Hotel Sekhon Grand Jalandhar

... the Night and will be back in Jalandhar in 2days. Surely will stay at a different place.<br><br>P.S : Saw "WANTED" to day morning and had lunch of Chole Kulche and Lassi.....movie and food both highly recommended..<br><br><br>Cu after i am back from Jammu.....<br><br>K

... which radicalized the Sikhs. The mystical faith of Guru Nanak transformed into the fiercely spartan and nationalistic faith of Guru Gobind Singh. Takhat Kesgarh Sahib-one of five Takhats, or seats of authority, in Sikhism-is the centerpiece of Anandpur Sahib. It stands upon a hill and is visible for miles. The Khalsa was revealed here by their tenth and last guru, Guru Gobind Singh, who selected the five beloved ones and administered baptism ...

... months.....When i eventually arrived there were many people waiting for us..all saying hello to me......of course i had no idea who anyone was!! It was so great seeing all my family after so long and yes there were a few tears...mainly form me! I was there for my cousins wedding was very cool...except for the rain! Never been to a wedding in India before...pure craziness..but it is ...

... and Arun didn't answer his phone. I just left the gift there with Vinodh and we made our way back to Pind. On the way back to Pind we stopped off at Lakha's so I could say goodbye to them too. Everyone was at home and we didn't leave there till after 7pm. It's been another long, tiring day. I have to think about making a move now - my flight is in a couple of days so time to start thinking about packing - only thinking mind you, as usual I will probably not pack till the last minute!

... my details (only four days later!) and have booked me on the flight that leaves here on the 6th. The only snag is I have to go to their Delhi office to validate my ticket the day I fly out. I called Arun and he got me a train ticket for that morning too. It's all coming together nicely! Funny how everything sorts it self out in the end. Apart from the TV guy even things at the house are getting done, I have been trying to get someone to come ...

... than Paan. All of the above meant I didn't leave Jalandhar till 9.30pm, now that's late for Indian timing, especially if you're on a bike. Seeing as I don't have insurance, an anti pollution cert or a driving licence I was worried about being pulled over by the police, sure enough as soon as I left Jalandhar a copper tried to pull me over at the check point but I just drove past. The ride back was a bit scary, it was dark and there was very ...

... s to get him to look at the bike, I left it there and made my way to the house in Basti. I stayed there most of the afternoon, the house was pretty quiet and there was not much going on. Auntie is still getting calls from people offering their condolences, I'm sure it's all appreciated but Auntie has to relive the whole experience with every call. I said my goodbyes and left there around 6pm. I went to Kittu's but ...

... Tibetan schools across the country to teach. He also told me about the struggle for independence that the Tibetan people have undergone since the Chinese takeover in 1959, apparently the Dalai Lama lives in exile in Dharamsala. There are a lot of Tibetan refugees in this area, many have settled further a field. I stayed up there and talked to him for a while but then I remembered the Larries were still waiting for me. We went back to the hotel and got packed up, we were ready to ...

... a bit of roadside repairs but managed to get it sorted, it was the main ignition wire that had shorted out and the fuse had blown. I spent the evening replacing the bass skin on the Dhol I have, It needs to dry over night before I can play it, but I can tell already it will sound really, really good. You may remember the last time I was here I brought that Dhol and gave it to Santhu (this Larry in Pind), well he didn't really bother too ...

... then moved on to India, where she has been for five years. Tsering would like to return to Tibet and teach English, but has been warned by her family not to due to likely retribution from the Chinese government against her and her family. Pretty sobering to hear this 23-year-old's life story. So, think about all this next time you watch CNN and see how the whole world seems to want to be China's friend. The heavy stuff aside, we also did a lot of fun things - see the photos for more details...