Enveloped in greenery we walked on the path towards the sandstone built Bateman’s House from the year 1634 which was celebrity English author Rudyard Kipling’s family home since 1902 to 1939.His initial stories and books were greatly inspired by India, his birthplace, and the Indian subcontinent and it is Jungle book that gained the highest […]

Rows of blossom laden trees with pristine white flowers set upon  emerald green grass and a backdrop of sapphire blue sky, on a gentle slope greeted our eyes as we entered the vast gardens of celebrity English writer, journalist & novelist Rudyard Kipling ‘s home-Batemans where he came to live in 1902. We continued walking […]

  Rows of blossom laden trees with pristine white flowers set upon  emerald green grass and a backdrop of sapphire blue sky, on a gentle slope greeted our eyes as we entered the vast gardens of celebrity English writer Rudyard Kipling’s home-Bateman’s. From the car-park we had walked here recalling the words of Rudyard Kipling […]

From Stone age to a history of 3000 years was enough reason to explore ‘whatever was left’ of the ‘Manor House with a moat’ belonging to Saxingherstes family of 5 AD and no wonder that the present day name still has a ring to it! We were at the beautiful Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, enveloped in […]

We were at the Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent England, which was more of spectacular gardens interspersed with restored remnants of a magnificent 16th century home to explore whatever was left of the ‘Manor House with a moat’ belonging to Saxingherstes family and the present name has a ring to it. To our query that […]

Enjoying the openness and emerald beauty of the Kent countryside in England, our car zipped past the Rounds Hill Wood to turn into another country road past the Birches Wood and green fields till we spotted the P signs of the car park ahead. Past the fine-looking Visitor’s reception and coffee/food aroma filled Granary restaurant […]

It was February 25th, Beatle George Harrison’s 80th birthday when I visited the Beatles Ashram at Chaurasi Kutiya in Rishikesh. For the rest of my life it shall remain the biggest co incidences of my life to be here without planning to do so!  I was on a Reverse trail of musician singer and guitarist […]

A month after visiting Bhaktivedant Manor temple in England, which is the earliest amongst the 10,000 plus temples of ISKCON worldwide, we set out to unravel the spiritual quest of the 1960’s celebrity Rock band group member Beatle George Harrison who joined the ISKCON in Britain and donated this Manor to them. Beatles experienced transcendental […]

It was February 25th, Beatle George Harrison’s 80th birthday when I visited the Beatles Ashram at Chaurasi Kutiya in Rishikesh. For the rest of my life it shall remain the biggest co incidences of my life to be here. I was on a Reverse trail of musician singer and guitarist Beatle George Harrison from Bhaktivedant […]

In the Chaitra month of national festivities- Navratris, Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Chaitra-Sukladi and Ram Navami my thoughts turn to the time spent at the Bhaktivedant Manor in England, which is the earliest and the foremost temple amongst the 10,000 plus temples of ISKCon worldwide. Like the rest of the world Ram Navami is one of […]