No this is not Kutch's White Rann, it's off Salt Lake City as you cross over to Nevada in US

By Rajiv Shah
No. This is not Rann of Kutch, or the much propagated Road to Heaven which was lately constructed to connect Dholavira with the tent city off the huge expanse of the White Rann, which we visited last winter. Both sides of the road are White Rann, which is propagated as a tourist attraction.

Like the Road to Heaven, this is a similar white desert, driving down from Salt Lake City towards Nevada as we proceeded to San Francisco.

The huge white desert on both sides of the road for several miles gives a similar impression as that of the Road to Heaven, but except for a short stopover (it's called Rest Area), where few people were seen moving around in the white expanse, it was hardly a tourist attraction.

The white desert, ironically, is called "private property", and those wanting to roam around are warned in a notice board, they can go there on their own risk!

Comments

The making of a self-made woman: How eighty sheep changed everything for Kalawati Ninama

By Vikas Meshram* About forty-two kilometres from Rajasthan's Banswara district, in the tribal heartland of Ghatol block, lies the small village of Ubapana. This is where Kalawati Ninama, her husband Dhulji, and their four children make their home. Their days unfold much like those of their neighbours—bustling mornings, long hours of farm labour through the afternoon, and evenings spent tending livestock. For this family, farming and livestock were once simply a means of putting food on the table. Today, they have become the sturdy foundation of something far greater: genuine self-sufficiency.

India has spent billions on skilling. Where are the jobs?

By Vikas Gupta India loves the photograph of a certificate ceremony. A minister on a stage. A banner bearing the word “skill.” Young people holding folders that promise a future. It is a reassuring image because it tells us the problem has a manageable answer: train the young, make them job-ready, and work will follow.

BAPS, the Eiffel Tower and the curious silence on secularism

By Rajiv Shah I was a little surprised to see how some of those whom I respect for taking a firm stand on patriarchal issues reacted to the manner in which they responded to the recent incident in Paris, in which women employees of the Eiffel Tower were asked to remain "invisible" on September 5 when 100 BAPS sadhus visited one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Counterview

Search This Blog