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Itanagar Exotica
All the staid personalities are advised to visit Itanagar between Oct to April, when the weather remains pleasant but for those who like to take life as it comes, this historic capital city is best visited during the peak of the rainy season when the expression raining cats-and-dogs, takes an entirely new dimension. Come to Itanagar during the rains and enjoy the pitter-patter of the musical drops on sloping corrugated roofs. If you are an insomniac, then Itanagar during the rains is preferable to sedatives. The monotonous drumming of the rain would make you sleep like a baby. Throw away all your anxiolytics, sedatives and tranquilisers, come to Itanagar, detoxify your system and wallow in deep undisturbed slumber. Dozing off to a seamless and dreamless slumber at mid-noon to the beat Read
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 21/11/2007 | Travel
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Lucky Arunachal
While the entire cow-belt of India is roasted under the unforgiving sun and the mercury soars to nearly half the boiling point of water, Delhi being 45 degrees centigrade, Arunachal is blessed with soothing rain that has kept the temperatures at levels that the rest of India hopes to achieve in their rooms after paying their air-conditioning bills through their noses. Read
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 09/11/2007 | Travel
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Paranormal Phenomenon and Mystical Occurances in Itbp
Soldier who has been dead for more than two decades, alerts ITBP sentry at Hot Springs in Ladakh Sector? Avoiding visiting Changla Baba during journey to Forward Posts in Ladakh leads to mechanical problems in your vehicle and unforeseen delays? Seeing Ohm Parbat at dawn on Vaikunt Ekadashi brings luck in the Kumaon Sector? See four black neck cranes in Dungti and your promotion is just around the corner? If you don’t visit Kali Temple in Leh then you will be posted to Ladakh for the second tenure? Always blow the horn of your vehicle while passing a war memorial so that unforeseen problems during transit are nullified? Salute when you approach ‘Captain Mor’ on way to Karu for an uneventful passage? Read
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 09/11/2007 | Religion
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Abysmal Rotten Roads – a Hidden Blessing
Next time you bump along the strategically placed pot holes on the abysmal roads at a snail’s pace, don’t curse your fate. Our lives will be much easier if we accept the situation, that is beyond the common man’s control, and take the bad roads in our stride. When I was posted here in Feb 2007, I used to fret and fume over the road conditions. My personal new car has taken a good battering due to the bad roads. As the days passed by, I became immune and got used to the bone jangling bumps and my poor car got a new gear shaft , after it broke on these so called black-top metalled roads. If you can’t change it then accept it. Bad roads also have a silver lining. Bad roads have numerous benefits and are a blessing, if this chronic malady is viewed optimistically Read
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 07/10/2007 | Free
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Along- an Exotic Location
Along, an enchanting and virgin location in Arunachal Pradesh, is just 321 Km from Itanagar, the state capital and the road is as smooth as silk. Though the road passes though Lakhimpur in Assam, it is one of the best roads in India. Mind you the speed limit is the same as what you find on American Interstate Highways. Once you reach Along you would realise that is is pure unadulterated paradise, with all facilities for tourists. Not many know that the cheapest star hotels are available at this location. If Along is discovered the tourists will spoil it. Keep it a secret and do not tell anybody about Along. Save this untouched paradise Read
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 18/05/2007 | Exotic Locations
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Itanagar- the Pride of North-east
Itanagar is a fantastic place and it is worth visiting between oct to april, when the weather remains pleasant. Tourists require a inner line permit to visit this capital city. Comfortable volvo buses ply between Gauwahati and Itanagar. The best way to come to Itanagar is to fly from Delhi to Lilabari that is 69 km from Itanagar. Itanagar has got something for everybody. The museum is located near the gompa, showcases the culture of Arunachal Pradesh with the help of life-size models depicting life scenes of the various ethnic groups of the state. One can have an overview of the cultural heritage of the entire area without visiting every nook and corner of this large state. Ganga lake is another place that should not be missed. It is a quaint lake situated in a quiet valley, away from the tourist trail, having beautiful cottages where one can spend a few days living in the midst of pristine nature. Unless you have a guide, you would miss the lake from the Read
