tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post1943381736941025328..comments2024-01-05T08:23:27.097+05:30Comments on Musings: BROODINGanilkurup59http://www.blogger.com/profile/07961961217418715354noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-34385302131768694692013-07-08T10:40:27.527+05:302013-07-08T10:40:27.527+05:30@ Haddock
Yes indeed.
The definition of tourism i...@ Haddock<br /><br />Yes indeed.<br />The definition of tourism is rather erroneous in Indian psyche. A serious flaw in us. Especially what is claimed as spiritual tourism.anilkurup59https://www.blogger.com/profile/07961961217418715354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-77084631424387840372013-07-08T06:09:44.558+05:302013-07-08T06:09:44.558+05:30What a pristine place .... the himalayas.
As Meera...What a pristine place .... the himalayas.<br />As Meera said " unregulated tourism that has sprung up and the greed to tap into it" <br />This is the case in every tourist spot in India. Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-24039711937312980212013-07-07T13:48:05.505+05:302013-07-07T13:48:05.505+05:30@ Meera Sundarajan,
As you rightly mentioned the C...@ Meera Sundarajan,<br />As you rightly mentioned the Chipko movement was cast away by other interests. I was fortunate to go to both Kedar and Badhari, not as a blind pilgrim and hence I could empathise and be disturbed with the mauling done upon the mountains. I have no sympathy for the so called loss , in what ever form, that people wail about.anilkurup59https://www.blogger.com/profile/07961961217418715354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-18278696772082432652013-07-06T14:01:07.100+05:302013-07-06T14:01:07.100+05:30Anil, as you say we asked for it! The previous gen...Anil, as you say we asked for it! The previous generation in the region had predicted something like this might happen. The Chipko movement and Sunderlal Bahuguna's agitation in the Tehri valley were for preserving the environment and their land. But today's generation in the hills obviously thinks differently. The "rape of Kedar" as you so rightly say has been caused by the unregulated tourism that has sprung up and the greed to tap into it. We have now paid a huge price!Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-85459756756854816602013-07-06T12:23:57.306+05:302013-07-06T12:23:57.306+05:30@ A.S.
Thanks for the comments. BTW, only a couple...@ A.S.<br />Thanks for the comments. BTW, only a couple of pics where shot by me , the others are borrowed.anilkurup59https://www.blogger.com/profile/07961961217418715354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-73533821154290634372013-07-06T00:28:02.659+05:302013-07-06T00:28:02.659+05:30What has happ. in Uttarakhand is 'what goes ar...What has happ. in Uttarakhand is 'what goes around comes around' thing..vast deforestation has lead to all this..nice shots btw!Ankita https://www.blogger.com/profile/08423815874935620837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-31703352245046734982013-07-02T00:18:42.084+05:302013-07-02T00:18:42.084+05:30@rudraprayag
Thst was not just imagination. I was ...@rudraprayag<br />Thst was not just imagination. I was in Kedar and Badari walking the distance to Kedar from Gowrikund. a few years sgo.<br />I agree with your observation of commercial Gods and prayers fir profit.<br /><br />@thommy<br />Thankyou.Hope you visit regularly.Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314240044112275262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-29734104492125859152013-07-02T00:01:30.703+05:302013-07-02T00:01:30.703+05:30excellent narrative excellent narrative Thommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970623469934343476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-25304352455611328832013-07-01T20:58:44.515+05:302013-07-01T20:58:44.515+05:30Enthoru varnana! enthoru bhavana!Though it depicts...Enthoru varnana! enthoru bhavana!Though it depicts reality, it is fully clad in imagination. The pilgrimages are in general for possession of property or achieving the goal through the God.Fully commercial.Innocent lives in abundant measures have been sacrificed due to the selfish motto of the inhuman humans.So sad a situation for mother earth and her inhabitants.rudraprayagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775039913655864157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-81307263325432013942013-06-30T14:31:41.655+05:302013-06-30T14:31:41.655+05:30@ Usha Menon,BK.Chowla,Renu,rama,Petty Witter,Insi...@ Usha Menon,BK.Chowla,Renu,rama,Petty Witter,Insignia, Adityasaravanan,Shilpa Garg,Happy Kiiten,<br /><br />The oddity about the whole affair and the disaster is that many of us, if not all are united in the opinion that the tragedy was invited by man. But how many who say so will show respect and reverence for Nature as the omnipotent one than a piece of granite that was installed in a shelter in some remote mountain terrain ,all supported by the single word ,"faith' ?<br />No you cant question faith , this is the refrain.