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Lights!!

Imagine, a diwali when all Indians spend all their "firecracker" budget on diyas and candles and string lights. Imagine a diwali where the competition is not about who's dad buys the loudest crackers, but about whose mum makes the most beautiful rangoli. Imagine a diwali when india's seniors and india's animals are not fighting to breathe. Imagine every dark corner of the street, society, building and home, lit up. A night when no girl has to fear walking through a dark ally. A diwali when each and every town gifts the joy of light to just one small village. Now imagine a diwali when india's children come together and resolve to make diwali,truly the festival of lights. A diwali when everyone would step out and admire the lights in every home. Now imagine that one night of nation wide celebration. . . Celebrating not just our culture, but our future. That would be the diwali that would make every Indian proud. That would be the diwali when India would
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Bhutan

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RIDE TO BHUTAN   Two first edition Hero Honda CBZs, one KTM Duke 390, four eager travelers and plans to travel through the land of legends, happiness and the thunder dragon. Our journey began from Jalpaiguri. Having chosen the monsoon season for our trip, we were well prepared for a bit of rain and were not disappointed. Needless to say, the rain clouds added a fresher green to the tea estates of west Bengal. We were sure glad we packed our rain proof clothing and that all our gear and bags were waterproof.   We rode till the border town of Jaigaon before crossing over into Phuentsholing, the border town on the Bhutan side. It is a good idea to cross over into Phuentsholing well before 4:00 pm as that is when the immigration as well as the RSTC office closes for the day. Also keep in mind that the Bhutan Standard Time is half an hour ahead of the Indian Standard Time. The immigration process for Indian tourists is fairly simple. Visitors are req
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