Wednesday 29 June 2011

White Rock Lake Park

White Rock Lake Park :

White Rock Lake was a collection of farms,Before it was a lake.White Rock Lake Park is owned by the families of Daniel and Cox. Daniel's son had a good friend during the civil war named Cox. The first record of the Daniel family farm is in the Thomas Walker Daniel Family Bible.In the late 1830s and early 1840s Daniel and his wife Frances Herndon Daniels seem to have moved to the White Rock area.then When the war was over,the Cox family moved to land adjacent to the Daniel family so that they had together a joint family cemetery called the Daniel-Cox Cemetery.
 


Tuesday 28 June 2011

Marble Palace


The marble palace:

The marble palace is the most popular and one of the beautiful places in kolkatta. The marble palace was built by the Bengal's richest landlord "raja rajendra mullik bahadur" in the year 1830.The name marble palace was given by the lord minto,who is administrator of British. The palace was built using 126 varieties of marbles from all over India, both Indian and Europeans had taken part in designing of this great marble palace. Kolkata was capital for British India since marble palace was built

the style of architecture is ancient architecture and also Greek, roman and oriental style of architecture exhibited in it. The marble palace had a great planning, architecture and creative thoughts were practiced in it.

The marble palace is a best shooting spot for films shooting. Many Indian films have been shooted at that grandeur marble palace.

Mahatma Gandhi ashram

Ahmedabad Mahatma Gandhi ashram :

For many years Ahmedabad was the center of Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent struggle for India’s independence.In Mahatma Gandhi ashram we will fell The energy of that movement can still be at the Satyagraha Ashram which is established by the Gandhi on the Sabarmati in 1917.Mahatma Gandhi could try farming and other such experiments,because already he chose a location that was, at the time, far out of the city.Mahatma Gandhi learnt the some of arts like spinning and weaving etc.as soon as the ashram began to buzz with khadi, not only a way of producing clothes, but also a way of thought. The activity waned when he moved to Sevagram Ashram  which is located near Wardha,in Maharashtra.

Saturday 25 June 2011

Chennai Snake Park

Chennai Snake Park:
Chennai snake park is located in Adyar which is known as urban centers of Chennai.this famous park is lies in the Guindy area of the city suburb, Adyar.and provided by small road, known as  Sardar Vallabhai Patel Road.

This park is founded by Romulus Whitaker, the prominent wildlife conservationist. The park was established in the year 1972 with the intention that is to preserve the endangered reptile species in the sub continent. Madras Snake Park Trust was established at the same time 1972 which maintains the snake park. The park secured the recognition as Medium Zoo from the Central Zoo Authority in the year 1995.This park contains the number of lizards, amazing crocodiles, turtles, snake species.