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खम्मा घणी ;

घणी खम्मा

Rajasthan - a land that shows the culture it owns with pride, colors and a cherished tradition towards its Mehman. https://www.tumblr.com/blog/kusum-says-khamma-ghani Udaipur (Day 1) What is not said already about this city which I can write? The city which proudly exhibits Maharana Pratap or the city with a magnificent history or the city with lakes, isn't it? I would say a city that welcomed me with mountains and took me to lakes where the lakes were surrounded by walls of the palace and the lakes with monuments in the mid of the serenity and with everything around, I went back in history all the way long. It felt different from all the other days. Watching the sun setting by lake side and the night lights reflecting themselves in the waters was mesmerizing in its own ways. My day ended well with a beautiful evening. Tired of last night at airport and full day in the city, I slept right away as Chittorgarh was on the list for the coming day. Chittorgarh (Day 2) My buddy woke me up at 6 a.m. in the morning and I cherished myself in yellow bandhani. With all the Rajasthani songs in the car and the chats with our driver bhaiya, we reached Chittorgarh fort. While getting closer to the fort, it looked humongous and beautiful. It looked royal. When I finally got in and started listening to the stories of the kingdom of Mewar rightly told by our guide, I realized the world has always been a harsh place to live in and yet beautiful enough to forget its harshness. The temple of St. Meera Bai - Devoted to Lord Krishna, she was a queen, a poetess and most importantly, a devotee. Her stories mesmerized me while walking inside the temple she used to pray to the Lord - queen who left the kingdom and mysteriously disappeared somewhere in the Lord's world. Sleeping Monkeys - Right outside the temple where St. Meerabai used to pray to Lord Krishna, I spotted a group of monkeys and, surprisingly, all of them were asleep in the sunny day. The magnificent fort walls of VII century A.D. - there are no words to describe it, it was my favorite part of the entire trip and simply sitting on the top watching them is all one needs to experience the beautiful feels of Chittor. Johar - the ritual performed by thousands of ladies and queens of centuries - listening to these stories, the dark historical side I felt and, something inside of me wept a bit when the cruel war was perceived. Padmini palace - in the mid of the pond blooming with lotuses, the queen Padmini stayed once whose mere reflection won the heart of the Mughal Emperor which let to the war and took lives of many including her own. Beauty, indeed, took lived. She is gone and her story has lived on. Vijay Stambh - this beautiful victory monument was once accessible to be climbed till the top but nowadays, one is not allowed to climb up. I, sadly, missed the city view from here :( but never the less it was fascinating to look at the beautiful architecture. Sitaphal Sarees - This area boasts of the custard apple plantations and the fabric made out of custard apple seeds. Surprisingly, it was a delightful experience interacting with the local artisans and their works. One of the lady workers who hailed from Kota called me 'Mantri Bai' and gave her blessings to me and such small moments were priceless, indeed. After all of it, I pleasantly had dal bati churma with gatte ki sabji at the foot of the fort and while getting inside the car to leave from there, I smiled at the fort and waved a bye. Watching the sunset from the car and listening to the Rajwadi songs, I captured the memories in my heart. From the stories told by our driver bhaiya, I captured the stories in the lives of people living there and I realized that more or less, we all are on the same page and choosing love over practicality is the only way one can live and make it till the end.

Fateh Sagar (Day 2) On reaching back to Udaipur from Chittorgarh, I halted at Fateh Sagar lake to grab a cup of coffee and checked a local shop to collect more memories for family. The moon accompanied me all the way.

Jodhpur's Mehrangarh (Day 3) On reaching Jodhpur early in the morning, I embarked on the trail embracing the tradition of Indian attire. Soothing musical entrance at Jawant Thada and Mehrangarh fort welcomes everyone as they truly say 'Padharo Mhare Des'. Men in colorful turbans and women in Rajputi poshak beautifully depicted their culture, traditions and simplicity. On seeing the musical instruments and listening to the folklores, winds of Jodhpur played along as I watched the city blues from the temple of Goddess Chamunda at the top.

