My humble tribute to those innocent souls around the word who lost their lives to Terrorism, be it Islamic, Secessionist or NATO.
Killers are killers, no matter what they call themselves!!
gorsam stupa
A  300 year old totem of Himalayan Buddhism and the largest Stupa in north-east India, it is 93 feet tall and covers a base area of over 34,000 feet. 
Enormous painted eyes of the "all seeing Buddha" keep a vigil on all four direction from the pyramid crowned, square capital on the top. 
Located at a slight distance, is a small shrine which the villagers  never fail to point out as the place where the 14th Dalai Lama had rested during his escape from Tibet. Though the claim is not endorsed by any Tibetan source, the Dalai Lama's first autobiography "My Land and My People" features a photograph of the stupa, calling it Gonsum Chotëm. (read the full story)
 
Reports that an old Englishman is living as a elite captive of a group of  Indians or those of meeting strange English-speaking people, came out of the region with amazing regularity, but didn't provided any serious clues. Amidst the various speculation  aired about the fate of Col. Fawcett and his companions, options probably limited to them becoming an Anaconda's lunch, practise targets for the Indian's blowpipes or the possibility of meeting "the man who liked Dickens".(read the full story)
 
compulsory reading for every thinking global citizen...
Blowback
"America's recruitment of Nazis, and its disastrous effect on our domestic and foreign policy"


by Christopher Simpson
Collier / Macmillan, 1988

 Read Excerpts here:
www.thirdworldtraveler.com
A few Sanyasis walked about spreading the unmistakable wisps of cannabis smoke in the air. With two bathing Ghats, the eastern one descending to the Buri Gang and the southern one to the Brahmaputra, wet pilgrims could be seen jaunting
bishwanath ghat
from one side to another. Despite the Kalika Purana's Vaishnav legend, Bishwanath proved to be a Shaivait site.(read the full story)
 
 
Mustaq Bhai was a thorough gentleman and knew his job well. He worked neatly, meticulously and his charges were reasonable. An uncommunicative man, he somehow decided to open up with me with an occasional grunt or a monologue. Ah yes !! He did tell me how he once repaired a BMW belonging to a Britisher and  about  two German women who brought their Enfield to him. Apparently one of them later went dotty doing Raj Yoga and started streaking down the road in the nude, while half the town ran after her clutching bed sheets and tablecloths. (read the full story)

An acquaintance once came for advise about which bike to purchase for his college going son. “Buy him an old junk, give him a small amount for spares and let him learn to repair it himself,” was my counsel. Apparently finding the thought ludicrous, the father grimaced and asked “do you want him to become a mechanic, besides when will he study if he spends his time repairing the bike?” and walked away. (read the full story)
 

project: british steel
There are whole lot of people out there, who alternately swear by and at them, but will still only ride  a dated piece of the British motorcycling heritage, manufactured in factories whose death kneel had sounded so long ago that even the echoes are now a distant memory.
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Swaying  from archaeology to 
bikes, UFO's and folklore, 
freelance journalist 
Ravi J.Deka,
lives in Assam in N.E.India
and had been a follower of
the way ever since he could
crawl, uncannily finding his  way to his father's liquor cabinet and onto the laps of bussomy ladies.

 

The plan of riding from Vladivostok to St.Peterburg -Bombed. Thanks to the Russian Embassy fellows telling me that I needed to have hotel bookings along the entire route, beforehand . As of now China seems much more promising.
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Kali's solution to Motorcycling Problems!!
Course date: Feb. 1st to 7th, 2002 
Chiang Mai
Motorcycle maintenance 
and basics of  Tantricism. 
(chances are you will learn neither)
contact: Ashokananda
Ravi J.Deka has spent the last three years in the world of freelance writing
specialising in the histories and cultures of North-east India. His other sphere of 
interest are motorcycles and travel. So far he has ridden across India and 
the Himalayas, sailed up the Brahmaputra and loves hitch-hiking
on helicopters. His pieces have featured is several leading Indian 
newspapers,  overseas publications and Internet portals. 

The name Tantric Teddy  both with and without the associated image of the Teddy Bear is the registered trade mark  of freelance journalist Ravi J.Deka .Likewise all articles and photographic images in this site except for those featured in "Window"  are the efforts of Ravi J. Deka and are his copyrighted property.
 

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