary lineage. After his debut, the career graph of this musical legend took the speed of light, and on its way the Indian classical music scene was witness to regular and scintillating bursts of Raga supernovas. Thus, the world saw the Sarod being given a new and yet timeless interpretation by Amjad Ali Khan. Khan is one of the few maestros who consider his audience to be the soul of his motivation. As he once said,  "There is no essential difference between classical and popular music. Music is music. I want to communicate with the listener who finds Indian classical music re...

Dear Readers, With immense pleasure, I would like to present to you our Guest Blogger – P Pradeep . He is a technology Expert by Profession but carries passion for Creative Writing too. His Blog  " Neoimaginations " is just a result of that compulsive desire to write about people, places and life. In his own words – “The Photography came later as i wanted to bridge the gap between what i saw and what I wrote. I  know nothing about Photography but I am trying my hands at it. May be someday I can click the most desired pictures of this beautiful creation of God. I am not a stream-line writer and very random in my subjects of writing. Thus i write anything under the sky from satire to critical appreciation, from poems to reviews. I believe that Sharing is a law of nature. So i like to share my views, ideas, anger and happiness to people who are walking with the same wavelength of thought" Welcome Pradeep !! We sincerely hope you will enjoy your Journey with Gw...