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Reservoirs of Heritage..

13 th September 2018: India as we all know; not only has a diverse culture but so stands for its architecture and heritage. In my recent trip to South India, wherein my plan was to touch upon some key points in the Indian Peninsula, beginning from Hyderabad (the eastern part) thereon heading to Nanded in Maharashtra , back and then reach Kochi in Kerala, drive to Munnar to view the spectacle of an era i.e Neelkaranji flower bloom; reach Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu, take off for the southernmost tip of India – Arichal Munai via Rameshwaram and come back to Ahmedabad. As we all know, due to the man-made catastrophe in Kerala, I was in constant hope that rain will certainly stop, life in few days will get back to normal (first week of August), but flood conditions worsened as water from the Dam reservoirs was released through 3 gates, adding on to the upheaval of nature’s fury which made me cancel my bookings from Hyderabad to Kochi... it was quite disappointing; but the news reports ...