India & Travel Tips

"Life is Fast, don’t get Lost”- Ramakrishnan. This is today’s quote about life. So in this fast life an ordinary man like me have to travel to many places to survive and make it meaningful. In the last couple of post I have shared few information and knowledge about Neyveli. Let’s continue our travel.

During my stay in Neyveli, to break our monotonous life we used to go to several places in India. In that way, I have been to places like Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Manali, Kullu, Shimla, Chandigarh, chidhambaram, Tanjore, Coimbatore, kodaikkanal etc… and sometime to abroad to places like London, Singapore, Malaysia. “Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions “now I am magnifying and sharing my emotions of my life. “The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page” these pages of mine gets life only by experience. I like traveling because I believe that travel and change place impart new vigor to the mind.

Let me start with what exactly does travel means to me. Travel is the change in location of people on a trip through the means of transport from one location to another. Travel is most commonly for recreation or for business; but may be for numerous other reasons, such as migration, fleeing war, etc. Travel may be local, regional, national or international. In some countries, non-local internal travel may require an internal passport, while international travel typically requires a passport and visa.

India is a vast country situated in the largest continent of Asia. Tourism infrastructure in this county is strong. It is a globally famous tourism destination of South Asia. Tourists from all each corner of the world visit this country quite in good number. Tourists can explore historical and bustling cities on their tours & travel in this fascinating country. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Aurangabad, Shimla, Manali, Ooty, Munnar, Jammu, Kolkata, Bangalore, Mysore, etc are some of cities of India having lots of attractions and places of tourist interest. One can explore beautiful hill stations like Kashmir, Shimla, Kullu, Manali, Darjeeling, Munnar, Ooty, etc. So, India is the destination where all tourist desire. So, planning to visit India? Welcome, come and explore this charming country. Wildlife Expedition, Adventure & sport options, backwater tourism & houseboat stay, monsoon tourism, etc are also worth enjoying & deserving on India visit.

Few safety tips before you travel are It's easy to let your guard down when you travel. After all, you're more relaxed and there are so many new sights to focus on. In addition to paying attention to your personal safety (avoiding secluded places and not walking alone after dark), you'll need to reset your thinking when it comes to traffic safety, too. The rules of the road aren't the same overseas as they are at home. In some countries, people drive on the opposite side of the road and you'll need to be aware of this before you cross the street - look in the opposite direction from the one you're used to. Pedestrians don't always have the right of way overseas, either. Be sure there are no cars coming when you step into the street: If there are, they may not stop for you! If you practice these healthy hints you can focus on the scenery - not medical emergencies - and return home with nothing more troubling than some tacky souvenirs!

Journey started @ Neyveli Part II

This is the continuation of previous post about Neyveli…..Last post was about 180 degree of Neyveli, remaining 180 degree about this sweet town is covered in this post…..

Most of the people in Neyveli have a monotonous life, working and spending time with their family. For shopping, some people go out of Neyveli to Pondicherry, Chennai, Trichy, etc..., as these places are close to Neyveli and well connected. I prefer Chennai or Pondicherry for any purchase. There is one place called main Bazaar specially meant only for shopping where we get most of the stuffs but can’t expect brand and we got habituated to it and I feel that’s the reason why Neyvelites are not brand conscious. Some famous outlets in my town are Lakshmi Bakery, Bata showroom for shoes, blue diamond hotel, Archana hotel (Neyveli arch) etc...

We have couple of parks here namely Nehru Park oldest in Neyveli and Golden Park. I still remember during my childhood days, me, my dad, sister and neighborhood friends used to go to Nehru Park to play Frisbee, football, catching practice, etc… this park is about 5-6 KM from my home. During those days that’s the only place for recreation and time pass, otherwise we used to play cricket by the side of our home. As already mentioned we have ample space for all sports. Sundays we used to play cricket either in security ground or Krishna kovil ground. Hitting a four or six in that is not an easy task that shows the size of the ground. Most of the sports which are played all over the world are offered here at subsidized rates. When talking about sports its necessary for me to mention about two clubs here, they are town club and Park club. Both clubs have good number of sports…..But the membership fees for these clubs are unimaginably low when compared to any other clubs in the world having such good facilities. This is one of the main entertainments for neyvelites. Having stayed in Neyveli for approximately 20 years I have not tried all the sports available in Neyveli. But believe me I had no time during my childhood to read or relax. You may ask what you have done to keep yourself busy everyday. My answer is “oops that’s a good question, hmmmmmm my daily routine starts at 6AM, from 8.45 to 3.45 school kept me busy, I can say that’s the time I used to relax myself by chit chatting with my friends during breaks and sleep during class hours. After 3.45 I will come back to home to go to tennis & Take-won-do on alternate days till my 8th or 9th standard which I don’t remember, after 6.30 I used to go to Hindi class till 8.30 PM, after these hectic schedules finally I get time at 9.30 to do my school home works, which most part of the work I will do in the school, not the same day but the next day that too few minutes before the lecture starts. I will finish these works before lecture starts so that after submitting my home work, I can do my regular work (sleep). After 9th standard cricket kept me busy instead of tennis & Take-won-do. I quited Hindi classes just to concentrate on my studies but after that I found time to play video game and computer game to improve my computer skill.But every Sunday me and my dad will go to swiming pool regularly. Well well well this answer is my lengthiest answer that I have ever written in my life, and that goes against my policy. Ok no problem; I will sacrifice that for my blog.”

