Friday, 1 March 2013

Dadar, the popular suburb of Mumbai



Dadar is an area in Mumbai situated in the heart of Mumbai that has long been the cultural center of not only for Maharashtra but for the entire Indian diaspora. Dadar is divided into East and West section separated by a railway line. Dadar railway station is one of the busiest and popular terminal. Dadar is a railway station on both Western and Central lines which makes transit point for thousands of passengers using Mumbai suburban railway station. This station is one of the most crowded in Mumbai. 
 
Dadar was known as lower Mahim as it was located on the island of Mahim. Dadar East is popularly known as Central Dadar or Dadar T.T and Dadar West is known as Dadar B.B. The whole Dadar is a popular tourists destination also as there are number of tourists destinations in and near this area. Dadar is having the popular Siddhivinayak temple, the most visited temple in Mumbai city. Dadar vegetable market is the heart of the city. This huge market is responsible for distributing vegetables in all over Mumbai. You can get anything you want in Dadar. 

Famous tourists attractions in and near Dadar

  • Siddhivinayak Temple

  • Shivaji Park

  • Dadar chaupati 

  • Portuguese Church

  • Kabutar Khana 
    
    
    
    
Dadar is well connected to all the regions of Mumbai via all the transportation mediums. Buses run by MSRTC connect each part of Dadar with the rest part of the city and there are number of buses available for connecting all the cities. Local trains are very important in Mumbai as that keeps the city running and locals trains connects each and every part of the city. There are number of taxis and auto rikshaws for within the city. 
Dadar is one of the popular tourists destination for staying as this region provide one of the best accommodation and catering facility. There are number of hotels providing excellent facility are located here. Hotels in both the regions of Dadar range from budget to five star. 

Secunderabad , One of an Important area of Hyderabad



Secunderabad is the twin city of the Hyderabad. Which is located in the Andhra Pradesh which is the southern state of India.It was named after Sikander Jah, Third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty. The ancient city of Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD. Although both the cities are twin city, The cultures in both the cities are different.



It has divided from Hyderabad by Hussain sagar. The boom in IT has also reshaped the city of Secunderabad along with the Hyderabad. Secunderabad was historically cosmopolitan city, and it was because of the presence of various communities such as Parsis, Anglo- Indians. 


Secunderabad connects with the other city of Andhra Pradesh by local buses. It serves the railway station which is named as Secunderabad railway station. And it is one of the Prominent railway station of its twin city Hyderabad. It is major intercity railway station and commuter railway hub in Hyderabad .It was built in 1874 by Nizam of Hyderabad State during British era. 


It has several restaurants and shopping centers. Secunderabad also has a more laid back atmosphere due to the fact that Secunderabad is mainly a residential area with fewer government offices and corporate establishments. It is equally important as the Hyderabad The area of Secunderabad is lined by the Shopping malls, Coffee shops, restaurants , hotels, pizza parlour and many more things. 


Due to all these facilities many people refer the city of Secunderabad for staying . There are many hotels available near Secunderabad railway station which are mostly prefer by tourists. There are many small restaurants and coffee shops. Mughlai dish biryani is the famous dish. Those people who loves dining out . There are many option in Secunderabad. You just need to visit the city. 

Shirdi Temple, the most visited temple in India



Shirdi is a town in Indian state of Maharashtra popular for the temple of Shri Sai Baba. This beautiful shrine is built over the samadhi of Shri Sai Baba. Shirdi is located in Ahmadnagar district which is 15 km from Kopergaon and 250 km from Mumbai.
Shirdi, is one of the most popular pilgrimage center in India and most of the people believe the teachings of Shri Sai Baba who was an Indian Guru,yogi and fakir who is regarded as Saint by his devotees. Many people says that he was an incarnation of Lord Krishna and some also says that he was an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. Every year the temple is visited by millions of devotees and his followers and during the festivals such as Gurupornima and Baba's death anniversary. Shirdi temple is one of the richest temple organizations in India. 
  

History of Shirdi Temple

Earlier in the starting of 19th century, a young bearded man came in Shirdi and took a shelter in a mosque. Nobody knows about this man who hardly speak a single word in the village. The villagers were very curious about him but he never asked for anything and gradually, the curious villagers started offering him food and trying to speak with him but he never respond to anyone. Very soon Baba started advising and sharing his teachings with few elderly peoples of the village. And very soon his simple language of advising and teaching, his special powers of helping poor and needy peoples made this less known fakir to be Shri Sai Baba. Baba performed many miracles in the village such as he bring the eyesight of an elder man and lighted the lamp with water and many. And very soon Baba left his body on his own and he asked his believers to lay his body in the mosque where he lived till his death. The samadhi where his body was laid, today the temple is situated over. This is how Baba came to the village and performed miracles and shows his extra ordinary powers. 

