A Journey from Vishakhapatnam to Jagdalpur by Kirandol Passenger

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Worldwide | Saturday, October 16, 2010 | 5 photos

Railway Track:- The broad gauge railway of Indian Rail from Vishakhapatnam to Jagdalpur, passes through thick forests, high mountains, cool flowing stream, sky-touching mountain valleys, innumerable tunnels with waterfalls on both sides.
Hawker at Train:- One can enjoy the natural beauty outside the window of the train along with the local fruits (mainly bananas and peanuts) sold by the local lady hawkers.
Smiley:- The simplicity & beauty of the local people is as sweet and touching as wonderful beauty and fragrance of nature. Whether nature overcomes innocence or innocence overcomes mystery of nature, is a highly debatable question. Perhaps one is actually complementary to the other.
Switch Over:- The sight of the hawker’s fearless, swift and yet rhythmic movement from one coach to another is a memorable experience in this tour.
Home Bound:- The essence of lifestyle of the local co-passengers (mainly Gond Tribe), can be inhaled from their traditional costume and jewellery. The softspokenness, simplicity and innocence are bound to be touched by any person traveling through this route.
I am a Geologist by qualification and I have passion in photography. I have quite a few experience of trekking in Himalaya throughout Indian Region. I believe in conservation of nature and deeply value the experience and instructions/tips from the experts of National Geography, which will certainly help me to educate my fellow countryman regarding the importance as well as way of conservation of nature. In a nutshell I can say that my background as a Geologist along with the experience of trekking in Himalayan Region, serious passion for photography together with the deep concern regarding nature altogether form a kind of combination which can rarely be ignored for this particular expedition. One more thing to state:- I do exercise on regular basis to keep myself fit so that I can be able to help the others in a distress situation during expedition.