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Car Camping in Jharkhand

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By Partho Ghosh, Kolkata

Born and brought up in Jamshedpur, Partho Ghosh is a Car Camping enthusiast and has found Car Camping as a great way to stay close to nature and de-stress. Presently, he lives in Kolkata and works as Human Resource Professional in a large multi-national IT company.

Johar,
I am Partho Ghosh, born and brought up in Jamshedpur. But presently, I live in Kolkata.

As a child, I was attracted to Hilly Terrains, Lush Green Forests, a lot of Waterfalls and Dams in Jharkhand. Above all, I have remained attracted to people of Jharkhand for their simplicity, food, lifestyle, and social behaviour.

I always wanted to stay near nature, water, forest and I found that “Car Camping” is a great way to stay close to nature and de-stress. And what can be a better place for car camping than my birth state Jharkhand. Recently, I camped with my partner Debashish, my “Bachpan ka Dost”, in several places in Jharkhand. Mera Sapna thora bahut pura hua. We car camped in Bara Torlo Dam, Lisimoti, Pansua Dam and Tumung… and also enjoyed the Van Life which is very Popular in Western Countries.

We travelled several places of South and Western Jharkhand and enjoyed Road Trip on Tata Nexon car. During the entire period, we neither checked-in any Hotel nor ate in any Restaurant, barring once. We have had a Bed, Kitchen and Toilet set up in our Car and didn’t need any outside help on that front. My Bed, Toilet and Kitchen Setup has been discussed at length in my videos. Hope you will enjoy the video above which depicts our one of the episodes of car camping in Jharkhand.

If you decide to go on “Car Camping”, my advice will be to first select the right location. It is important to have Hills, Waterbodies and Jungles. Approach Road is the next important thing to decide. It is after all a Road Trip. Bad roads can ruin an otherwise good experience. Also, roads must go through beautiful locations, good to have a scenic location where one can stop and prepare a cup of tea to refresh.

Security of the location is also very important. These days Google Map can easily give information whether we have a village around the place. It is good to connect with a villager nearby before reaching to the location to find out if they have issues of Wild Animal, or anyone raising Political or Spiritual objections about the location. Please note, many Jungles are Sacred, and locals may not like anyone to enter without spiritual reasons.

If you are interested in Car Camping and have a location to share, join my Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/580149545785912/?ref=share

You can watch more videos on my Car Camping at my YouTube Channel “Chala Jaata Hun – Keep Going On”:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCRB7DLalF7uE7l4wq7aEyFA

Happy Car Camping…

Sir, Your Time Starts Now…

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By Dr P R Prasad

 

 
Ajay Kumar Singh, Secretary, Higher and Technical Education, Govt of Jharkhand visits BIT Sindri campus on August 4, 2015 [Photographs courtesy: Sardar Harender Singh, Shadow Studio, Sindri]

Sri Ajay Kumar Singh, Secretary, Higher and Technical Education, Govt of Jharkhand reportedly visited BIT Sindri campus on August 4, 2015. This was first visit by any senior bureaucrat after Technical Education under Science and Technology Dept was shifted and merged with Higher Education Dept following Jharkhand cabinet decision. At this moment, it is not clear to me if this visit was at Govt’s own initiative or it was possible due to sustained and combined efforts of BIT Sindri Alumni Association and the BIT Sindri administration. In any case, it is a welcome development.

Sri Singh went round the campus and interacted with staff and students, and apprised himself about the prevailing conditions in BIT Sindri. He revealed the Govt’s plan of action to restore the past glory of BIT Sindri. As reported in the press and posted on facebook page of BITSAA, the proposed Govt’s action plan can be summarized in ten important points as given below:

1. CM is concerned about development and restoration of past glory of BIT Sindri
2. BIT Sindri will be fully transformed in three years time
3. BIT Sindri will be developed on the lines of IITs
4. IIT Kharagpur will be its mentor
5. There will be no dearth of fund
6. Govt ready to grant more financial autonomy
7. New buildings including hostels will be built at a cost of Rs 100 crore
8. All vacancies will be filled in six months time
9. Campus-wide wi-fi will be provided
10. Consultants will be engaged for student’s personality development

We are all very excited and eagerly look forward to sincere implementation of the Govt’s proposed plan of action. Mr Secretary Sir, it is probably for the first time that someone like you has come out with concrete plan. We BITians have very high hopes… Please do not disappoint us… Sir, Your Time Starts Now…