How to Reach?

Today, Shirdi is well connected by all the transportation with the rest parts of the state and the country. There are number of buses available connecting the major cities India such as Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Solapur, Satara and all. There are abundant and convenient bus packages available from Hyderabad city. Trains fro m all over India are connected to the Shirdi. Shirdi has a station called as Sai Nagar Shirdi. Pune Airport is the nearest portrait to Shirdi from where you can come by bus or trains.

Where to stay?

As many devotees visit this town therefore accommodation facilities are also very demanding and available here. Lodges available by the temple organizations are very famous and preferred because they are in cheap rates but never available as most of the tourists and devotees book in advance taking the crown in notice. There are number of hotels and lodges available near temple that provides excellent facility to their customers. Most of the tourists prefer book hotels in advance from the websites or travel agents.


Shirdi, the popular pilgrimage center in India is a temple worth to visit as you can feel the power of Shri Sai Baba in every corner of this village. Once in lifetime one should visit this temple.

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

HITEC City, the technology town of Hyderabad



HITEC City is a major technology township at the centre of Information technology industry of Hyderabad which is an abbreviation of Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy City spread across 151 acres of land under the Suburbs of Madhapur and Gachibowli.
When India started witnessing IT revolution in Bangalore, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh released the need for infrastructure in Hyderabad to attract investments of several IT companies. The project was commissioned initially with L&T Infocity and after the success of this project several other software companies started investing in HITEC City. HITEC City is built in several phases such as Cyber Towers, Cyber Gateways, Mind Space, The V Ascendas IT Park, Cyber Pearl and many more.

Phases of HITEC City

·         Cyber Towers – Cyber Towers is the first phase of HITEC City. The building of these towers is divided into 4 quadrants with a fountain in the middle of the quadrants and with total 10 floors. Cyber towers consists many software companies such as Keane, Microsoft, Patni Computer Solutions, Oracle Corporation, GE capital and many more.
·         Cyber Gateways – Cyber Gateways is the second phase of the city which is having a huge arch in front of the tower is gateway to both, that is to this tower as well as to the whole HITEC City and that is why this phase is called as Cyber Gateways. Cyber Gateways is designed for BPO and ITES companies. Many companies such as Dell Inc, General Electric, Capitol Records and many are located here.
·         The V, Ascendas IT Park – This phase of HITEC Cit is spread over 20 acres of land and has five multi tenant buildings namely Mariner, Auriga, Orion, Capella and Vega. About 10 acres of land of this phase is used in environment friendly landscape gardens. The phase accommodates about 15000 IT professionals.
·         Mind Space IT Park – This phase was envisioned by Raheja group which identified the need for the world class environment and ecosystem to foster great business ideas. Mind Space is spread over 110 acres of land comprises several buildings and several companies such as Accenture, Mahindra Satyam, IBM, Novartis, Computer Sciences Corporation, Bank of America and many more.

There are many more phases are constructed in HITEC City that contains many software companies as well as many other companies also.
HITEC City is about 10 to 11 km from the city center and 14 km from airport and local railway station is about 3 km because of which transportation to HITEC City is very easy and the region is well connected to all parts of the city. Buses run by APSRTC are well connected to this area and you can find number of buses to reach here. Taxis and auto rikshaws are also available.

Many business travelers used to visit this city and therefore hotels is the prime need of this region and there are number of good hotels and lodges are located that provides excellent facility to their customers. Hotels in this region range from budget to five stars and you can find number of good hotels in this region. 

Siddhivinayak Temple, One of the Divine Temples in India




India is the beautiful country. It has many things to see and explore . Its culture, custom languages, traditions makes it truly incredible in all aspect. It has numerous places to see. It is the country which hold many temples, Masjid, Churches together. It shows different shades of Indian life. There are numerous temples in India which are visited by the devotees. Siddhivinayak temple is one of them.

Siddhivinayak Temple is the very famous temple in India which is located in Prabhadevi near Dadar, suburb of Mumbai,in India. It is the very ancient  Hindus Temple which is dedicated to Lord Ganesh. This sacred temple was originally built by  the Laxman Vithu Patil and Deubai Patil on November 19, 1801.