The other main time pass they have is going to temples. There are many temples in Neyveli; famous ones are Raghavendar temple, Natarajar Temple, Hanuman Temple, Vaidheswaran temple, Perumal temple, veppamaram temple and list goes on. These temples have their own specialty. One such specialty in Natarajar temple is that it is the tallest natarajar statue in the world. During the time of Pradhosham you can find dense crowd in that temple. People come here to worship, meet their friends and spend some peaceful time in these temples. I would like to explain the importance of all the temples in Neyveli but there is not much space to write as I have to cover rest of my travel around the world. People don’t consider this place as tourist spot though it has great places to attract decent crowd. After writing all these I missed main category of entertainment which is cinema. As mentioned already in my blog that Neyvelites are not much attracted to movies but we still have one good Dts theater and one ordinary theatre inside our town.. If a movie runs for more than 30 days then that movie is a big hit. There is a good student crowd in Neyveli; I hope in future they can improve these entertainments in the town.

There is less traffic in Neyveli unless in peak hours between 8.00 to 8.45am and 3.45 to 4.30pm, that too around bazaar and schools. In total if you take pros and cons of Neyveli, I will recommend you to come and have a feel of everything. Having told everything about Neyveli, I would like to add few more things about how I missed Neyveli, which I felt only when I left Neyveli to do my graduation in Chennai. Life in Neyveli is just opposite to life in Metro’s. I came out of Neyveli at the age of 18 to do Mechanical Engineering in Chennai, where I had a mechanical life for first few months. It’s easy to move around in Neyveli. To reach any place in Neyveli it is just extending your arms to reach your bike key and 2 min drive in that vacant road. Roads are so good that you feel like flying in Parachute. All these things I missed when I moved out of Neyveli, but only after that I started understanding what the outside world is. Neyveli you don’t need to work hard to get anything, but that’s not the case in outside world.

Your inquisitiveness to know the complete story about my travel would be fulfilled in the forthcoming posts….Patience appreciated. There are lots of entertainments, information and emotions waiting ahead so please check in frequently to my blog and leave your comment as that would help me in improving my blog to help you better.


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My Tour Guide: Journey started @ Neyveli….

My Tour Guide: Journey started @ Neyveli….

Journey started @ Neyveli….

This blog is a compilation of all my travel experiences that I have gained over the years.

When I sit to write this blog I was jogging my memory, digging in deep to all my thoughts of places and visits, no other place came flashing to my mind other than my place of birth. It’s rightly said that home is where your heart is. And my heart is here…..

My journey towards this blogging experience starts with my saccharine home Neyveli (homeland).

The lack of space in my house was overly made up for the acres of land in your dictionary it would be called as play ground but we Neyvelities call it our second home….or better an extension to our bedrooms and halls… the enormity of these grounds could not be explained in words..Something’s in life requires to be witnessed personally….i suggest this is one such instance.

This town is famous for Lignite which is used to generate electricity, thus we have no problem with electricity. There are around 21000 houses for employees of Neyveli Lignite Corporation. About 60-to70% of total thermal power in Tamil Nadu comes from Neyveli and produces more than 2500MW power. Neyveli can be termed as one of the modern industrial townships of India, with round-the-clock, water and electricity facilities. It also uses well-maintained, underground sanitation system, unlike some of the other cities in Tamil Nadu. Neyveli has its own telecom system, complete with company-owned telephone exchanges, for faster communication between employees of the township. Neyveli is divided into blocks, if I am not wrong Neyveli has around 30 Blocks and I belong to block 19. It is one of best planned town in India and is one step ahead of planned cities in India. It is well connected to all parts of Tamil Nadu through roads which is best mode of transportation in Tamil Nadu. Language used in the town is Tamil which is second oldest language in the world next to Sanskrit. Climate which is major concern for many people around the world, Neyveli has cooler summers (temperatures still reach above 40degrees Celsius) and winters are colder than the nearby regions, even though the township is at the same altitude with them. It has red soil which is quite fertile. Rainy season starts in the month of August and goes on till Diwali days, but you can’t find any water clogging due to its best sanitation system. The buildings in Neyveli are constructed using hallow blocks.

Life in Neyveli can get monotonous at times to an extent where people are clueless as to how to spend their free times. There is common thing of all Neyveli people is that all the people who live in Neyveli are not natives of the town. People who live here are either employed by Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) or by the business enterprises that serve the employees of NLC. High literacy rates and multilingual nature of people reflect in a culture that lays high importance for education. Due to high literacy rate, education is like next religion for us. All recreation comes only after education. As per my experience people in Neyveli are living a life within four walls, enjoying all the facilities available in the world at subsidized rates. Neyveli boasts of having some of the best educational institutions in the region. Jawahar Higher Secondary School (CBSE), Jawahar Matriculation Higher Secondary School, St.Paul's higher secondary school for boys, St.Joseph of Cluny Matriculation Higher Secondary School for the girls, Sri Aurbindo Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, the NLC School for Boys and Girls, Seventh Day Adventist Matriculation Higher Secondary School and Sacred Heart Matriculation School of Mandharakuppam are some of the notable schools that foster a healthy intellectual environment. Of all these schools Jawahar is the best in the entire district, because I am from that school. In Tamil Nadu which ever collage you go, you can find a group of Neyveli students, that’s the specialty of this place. We also have a big GH hospital, which don’t have all the facilities but we can get reference to any best hospital in India.

Before you jump into conclusion and pack your bags to settle here let me just forewarn you..There might be a few things that you may not appreciate of this place….since this blog would express only honest thoughts….i ensure to enlist the pitfalls of this place ….Your inquisitiveness to know the complete story about my town would be fulfilled in the next post….Patience appreciated. There are lots of entertainments waiting ahead so please check in frequently to my blog. Thank you.