Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan used to say, ‘Tie the belt, future strollers, the world is eager to welcome you. There is no religion greater than a stroller for a person. The future of society depends on the strollers, so I would say that every young woman should take a fasting of the stroller, all the evidence given against it should be considered false and fruitless. ‘ Yayavari means stroller or walking plays an important role in the development of any person’s personality and confidence. While starting the Yayavari series in Network 18’s literature column, we take you on a trip to the famous Tiger National Park Ranthambore in Rajasthan. Travel writer Dipanshu Goyal not only visit the country and the world, but also makes the readers visit the world by threading his experiences in words. So let’s go on a trip to Ranthambore with Dipanshu-
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Ranthambore National Park
Last year we all spent sitting at home. This year, if the situation improved, I thought I should go out to walk somewhere. I thought of going out somewhere. I did not have to think much about the place and I was ready to go to my favorite Ranthambore National Park again. I have been going to Ranthambore for more than a decade, but still I return every time with a new experience. So I quickly took the train ticket and went out on the journey.
Train is the best means to travel from Delhi to Ranthambore (Ranthambore Sawai Madhopur). You reach your destination in less than four hours. It was an evening train from Delhi. When I landed at Sawai Madhopur station, it was about 9 o’clock in the night. This time I chose Hotel Jhoomar Bawri of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation for my stay. This heritage hotel, built in the middle of the forest, used to be a hunting ground of Jaipur Maharaja. The next day was the first Safari time.
The best time to visit Ranthambore National Park
In the first week of February, the weather was quite cold and the wind of the forest looked even more cold. I got up early in the morning and got ready for safari. Around 6:30 pm, the safari vehicle came to pick me up and I left for the forest. The vehicle was inside the park shortly after. On going inside the park, it seems as if you have reached another world. A few hundred meters ago where you were on a road filled with vehicles, now the birds’ chirping and monkeys-lunts start appearing. Chital and sambar start appearing. Fresh air fills the lungs. Today I had to go to Zone 5 for Safari. To maintain arrangements in the park, it is divided into 10 zones for safari. Before entering the zone, the guide gave general information about the forest.
This national park is spread over an area of about 1411 square kilometers. 80 percent of the forest area is surrounded by the deciduous forests of Dhunk. When I reached there, February had started and these trees dropped their cards. But trees like Palash, Kadamb and Banyan standing in the forest do not allow the feeling of greenery to end completely. In the month of March, Palash trees fill parts of the forest with their red-orange flowers. Palash appears in abundance in Zone 7.
The whole world of animals
Every tourist coming to Ranthambore wants to see the tiger first. The tiger is such a great creature that it is a different thing to see it. But this forest is not only the tigers but also the home of the whole world of animals. There are 315 types of birds found here. These include both local and migrant birds living here. Along with this, countless animals such as Chital, Chinkara, Nilgai, Sambhar, Leopard, Bear, Deer, Hypana, Jackal, Wolf, Fox and Monitor Lizard are part of the rich biodiversity of the forest. We should keep in mind that if these animals are not there then there will be no tigers. Every creature, tree, plant, river, waterfall and ponds of the forest are important for maintaining the biodiversity of the forest.