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The Great Wetland Rail Romp

Yes, like Uttam says, this is where our ancestors came from. There were no trains or highways in those days, and a journey from Mangalore to Honnavar (3 - 4 hours today) used to take upto 2 days with many river crossings on ramshackle ferry boats. Not much of education or job opportunities too, though the land was rich; so they migrated to the big cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Dharwad. Thanks Apu, Sachin and Lalaam for the journey into the lands of my ancestors.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2011 Nov 13 13:58:28 +0000

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Are you on a "rest area platform" jutting out into the river?

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2011 Nov 13 13:51:01 +0000

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The grey on the top of the coaches contributes to the sandwich effect.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2011 Nov 13 13:47:22 +0000

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Thank you for the kind words - breathtakingly beautiful lands, populated by the kindest, most hospitable of people, I feel proud to say that this is where I originally come from.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2011 Nov 13 13:44:30 +0000

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Man, what a shot. Never seen something like this in the past!

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2011 Nov 12 03:34:31 +0000

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awesome!

Posted by Chaitanya Mishra on 2011 Nov 11 10:22:42 +0000

The Great Wetland Rail Romp

First class stuff...the effort you 3 put in shows in the pictures...thanks for this treat!

Posted by Abhinav Bhattacharjee on 2011 Nov 11 09:42:10 +0000

The Great Wetland Rail Romp

Absolutely amazing and superb stuff... hats off to the efforts.. Passing through the stretch, I never realised that from another angle, things can be so breathtaking! Congatulations to the three brave men!

Posted by Abhishek Gopal on 2011 Nov 10 16:51:57 +0000

The Great Wetland Rail Romp

It is a matter of pride for me to say I hail from that area - ancestrally. And also a matter of eternal regret that the last time I visited that area was in 1975!

Note to self: Remember what you are missing!

To Lalam, Sachin and Apurva: No adjective is appropriate to describe these pictures and the effort you put in to capture them. To think that you climbed hills and descended below track level to snap some of these pictures shows dedication of the highest order.

Thank you very much gentlemen!

Posted by Uttam Padukone on 2011 Nov 09 21:34:40 +0000

The Great Wetland Rail Romp

Take a bow, Sirs! Thank you for your efforts in presenting these gems!!

Posted by Benhur on 2011 Nov 09 18:00:37 +0000

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