postcards from Kachchh/Kutch

Its really not spelt as Kutch.once under the rule of the king of kachchh, is among the biggest districts in Asia.the distinctive marking of this place on the Indian political map always amused me.luckly had the chance of visiting the place first hand.






the land is dry and wind dusty.theres patches of dry flat lands stretching till the horizon.ppl here are very well adapted and their costumes are really cool!.one thing i noticed is that there are more parrots than 'common' crows !.

the ladies are dressed very fancy whereas men in sober white cloths with distinct turbans.the older men have thick well shaped moustache.too bad could not grab any pics of them.





camels are abundant here.when i saw the first ones i was clicking away.but then later realized that they too as common as the 'common' crow here.





tasted the signature snack (read junk) food of kachchh called 'dhabela'. it tastes funny if u havent had tried gujrati food before.it has both sweet and sour taste (like most of gujarati cuisine) with crunchy masala peanuts within a bun of bread.its more like a desi version of a fancy burger with rose petals and coconut pieces.i liked it.(removing the petals that is)





made some new friends on the way.quite friendly folks.





the city of bhuj,district HQ,was once almost leveled by the earthquake which hit gujarat on 26 Jan of 2001.where ever i go with pa and ma,we get to hear stories of places of how many died,building detroyed and how the landscape has changed.the lake surrounding deskmukh baug is destination of many migratory birds.

overall a amazing place.quite different from the usual.sometimes i felt lost with at times no sight of civilization for miles except for a faint hope from the electric lines running parallel to the roads.