Some Thoughts!

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Thank you for your Precious time and support for helping us in making Rishikesh a better place.

This is a Poem which is sent to us by one of our Precious Follower,
and is about our Blissful Ganges and Rishikesh.

Some Thoughts

Oh! This serenity. It's takes me away.
Away from the league, a matter it displays.

The flawless flow, the Ganges outlay.
It takes me away, a peace of the spiritual game play.

What rests in the mind, it comforts.
The place of the saints, the orange printed shirts.
It takes me away, to a state of purity.
A purity it vests, apart from the life's relay.

The empty ghats, the love carrying hearts.
The scattered sand parts belong, to an outrageous beach of clay.

A need to stay, develops a meaning.
A meaning we trust, an evening that always paid.
The ancient remarks, a feeling they spark.
Enchants his name, they all follow the same way.

A thought of our being, comes along the parallel path.
A path by the river, the soothing may day.
Oh! Take me along, and it takes me away.

La Bella View Cafe

Hello Everyone,

Our next blog, is about a Cafe, which fulfils every Foodie's Dream of having Mouth watering food in Rishikesh.

We present to you, the LA BELLA VIEW Cafe and Restaurant.

La Bella View has always satisfied travellers and locals with their Delicious varieties of Food.
They offer a wide range of delicacies being :-

• Italian
• Israeli
• Chinese
• Indian

They specialise in :-

• Italian
• Indian.

The Cafe also offers various games and Musical Instruments for your inner Gamer and Musician.
Chess lovers are always welcome here, and it is the most popular game played here, and they offer two chessboards (Big and Small).
They offer an Acoustic Guitar and a Djembe here as well.
Free Wi-fi Internet is always provided for the satisfaction of your inner Internet Junkie.
You can enjoy various musical genres here via Musical Speakers.

They have a dedicated team of Chefs and Servers, which will surely be up to your mark.
The View is Marvellous, and you can feel the cool Ganga breeze through your Bones.

The owner, Mr. Dhani Ram, has been maintaining the cafe since 9 years.
He is a Big Chess Lover and Player himself, and you can offer him a game whenever you desire, he is always game for it.

The Ambience of the Cafe is very pleasant, and they offer comfortable sittings and tables.
It has two floors, the first one offering easy to sit japanese style and the top, offering easy chairs and tables for your comfort, with a beautiful view from both the floors.
It is located around 300 metres from the Laxman Jhula, and is placed in the Main Market, easily reachable both on foot and wheels.

Contact Information :-

Email ID -  dhaniram36@yahoo.com

Phone Number - +91-9411384485
                             +91-8126526913

Rishikesh Inside suggests you to visit the La Bella View Cafe and Restaurant, when in Rishikesh.
Cheers!

Mr. Dhani Ram

The Second Floor.

The View of Laxman Jhula from the Second Floor Seating.

Meera Behn's Kutiya

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Thank You for all your Love and Support towards our little Adventure, and for your precious time for Reviewing our Blogs.

With this, we come to our next blog.

Meera Behn has been a very important figure in many Revolutions, mainly being :-

• The Indian Independence Movement
• End to the British Boycott of German Musicians Movement
• The Chipko Movement, etc.

Madeleine Slade a.k.a Meera Behn was born on 22nd November 1892, to British Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Slade of the British Royal Navy.

She was a big fan of Ludwig van Beethoven and followed in his footsteps to be a Pianist. ( She visited all the places where he lived and made his music and she even read many books about him)

She was a Concert Manager as well.

After World War 1, German Musicians were banned from playing in the United Kingdom.

Madeleine led an important role in helping German Musicians in to be allowed to play in the United Kingdom once again.

She was fond of reading Romain Rolland's books on Beethoven, and she finally met him in Villeneuve.

After meeting Rolland and knowing about his adventures, he told her about him writing a new book about Mahatma Gandhi.

He described Gandhi as another Christ and being the Greatest figure of the 20th Century.

She started reading extensively about Gandhi after this meeting, and became fond of his Principles and Disclipline.

She finally read Rolland's book on Gandhi and this convinced her to follow Gandhi and become his Disciple.

She was so fond of him that she wrote a letter to him and asked for his permission to become his Disciple and to live with and under him in the Sabarmati Ashram, which was in Gujarat, India.