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 26/03/2007 | Exotic Locations
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Indo Tibetan Border Police- Protector of Birds in North-east
The Indo Tibetan Border Police camps in Arunachal Pradesh are serving as a safe haven for the birds of various types and this has transformed all the border out posts, battalions, sector headquarters and the zonal headquarter into a veritable bird sanctuary. Our feathered friends fly around in ITBP locations without the fear of landing up on the dining table. Birds form a part of the diet of the ethnic tribes of this state. The absence of birds outside the ITBP camps in the civilian areas is quite a contrast. One of the tasks of ITBP is the protection of the flora and fauna in its area of responsibility and they have provided a sense of security to the birds of this state, as can be seen by the fearless way they fly about in the ITBP camps. Birds of all breeds feel protected with the Himveers. Read
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 25/03/2007 | Causes and Organizations
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High Altitude Case Study on Anaesthetic Effects of Xylazine/ketamine During Surgery in Ladakhi Dog
Introduction: Agents that cause an adequate depth of anaesthesia are pivotal during surgery and they should have adequate analgesic activity, a wide margin of safety, sufficient depth of anaesthesia to fecilitate surgical manipulations and recovery should be smooth devoid of any undesirable complications. Objective: This endeavour was undertaken in the high altitude cold desert terrain of Ladakh, so as to study the anaesthetic manifestations of xylazine/ketamine combination during surgical manipulations , at approx 11000 feet above mean sea level, where low partial pressure of oxygen , low ambient temperature and relative humidity have a palpable effect on body functioning and physiological responses( QMG, 1988). Case: A healthy Ladakhi dog, aged approx 3 years and weighing 17 Kgs was used in this study to evaluate the anaesthetic efficacy of xylazine and ketamine combination, administered intramuscularly, @ 1 mg/kg b.wt. and 5 mg/kg b.wt. , respectively ( Mones and Fargetton,1990) . Pre-medication was done using atropine sulphate @ 0.44 mg/kg b.wt. ( Viana and Osswald,1971 ; Kumar,1977) The subject was administered with atropine sulphate 5 minutes prior to administration of anaesthetic. Subsequently xylazine/ketmine combination was administered intramuscularly at the dose Read
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 19/03/2007 | Pets
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Dog Psychiatry, Seperation Anxiety
As soon as you put on your shoes to go for a party or shopping, does your dog show episodes of intensive barking, vocalization, uncontrolled defecation and urination or bouts of destructive behaviour with intense hyperactivity? If this happens time and again then it is a fair guess that your dog could be suffering from separation anxiety. Separation anxiety is one of the most pathetic and tragic behavioural disorders that has been seldom appreciated and due to this debilitating malady many owners have been forced to abandon heir dogs in shelters or send them to trainers who could invariably use harsh methods to correct this behaviour with extremely poor results, so ultimately the sad story ends, as unual, in the euthanasia of that beautiful dog , who may have shared the trials and tribulations of life with you. Would you put that dog, a member of your family to sleep? Read
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 19/03/2007 | Pets
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Senior Citizen Dog
The sands of time. Old age. Your dog has finally graduated to being a senior citizen. The reality must have finally dawned on you that his mental and physical capabilities are not the same as it used to be. Your ‘top-dog’ is now an ‘old-dog’. S/he has slowed down. Does it mean that the man-dog bond should become the victim to the ravages of time? No! He has seen your children grow. S/he has been a constant companion and a guardian angel to your children. Your dog has shared all the trials and tribulations of life with you. He may have come to you with all knowing brooding eyes and given you a morale boosting lick, when you were down in the dumps. He may have laid his head on your feet and shared your grief. He may have enhanced your happiness by jumping with joy, during your better days. For the better or worse, during pains or gains, he has been an unwavering friend. Your dog is the Read
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 19/03/2007 | Pets