Why is "5" marked on the platform?

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2006 Dec 27 10:14:10 +0000

beautiful set of pics!

Posted by Ashwanth on 2006 Dec 26 21:26:10 +0000

This river bed is actually the site of the Battle of Basantar (1971) where 2/Lt Arun Khetarpal got a posthumous Param Vir Chakra for destroying 3 enemy tanks.

Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2006 Dec 26 06:06:59 +0000

Sympathetic detonation is the setting off of explosions due to detonation in surrounding charges - typically, it is due to accident/. mishandling. The bridge coiuld have been rigged for demoliton to deny access to enemy, but something, like a unsafe detonator, direct hit could have triggered the explosion - hence the term 'sympathetic detonation

Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2006 Dec 26 06:01:33 +0000

Wonderful stuff - brought back great memories of one long walk in winter sunshine with the Pune gang!

Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2006 Dec 21 17:18:11 +0000

Great Job, Ashish! Looking forward for more clips from unexplored territory.

Posted by Prakash Tendulkar on 2006 Dec 21 00:05:03 +0000

Thanks Ashish for once again bringing forth an unexplored territory in our very own backyard!!

Posted by Kharad Zarir Variyava on 2006 Dec 20 13:59:23 +0000

My guess is that this was the same rake that John had spotted at KK on 19th December 2006.

Posted by Kharad Zarir Variyava on 2006 Dec 20 13:57:19 +0000

Just after (i.e. North of) PatanSawangi on way from NGP towards Chhindwara

Posted by Akash Bang on 2006 Dec 18 11:34:10 +0000

Thanks a lot! I was nostalgic for a while after browsing this album :-)

Posted by Rajeev Shrivastava on 2006 Dec 17 23:23:49 +0000