GIRINAGAR
A Pristine Paradise in Pune
Tell me, which is the most beautiful, most pristine, most unpolluted and most verdant place in Pune?
I’ll tell you – it’s a lovely place called “Girinagar”.
Pune has changed – for the worse.
The pleasant, salubrious, tranquil, stress-free, easygoing, cozy, affable Pune I once lived in no longer exists. Yes, the Pune I once lived in no longer exists...!!!
Every nook and corner of Pune has suffered the ravages of “modernization”.
Except one place – Girinagar.
The pleasant, salubrious, tranquil, stress-free, easygoing, cozy, affable Pune I once lived in no longer exists. Yes, the Pune I once lived in no longer exists...!!!
Every nook and corner of Pune has suffered the ravages of “modernization”.
Except one place – Girinagar.
Yes, there still exists a pristine paradise in Pune - Girinagar.
With the mighty Sinhagad Fort towering as a Sentinel, Girinagar is a fascinating place located on the slopes of the hills adjoining the cool blue Khadakvasla Lake
The view from the Girinagar ridge is amazing.
You can see backwaters of Panshet and Varasgaon dams in the distance, and close by down below the serene expanse of theKhadakvasla Lake
The view from the Girinagar ridge is amazing.
You can see backwaters of Panshet and Varasgaon dams in the distance, and close by down below the serene expanse of the
The metamorphosis at sunset is enthralling.
The dance of colours, on the waters of the lake, from yellow to orange to crimson to blue to grey and then a still darkness – I have not seen a more magnificent sunset view anywhere else.
The dance of colours, on the waters of the lake, from yellow to orange to crimson to blue to grey and then a still darkness – I have not seen a more magnificent sunset view anywhere else.
In the mornings as you climb up the hills cleansing, refreshing, revitalizing and invigorating your lungs with the clean unpolluted pure fresh air, you look in the distance and see the heavy layer of smog settling down over the city of Pune
When the monsoon arrives, and it starts raining, the sensuous mist envelops all around, everything is a soothing green, and the atmosphere, the environment, the ambiance in Girinagar is simply magnificent!
Truly a "pristine paradise" in Pune...!
Truly a "pristine paradise" in Pune...!
I stand in my tall balcony, high up in Wakad, in the evening, and see in the distance the silhouette of Sinhagad outlined vaguely against the fading light of the setting sun and my mind harks back to nostalgic memories of my unforgettable days in Girinagar. And so, I dig out this piece I wrote a few years ago and post it once more for you to read...
VIKRAM KARVE
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