Nanda Devi National Park is located near to Nanda Devi, the second highest mountain peak in India with an altitude of 7,817 metres in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand in northern India and has some of the most unique high altitude flora and fauna in the world. The park covers an area of 630 square kilometres. The national park was set up jn 1982 and has been declared a World Heritage Site by the Unesco in 1988. Historical background The Westerners had reached the Nanda Devi region long ago. In 1883, a person called W W Garden had reached here en route his expedition to the Nanda Devi but it was largely a failed effort. In the mid 1930s, after Tilman and N E Odell explored and scaled the Nanda Devi and opened the route before the rest of the world, others began to frequent  [...]

The Jaisalmer Fort, among the largest forts in the world, is located in the Jaisalmer city of the desertscape Rajasthan state in India. The fort derives its name from its builder, the Bhati Rajput ruler Rawal Jaisal, who built the fort 1156 A.D amidst the golden extension of the Thar Desert on the Trikuta Hill. Carve out of sandstones, its gigantic walls appear to be lion’s yellowish-brown color under scorching heat of the sun that gradually converts into mysterious gold during the sunset. This phenomenon disguises the fort to seem to be the part of the yellow desert. Due to this unique feature, it is known as the ‘Golden Fort’ of Rajasthan. Being designated as the only living fort in the world, today, approximately a quarter of the total population of Jaisalmer resides within the  [...]