Jaisalmer's Sand Dunes (Day 4) The smiles dazzled in the sand dunes of Jaisalmer with the moon, the cultural program and the adventures in the dessert especially when my camel started running for a while and the desert safari. I celebrated my time by grooving with the artists on the tunes of 'Ghoomar' knowing it is the last day of my trip. I returned back with smiles on my face while waving the desert a bye. Truly unforgettable times! Much more to see, Cheers to the upcoming Rasjasthan exploartion!

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Few hours, many joys

Beautiful are the nights, Around the city lights, On the highway. We set off for the trek when rains brought cool breeze all the way, And it washed away all the dust of the day. A halt at the toll plaza with no sleep, We were an hour or two away from the base we had to visit. Got to spot an old movie van Among many vehicles made by the man Surrounded from everywhere by the nature, I realized once again the human is a small creature. We fell asleep in the bus Till the guide woke all of us. Santhepete was arrived at, and we gathered at the old architecture. While being instructed, the peacock chirped, we watched city lights at the beginning of an adventure. Rural route and a few hours for sunrise, We embarked on the trail where aura of cattle and trees always lies. Carved out of boulder rocks were stairs, trails and gates with the carved design of the fish, We looked at the huge mountains and forest so close by. It looked fascinating under the night sky. We reached at the top after a short hike. Two dogs were there, it was no surprise. We lied down on the huge mountain rock watching the skies. Cool breeze bought cheers and it simply felt nice. Short bonfire and some songs Sun was ready to come up but the clouds played along. We started descending and there was morning light. The route was thus enlightened, so was the vibe. Having some coconut water at the base, I saw the village and the cattle awake It was time to wave a goodbye to the village, to the goats, to the cows, to the buffaloes, to the water spillage. A short nap of an hour and the bus reached another rural place Where we had a homely breakfast with the view of beautiful blue lake and greenery. If there would have been no trip planners, such place is hard to trace. Witnessed silk farming and the humanity of the localite. They welcomed us truly with an innocent smile. Their courtesy and grace will always be valued, remembering those silkworms in whites. Looking at the Nandini Milk Centre, there, I did realize how rural touch exists on urban life. Going back by bus, I waved the huge mango fruit farms a good-bye. I gathered many memories, to keep, in some hours, which slowly passed-by.

At Santhepete after descending - 1

At Santhepete after descending - 2

At Santhepete after descending - 3

Breakfast at another village

This view - 1

This view - 2

At the summit of Uttari Betta - 1

At the summit of Uttari Betta - 2

At the summit of Uttari Betta - 3

At the summit of Uttari Betta - 4

At the summit of Uttari Betta - Bonfire

Going back to the base - 1

Going back to the base - 2

Going back to the base - 3

Silk farming and amazing people of rural Karnataka - 1

Silk farming and amazing people of rural Karnataka - 2

Silkworm and cocoon

Nandini Milk Centre at the second village

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Love, Bengaluru

This is the city I have not explored yet

Though this is the second time I came here and after a long wait.

This time I had someone to count on when I arrived, here.

Bangalore times with him who is, to me, very dear.

Chilled morning and a ride of many miles

Led us where our hearts exchanged smiles.

In these four days I did realise

Love is nothing but stronger than anger and love is also wise.

Heart needs nothing more than love and care.

Trust heals the insecurities with the words we share.

My anxieties ate me when my mind would play with my fears

Until we spoke everything, we felt, from smiles to tears.

If everything can be solved by an expression of every emotion you feel,

Why picturise anything that is not even close to the reality and make it a big deal?

Night walks on the roads with a very little crowd,

I danced a little when he twirled me around.

We talked while walking.

We listened, we shared. I showed him I love him. He showed me he cares.

Sometimes it was ice-cream.

Sometimes it was rabdi-jalebi.

I loved those night walks with you.

You made my time amazing with everything that was true.

Happiness is simply a feeling of comfort and niceness.

You made me happy and my complaints turned into my liveliness.

I have been happy without you, before.

With you I understood the meaning of companionship that we all desire for.

The words fall short of explaining what I felt while going back. All I am carrying with me is a bag full of bitter and sweet memories we have spent.