Mahatmi Gandhi replied to her, invited her to the ashram, but even warned her about the Hard Disciplines his Disciples followed, and which in turn, she also had to follow while living there.

The Discipline of the Sabarmati Ashram was to live like a Yogi, and to quit Alcohol, Smoking, a Luxurious Lifestyle and had to follow Vegetarianism and Spinning.

She practiced all these things and even stayed in Paris and learned the Bhagvad Gita and the Rig Veda in French.

She left her home for that lifestyle and finally arrived in Ahmedabad on 7th November, 1925 and was received by Mahadev Desai, Vallabbhai Patel and Swami Anand (Important figures in the Indian Independence Movement).

She witnessed many events like the Round Table Conference, Non Cooperation Movement, Simla Conference, Cabinet Mission, Constituent Assembly, Partition of India and the Gandhi Assasination etc.

After the Indian Independence, Meera Behn visited Rishikesh and helped the people here by dreaming and designing a new and improved place for poor people, and she established the Pashulok Ashram and Bapugram area.

She lived in Rishikesh close to the Veerbhadra Mandir, near the Ganga Barrage, in her Home/Kutiya. It was adjoining to a Ganga Ghat as well.

She made a lot of efforts in creating different things for the benefit of the poor people in Rishikesh. (Like Farming, Dairy Farming, Medicinal Expansions, etc).

After leaving from Rishikesh in 1959, her Kutiya was vacant and slowly and steadily was covered and consumed by the forest.

The Remains of it are still there, and it comes under the Forest Department now, but anyone can still visit her Kutiya and take in the essence of her being.

The Uttarakhand/Rishikesh Government has now decided to Restore Meera Behn's Kutiya, and a Yoga and Arts Centre will be developed there.

Meera Behn stayed in India for 34 years.

She was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1981 (India's second highest civilian honour).

She died on 20th July, 1982 in Vienna.

Rishikesh Inside suggests you to visit this place and feel the essence of Meera Behn, who was All but One.

Thank you!

Meera Behn's Postal Stamp

Meera Behn with Mahatma Gandhi in Lancashire (Right)

Meera Behn with Ladies (Center)

A Small House close to her Kutiya

Her Kutiya

Consumed by the Forest

Ghat close to her Kutiya

Kalka Tattooz

Hello Everyone!

Mr. Himanshu Dhami

Feedback Wall

The 21st Century has led to the evolution of many things which were not considered as Art in the early ages, some of them being Tattooing, Photography, etc.

Getting Inked was always considered Unethical, but, after the booming of the 21st century, Tattooing and getting Inked has evolved into an Art form.

Rishikesh competes equally with all the places and has sufficient Tattoo Parlours and Studios.

One of these Studious is :-

KALKA TATTOOZ

Kalka Tattooz is set in the busy Laxman Jhula Market, and has an easy to access location (near the Post Office).
It is easily reachable by foot or on wheels.
It can be said as set on the midpoint between Laxman & Ram Jhula (Approximately), being around 500 metres and 1.5 kilometres from the former and latter.

The Studio Owner cum Tattoo Artist is Mr. Himanshu Dhami.

He has been practicing the art of tattooing people since early 2007, almost having worked for 7 years by now.
He is a Professional Tattoo Artist and his designs can be viewed on his facebook page.

Kalka Tattoo Studio was open up for the people an year ago, and has been popular ever since.

There is a Feedback Wall in the studio, where consumers can write their Feedback/Reviews on Stickies (Sticky Notes).
The Ambience inside the Studio is quite Mystical and you will definitely love the Art Work and Frames that have been put up for decorations.

The Services that Kalka Tattooz offers are :-

• Tattoo 
• Piercing.

The cost per inch of a tattoo starts from Rs. 1000 and then falls down to Rs. 500 and so on (According to the size of the Tattoo).

Contact Details :-

Telephone Numbers - +91-9536506547
                                      +91-7669849114

Email ID -  dhamiakainq@gmail.com

Facebook - KALKA TATTOOZ RISHIKESH
 (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kalka-Tattooz-Rishikesh/257396710967081)

Rishikesh Inside suggests you to visit Kalka Tattooz, when in Rishikesh.

Cheers!