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For the past few years, I have taken to Himachali music. I first got introduced to it during my wedding, when a constant background music of women singing Himachali wedding songs, made the simple ceremony even more beautiful. Since then, I have been introduced to several Himachali songs that I have come to love. And this also gives me a great advantage - when I sing these in family gatherings, VJ's side of the family is unfailingly impressed by a non-Himachali knowing so many Himachali songs :-P.  

Usually you see blogposts about Travel, Photography, Gadgets or lifestyle on Travellingcamera, but today we are sharing a very concerning topic about how online shopping with Amazon can be more stressful than going out and shop directly from a store/showroom/shop. It became important for me to share because in last 3 months, Amazon has goofed up big time and because of that me & may family lost peace. I debated in my head about why should I write it? Why someone would worry about my problem and how does it help anyone. I still decided to write to for 2 purposes : Bringing awareness as these are learnings which can help others decide if they want to rely on local vendors for direct shopping instead of online shopping, as no one wants unnecessary stress so may be it's better to think beforehand. Other reason can be that Amazon may learn about how delivery systems in India are screwed and how things can be done in a way that customers don't go through such unnecessary stress.…

Once again a new month has begun - the month of July. Amid the pandemic, economic slowdown, and a host of other issues to focus on, this one post where we talk about birds gives me a sense of relief. For those who are new to the blog, we have been posting about the bird of each month, as cited in this post - Birds of the the Month || Year 2020. Here we are again, talking about July. 

Before human populations began mass migrations, there was still some commonality in the way civilizations developed. All civilizations developed tools and weapons. All societies developed the definition of some socially acceptable behavior - almost all of which involved commitment in relationships. Visual arts emerged everywhere, evidence still exists in the form of cave paintings that can be found almost in all parts of the world. And all cultures developed some form of music and dance. The commonality can be easily understood when it comes to skills required for survival, but when it comes to artistic outlet, most likely it developed out of imagination, than necessity. And this makes it so much more remarkable.

Chamera Hydroelectric Project is located in Banikhet, 7 kms from Dalhousie. The water body near the lake is very scenic and is a popular boating spot. I was on a day long journey covering Khajjiar, Chamba, and several other 'points' so just skimmed over this part. I did not climb down all the way to the project for boating.
The scene from the top was mesmerizing.