I hope to see you soon with new stories to explore. All I have expressed here is truly all I have meant.

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My First Solo Trip

When I closed my eyes to sleep at night,

I would think of the mountains standing at the height.

Of all the questions popping in my head,

I wanted to know the answers which I could get.

There was a need for a change.

There was a thirst to quench.

I wanted to breathe more.

I reminded myself of life and its liveliness which exists for sure.

I packed my bags and I boarded the train.

I was scared, to be honest, but I kept on reminding myself now and then,

"You need to face this fear to know what lies where."

I reached my destination as my journey had begun.

I kept courage and allowed myself to be happy and do what is undone.

Climbing Korigad Fort was the first trek to complete.

Trekking is lovely.

When you trek, you can feel your heartbeat.

Up above, 3000 feet high, the fort stood in the mountains that exist.

Anyone can fall in love with the self where Western Ghats persist.

I could hear the sound made by leaves when winds played with the trees.

The rocks paved the way up

With the streams,

With the canopy,

With the voice of insects and birds.

Reaching the flag I had my triumph.

Mesmerized by the liveliness that one feels could not be penned down.

It simply heals.

I climbed down after a feeling of satisfaction.

I moved ahead with my journey.

Tiger Point was the next destination.

I explored this place. I simply walked.

I clicked no pictures. With strangers, I talked.

At Tiger Point, no tigers adhere.

Only dogs, mokeys, camels and horses lived there.

"Tigers are gone from the place since a decade," they said.

In the middle of nature, I could see what man has made.

A cup of tea and a day in the mountains was coming to an end.

I went to the lake for cherishing the moments of the remaining time to spend.

A horse looked at me on the bridge I had stopped by.

His eyes were so real since animals don't lie.

A plate of guava and a plate of corns,

A view of the lake and the time went on.

Ryewood Park, Smokin Joe's Pizza and one iced coffee.

The sun had set and I slept at night with a memory of canopy.

Another morning welcomed me with a sunshine.

Visapur was the next fort I had decided to climb.

I met a group of girls in the local train.

We went till the fort base village and I decided to climb Lohagd Fort, again.

On the top of the fort, my thirst was quenched.

I was breathing more even though I was drained.

The cool breeze played with my hair.

The place was 3400 feet high and was worth to dare.

Sun was playing hide-and-seek with all of us.

The beautifully friendly clouds made everyone rejoice the trust.

The shadow of one mountain was falling on another.

The illuminated part of the mountain was incomparable, altogether.

Feeling every tiny bit of the moment helped my heart believe

That there is always a mountain which stands for you with the moments that are yours to seize.

Day was over, almost.

Sun was about to set.

I waved my trekking buddies goodbye with a hope to meet someday, again

Where we all could shine with the sunshine,

Where we all could live more than we do.

This solo trip was successful.

I am grateful to the Lord for being thoughtful.

Every step I took gave me a sense of joy.

The journey was over.

I came home with a smile, Oh Boy!

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Two years with Tester Work

Being an active tester on Tester Work platform since 2019 has been a long and a fruitful journey. Tester Work has given me an exposure to various international projects which contribute to the technological development thereby easing human life. Being a part of these projects has given me both confidence and courage to contribute my efforts towards advancement of human lifestyle.

I have explored various domains at Tester Work. Social media, E-commerce, Architecture, Gaming, Lifestyle Management, Education, Human Resources and Project Management are a few of them to list. My testing skills have improved every time I have been a part of the QA cycle which I was invited for by Tester Work.

While working on my dream project, proper guidance was provided by the manager which helped me deliver the results on time and by being a dedicated freelancer I was further invited to various test cycles organised by Tester Work. The more I recieved testing invitations, the more I could work and the more my confidence grew.

The protocol followed by the platform is very simple and clear. As per the availability of the devices I owned, I could test the applications and deliver the results which helped me get the payment. Especially, during global pandemic, when remote work culture grew, continuing to be a tester on this platform has not been affected and projects could be completed as per the client's requirements.

Personally, I have felt secured while performing professionally on the projects assigned by Tester Work. Every test cycle is legit and professional with the proper instructions and payment policy.