This beautiful temple has small hall which consist of the shrine of SiddhiVinayak i.e. (Ganesh). The architecture of this temple is really eye-catching. The wooden doors to the sanctum are carved with the images of Ashtvinayak, while the inner roof of the sanctum is plated with the gold. And the statue of Ganesh is located in the central of the sanctum.


The beautiful temple evolve from the  small, tiny place of worship to the Grand Temple that stands today in the later half of the twentieth century. Temple glory was bought not only by the politicians who frequented the temple but also by the Bollywood film stars who continuously visit to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesha.
Siddhivinayak is well known as “Navasacha Ganapati” or “Navasala Pavanara Ganapati” i.e.'Ganapati bestows whenever humbly genuinely prayed a wish' in Marathi) among devotees.




As this is the very famous temple in Mumbai. Many people and devotees do visit this temple every day. This temple receives donation of 100-150 million every year. Which makes it richest temple in the Mumbai. There are many accommodation options are available in the area near temple. Many of the travelers choose Dadar to stay because it is the area which is near from the temple. There are lots of hotels are present in Dadar .

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Karol Bagh, Shopping Street in Delhi



Karol Bagh is the very famous shopping destination in Delhi. It is the mix residential-cum-commercial area in Delhi. The very famous area of Karol Bagh mainly known for its Shopping streets like Ghafar Market and Ajmal Khan road . It is one of the three administrative subdivisions of central Delhi district,National capital territory of Delhi, with the other two being  Darya Ganj and Paharganj.




 The area of Karol Bagh is now considered where the affluent people of Delhi goes for shopping with a busy shopping streets like Ajmal Khan road, Ghafar market, and Arya Samaj Road. Previously it was a small residential area after some years builders started investment there addition to that rapid industrialization of Delhi reshaped the area of Karol Bagh. 





 This Popular area of Karol Bagh is very famous for the shopping. Whatever you are looking for , which ever type of traveler you are, if you love shopping this is the best place for you. You will get every thing over here. The markets of Karol Bagh are mostly famous for the Jewelry shopping. It is the favorite place of women. 



In the recent years, many western businesses have established themselves in this area. Pizza Hut, TGIF, Reebok, Sketchers, Puma and Lacoste have all established successful businesses in Karol Bagh. Karol Bagh is situated at a distance of 20 – 22km from Indira Gandhi International airport, and is serviced by the Karol Bagh station , located on the blue line of Delhi metro. 


 As it comes under the capital city of India, there are number of accommodation options. There are number of Hotels , restaurants are available . All these hotels provides good services with great ambiance. 

Monday, 25 February 2013

Ameerpet, hub of training Institutes



Ameerpet is a bust commercial region, popularly known as hub of training institutes as this region is famous for software training institutes located in the north western part of Hyderabad in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Ameerpet is the world’s largest student populated area.
Earlier, till 90th century, this area mostly consisted of vacant plots and few road side shops but with the expansion of northern suburbs of Hyderabad and due to ongoing construction activities in the surrounding areas, Ameerpet is now bustling with locality and with several commercial establishments along with the vehicular traffic. This region is prone to frequent traffic jams during peak hours. This land was gifted by Nizam of Hyderabad to one of his Jagirdars named Amir Ali. Today, Ameerpet is known for its commercial business of all kinds as well as an educational hub and also has good retail and textile stores.

Ameerpet is the hub of software and other training institutes which consist about 500 training classes that are teaching several courses like C, C++, Java, SAP, ERP, Databases to Data Warehousing. This area is gaining popularity in the whole world as some of the training institutes provide online coaching to the students from other countries. There are many landmarks of the land because of which Ameerpet is popular and this land is near to many tourists attractions in Hyderabad such as,
·         Nizamia Observatory
·         Saradhi Studios
·         Aditya Enclave
·         Ameerpet Gurudwara
·         Elephant House
This part of Hyderabad city is easy to reach and buses run by APSRTC are well connected to this region. There are number of buses available to and from Ameerpet. The closest MMTS station is at Nature Cure Hospital and there are number of transportation mediums available to reach here. Taxis and auto rikshaws are also available to travel within the city.  

Ameerpet is visited by travelers for many reasons and any of them are business travelers and for accommodation, there are number of hotels and lodges are available and Ameepet is popular for providing best accommodation facilities and having number of budget hotels in this region. There are few luxury hotels also located but demand for budget hotels is more.