<br />anilkurup59https://www.blogger.com/profile/07961961217418715354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-43741805849413969102013-06-30T11:00:57.718+05:302013-06-30T11:00:57.718+05:30A heartfelt appeal.. I wish there was someone to l...A heartfelt appeal.. I wish there was someone to listen to these cries. But it will all be drowned and soon we will see more crowd to these places..and to support this crowd more concrete structures would have to be put up.. more roads, more amenities.. it will be never ending..nd yes very similar to Sabarimala.Happy Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14406399936808407736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-36103008972245577742013-06-29T14:07:25.601+05:302013-06-29T14:07:25.601+05:30It may seem very harsh to say so, but the tragedy ...It may seem very harsh to say so, but the tragedy in Uttarakhand has shown once again that "whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap". The disaster in Uttarakhand is definitely man made. Hope we learn from it and take corrective actions... Shilpa Garghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016927627801620377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-19185084530610662182013-06-29T04:48:38.268+05:302013-06-29T04:48:38.268+05:30I was expecting a post in this topic. The views ar...I was expecting a post in this topic. The views are clearly put and voiced some of our concerns.the suggestion at the closing is what is required from our policy makers. This was a disaster in the making. The clamping of tourism for a couple of years would allow nature to heal herself. I know that the frenzied activities would again return. But then , do our politicians bother ? It hurts to see rampant sand mining along the cauvery bed while travelling from my place to my parent's in trichy. Why blame the neighbours for not releasing water when we have no policy to safeguard our own resources. adithyasaravanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04825145071391338927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-50235515482235803672013-06-28T18:53:19.248+05:302013-06-28T18:53:19.248+05:30I can't agree more with you Anil. People flock...I can't agree more with you Anil. People flock there forgetting the God has long fled. Greed and disrespect to the nature. As always, man forgets nature is going to be invincible and win always. Insigniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819054091062923489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-31683156953788820932013-06-28T18:44:50.183+05:302013-06-28T18:44:50.183+05:30So sad that man seems so set on self- destruct and...So sad that man seems so set on self- destruct and yet I was just reading of the heroism of the Jawans in Uttarakhand which kind of renews my faith in humanity.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-65586591097906553862013-06-28T10:49:46.258+05:302013-06-28T10:49:46.258+05:30Very sad, however have we learnt anything from suc...Very sad, however have we learnt anything from such tragic happenings?<br />We still find plastics strewn all over the various hill stations despite boards put everywhere not to do so. We build ill legal constructions for the sake of money, we take mother earth for granted defile her, it is not as if the residents of these places were not aware of the way their land was getting abused both by them and the travellers. However, now everything has gone, their livelihood, their holy temples, everything, even when things are set right(we don't know how long it might take), the place would never be the same ever. It is a lesson for all of us to know: we get only what we give, and we should never take mother earth for granted ever.<br />And we should also learn to respect the brave people who have been relentlessly saving people taking considerable risks, and stop cribbing that the facilities are not good etc.<br />We didn't learn anything from tsunami, we have had many natural disaster, we have not learnt anything. Politicians and filmmakers would be there only grab maximum benefits from such tragedies. When people in high places themselves are not interested in safeguarding such beautiful and unique places, how can we expect ordinary people to adhere to some basic rules.<br />Same attitude is shown to Kashmir, where people are suffering endlessly for years, now visiting such places have become very rare.<br />Politicians are busy with their own money making business that they don't have time, nor are they bothered if somebody grabs our territory too.<br />We have so many natural resources, but we don't k now how to safeguard our once beautiful country. It looks as if mother earth is saying that you people don't deserve anything good and beautiful, for you are a filthy lot, and i will give you back the filth you have heaped upon me.<br />Shame on us.Rama Ananthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962222316822524699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-75184681767783803892013-06-28T10:25:07.314+05:302013-06-28T10:25:07.314+05:30what happened their was not god's desire but m...what happened their was not god's desire but man made disaster...we have to regulate the tourists and stop indiscriminate construction in all hill stations..Renuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052079745061422542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-1412756270462014772013-06-28T10:16:15.469+05:302013-06-28T10:16:15.469+05:30God'd fury.
OR
It is lust for money?Who allowe...God'd fury.<br />OR<br />It is lust for money?Who allowed uorooting of trees to put up power plants?Who changed the rule book?<br />We will nevr ever get answers,but, HE is watchingBK Chowla,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448802533825615490.post-58300543359531969952013-06-28T08:40:09.508+05:302013-06-28T08:40:09.508+05:30The devastation in Uttarakhand is very unfortunate...The devastation in Uttarakhand is very unfortunate. The numbers are so large that cannot be imagined. Some of my relatives who visited Kedanath came back completely distressed. The fury of nature has engulfed thousands and thousands human beings. The number of people who visit these shrines must be restricted. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682758228934966786noreply@blogger.com