I could connect with vivid countries and their amazingly innovative projects and creatively talented minds behind upbringing those projects on a wider scale of software testing and quality assurance so that every talent reaches the project and every project acquires the desired talent. Technology is booming and to be a part of this development has been made possible by Tester Work which establishes connection between the client and the software tester with an ease and transparency which any tester can trust on.

Tester Work has undoubtedly helped me become a better tester and has given me a wide exposure to the international community of software testing and quality assurance. I am very grateful to be a part of this community and I hope we all could reach great heights in our career.

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E-commerce Development: Expectations Vs. Reality

E-commerce is the term used for electronics commerce which means conduct of economic activities which mainly include exchange of goods and services among various entities and businesses on the internet. There are intelligent and precise methodologies adopted by the organisations to carry on their operations on the internet. These design techniques and principles contribute to the protocol and algorithm development which ultimately help in carrying out the business activities at all possible levels with security, reliability, elasticity, agility and profitability.

When the term e-commerce development is coined, the questions arise with respect to developmental cost, design and development techniques, expertise solutions, modern technologies and and web scripting languages, business security, organisational administration and consumer and business needs. There are various Business Models that come in light when we talk of E-commerce and they can be listed as follows:

Business - to - Business (B2B)

Business - to - Consumer (B2C)

Consumer - to - Consumer (C2C)

Consumer - to - Business (C2B)

Business - to - Government (B2G)

Government - to - Business (G2B)

Government - to - Citizen (G2C)

The clarity of organisational goals is a very important part to develop the business model and proceed with the electronic commerce. Designing an e-commerce platform for your business is a fundamental part for the agile development and productive future of the organisation. With the final objective in your mind, you should be able to quantify the requirements right from earliest possible stage. All in all, the common aim should be to reduce the difference between expectation and reality. With the ever increasing demand and a growing population, the services must be made advance to suffice the need in an efficient way.

With the technological advancement fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, data science and data analytics, cloud computing and advanced web technologies, the business can grow and prosper at every possible level. To solve the business queries and to serve the customers in an efficient way, the algorithms must be developed and implemented while designing the e-commerce platform for the organisation. This includes easily accessible graphical user interface, secured and advanced database for big data, analytical tools, testing tools, encryption algorithms and techniques, fraud detection methodologies, marketing protocols, smart targets, financial and economic development protocols' implementation and advanced cloud computing. Every organisation follows its own workflow and makes profit and loss according to the the risk taking abilities, risk analysis and risk mitigation plans.

In response to the current scenario, replicating your business online is a stepping stone towards growth in sales and productive outcomes. It is not an easy thing to for your business completely on the cloud all by yourself. The expertise is needed in this case and thankfully IT solutions are available for every business need. For the E-Commerce development, the professionals prepare various plans including business proposals and protocols, technical protocols, software requirement specification, software development life cycle, software testing life cycle, unified modelling language diagrams, algorithms and flowcharts, timeline charts, risk tables, implementation mechanism and appendix the same.

Be it a giant e-commerce player like Amazon or be it recent small startup that sells the product or the service through internet, the path followed is quite the same. Not only the technical aspects have to be taken into consideration but also the practical aspects like logistics and supply chain management come into picture. The corporate legalization and tax laws also need to be taken care of. The organisations who choose to operate completely in the e-commerce mode face lesser capital cost as compared to the organisation that operates in both online and offline mode. The businesses grow when there is a win-win situation and different sectors contribute to each others' growth and success.

To conclude, e-commerce is an interesting game with different levels of difficulty each player can go to the next level provided all the discussed aspects are used at the proper time with intelligence. Integrating information technology in the business administration and commercial market has opened new doors for an opportunist to fulfill the economic and financial development goals. Every coin has two sides and using technology as a boon can create an impact on different aspects of social life, economic stability, financial independence and the overall well being. With the frauds and scams happening on the e-commerce websites on one hand and with the amazing delivery experience that customers express are two sides of the same coin called electronic commerce. With the implementation of ethical policies and eradication of dark web, the E-Commerce development can be advanced in a better way and the difference between reality and expectation can thereby be reduced.