The Great Wetland Rail Romp
Lalam, Sachin and Apurva visit the Honnavar area to railfan in the vast wetlands of the Sharavati river on 1st and 2nd November 2011. In the captions, please note the approximate location of the camera on an aerial map.
All pictures shot with the kind permission of the CPRO, Konkan Railway, Belapur, New Mumbai.
Date: 2011-11-06
Owner: Gallery Administrator
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Date: 2011-11-02
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Magical album. Made me relive the days, when I made a trip to the region in December 2003. The only dampener was that, it was a road trip. I had resolved to come back through the KR, a resolution which has now become even more stronger, thanks to this...
Magical album. Made me relive the days, when I made a trip to the region in December 2003. The only dampener was that, it was a road trip. I had resolved to come back through the KR, a resolution which has now become even more stronger, thanks to this album!
Posted by Kshitij Halbe on 2011 Dec 12 11:30:03 +0000
Yes, like Uttam says, this is where our ancestors came from. There were no trains or highways in those days, and a journey from Mangalore to Honnavar (3 - 4 hours today) used to take upto 2 days with many river crossings on ramshackle ferry boats. Not...
Yes, like Uttam says, this is where our ancestors came from. There were no trains or highways in those days, and a journey from Mangalore to Honnavar (3 - 4 hours today) used to take upto 2 days with many river crossings on ramshackle ferry boats. Not much of education or job opportunities too, though the land was rich; so they migrated to the big cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Dharwad. Thanks Apu, Sachin and Lalaam for the journey into the lands of my ancestors.
Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2011 Nov 13 13:58:28 +0000
First class stuff...the effort you 3 put in shows in the pictures...thanks for this treat!
Posted by Abhinav Bhattacharjee on 2011 Nov 11 09:42:10 +0000