Guest guest Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Dear Aasawari, Though many agents book you for Lakshadweep, the best and cheapest way is to book directly with " S.P.O.R.T.S., Willingdon Island, Cochin " . You can write to them and they send you a brochure with current rates. They probably have a website, but I'll have to look it up. I would advice you to book a first class cabin on the ship, which is the best deal. You can either book a trip with one new island everyday for 4 days, or you could stay at one island for the whole trip. Its your choice. (I opted for the 4 different islands, and believe me, they were very different from each other.) Wonderful glass bottomed boat rides to the coral reef and scuba diving on par with Mauritius. Delicious sea food! Wonderful! Kishore Shah 1974 Re: Lakshdweep > Hey Kishore da................ > IT really sounds wonderful........it would be nice to visit there > sometimes .......can you send me some links for bookings etc and suggest > the best season to visit.........must do'd when you land there > etc......... > > To All MGIMSites..........hip hip hurray for us being up > there.........but i still feel its in the top 10 ( looking at some other > colleges there)..............thank you Kalantri Sir for keeping us > updated...... > > Long time i havent seen Prabha di here hope everything is > fine........miss Ameet and his recipes as well.........nice to see a few > new ones like Vidya di and Gurusharan sir( nice family photos).......... > > aasawari91 > down with the blue and flu........... > > Shah wrote: > The first thing that strikes you about Lakshadweep is the > pristine clear > water around its islands. The water is so clear that you can see the sea > bed > with its waving kelp and rainbow hued fishes darting in and out midst the > fronds of anemones. > > The air is also completely free from smoke or fumes, with green fronds of > palm and coconut waving in the gentle breeze. > > But once you get past this first impression, you must spare a thought for > the local population. The indigenous population is a Muslim Tamil > Matriarchal society. Unfortunately, to keep the sea and its surrounding > coral in healthy condition, all industry has been banned on the islands. > (There was only one non-polluting hosiery factory.) Thus the local > populace > has no income except from fishing, and growing bananas and coconuts. > > There is also a ban on buying and selling land to anyone outside. Thus > normal Indians cannot buy a piece of Lakshadweep. They can only marry into > it, which going by the ultra conservative Muslim tribal nature of their > society is (in the words of Don) Mushkil hi nahi, par namumkin hai! > > Local schools are far and few in between. A lady in labour has to be > ferried > to the island capital of Lakshadweep for a delivery. Thus home delivery is > the preferred mode. Higher education has to be taken from mainland India. > > Kishore Shah 1974 > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > What is your Emotional Quotient? Find out. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Delicious seafood is enough of an incentive for me... :-D Ravin '82 > Dear Aasawari, > > Though many agents book you for Lakshadweep, the best and cheapest way is > to > book directly with " S.P.O.R.T.S., Willingdon Island, Cochin " . You can write > > to them and they send you a brochure with current rates. They probably have > > a website, but I'll have to look it up. > > I would advice you to book a first class cabin on the ship, which is the > best deal. You can either book a trip with one new island everyday for 4 > days, or you could stay at one island for the whole trip. Its your choice. > (I opted for the 4 different islands, and believe me, they were very > different from each other.) > > Wonderful glass bottomed boat rides to the coral reef and scuba diving on > par with Mauritius. Delicious sea food! Wonderful! > > Kishore Shah 1974 > Re: Lakshdweep > > > Hey Kishore da................ > > IT really sounds wonderful........it would be nice to visit there > > sometimes .......can you send me some links for bookings etc and suggest > > the best season to visit.........must do'd when you land there > > etc......... > > > > To All MGIMSites..........hip hip hurray for us being up > > there.........but i still feel its in the top 10 ( looking at some other > > colleges there)..............thank you Kalantri Sir for keeping us > > updated...... > > > > Long time i havent seen Prabha di here hope everything is > > fine........miss Ameet and his recipes as well.........nice to see a few > > new ones like Vidya di and Gurusharan sir( nice family photos).......... > > > > aasawari91 > > down with the blue and flu........... > > > > Shah <kshahsky@... <kshahsky%40gmail.com>> wrote: > > The first thing that strikes you about Lakshadweep is the > > pristine clear > > water around its islands. The water is so clear that you can see the sea > > bed > > with its waving kelp and rainbow hued fishes darting in and out midst the > > fronds of anemones. > > > > The air is also completely free from smoke or fumes, with green fronds of > > palm and coconut waving in the gentle breeze. > > > > But once you get past this first impression, you must spare a thought for > > the local population. The indigenous population is a Muslim Tamil > > Matriarchal society. Unfortunately, to keep the sea and its surrounding > > coral in healthy condition, all industry has been banned on the islands. > > (There was only one non-polluting hosiery factory.) Thus the local > > populace > > has no income except from fishing, and growing bananas and coconuts. > > > > There is also a ban on buying and selling land to anyone outside. Thus > > normal Indians cannot buy a piece of Lakshadweep. They can only marry > into > > it, which going by the ultra conservative Muslim tribal nature of their > > society is (in the words of Don) Mushkil hi nahi, par namumkin hai! > > > > Local schools are far and few in between. A lady in labour has to be > > ferried > > to the island capital of Lakshadweep for a delivery. Thus home delivery > is > > the preferred mode. Higher education has to be taken from mainland India. > > > > Kishore Shah 1974 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > What is your Emotional Quotient? Find out. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Kishore, things have changed a bit now...Vijay Malliya has purchased an island there and is planning to have a resort....it will take a long time though, because the legal battle is still on. Thats the latest Murtaza Amreliwala Lakshdweep The first thing that strikes you about Lakshadweep is the pristine clear water around its islands. The water is so clear that you can see the sea bed with its waving kelp and rainbow hued fishes darting in and out midst the fronds of anemones. The air is also completely free from smoke or fumes, with green fronds of palm and coconut waving in the gentle breeze. But once you get past this first impression, you must spare a thought for the local population. The indigenous population is a Muslim Tamil Matriarchal society. Unfortunately, to keep the sea and its surrounding coral in healthy condition, all industry has been banned on the islands. (There was only one non-polluting hosiery factory.) Thus the local populace has no income except from fishing, and growing bananas and coconuts. There is also a ban on buying and selling land to anyone outside. Thus normal Indians cannot buy a piece of Lakshadweep. They can only marry into it, which going by the ultra conservative Muslim tribal nature of their society is (in the words of Don) Mushkil hi nahi, par namumkin hai! Local schools are far and few in between. A lady in labour has to be ferried to the island capital of Lakshadweep for a delivery. Thus home delivery is the preferred mode. Higher education has to be taken from mainland India. Kishore Shah 1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Aasawari...its indeed the same as described by Kishoreda...I had arranged the trip on my own, so when you plan, just let me know. i wont charge the commission. HAha Murtaza Amreliwala Re: Lakshdweep Hey Kishore da.......... ...... IT really sounds wonderful... .....it would be nice to visit there sometimes ........can you send me some links for bookings etc and suggest the best season to visit....... ..must do'd when you land there etc......... To All MGIMSites... .......hip hip hurray for us being up there....... ..but i still feel its in the top 10 ( looking at some other colleges there)...... .........thank you Kalantri Sir for keeping us updated..... . Long time i havent seen Prabha di here hope everything is fine........ miss Ameet and his recipes as well........ .nice to see a few new ones like Vidya di and Gurusharan sir( nice family photos)..... ..... aasawari91 down with the blue and flu......... .. Shah <kshahskygmail (DOT) com> wrote: The first thing that strikes you about Lakshadweep is the pristine clear water around its islands. The water is so clear that you can see the sea bed with its waving kelp and rainbow hued fishes darting in and out midst the fronds of anemones. The air is also completely free from smoke or fumes, with green fronds of palm and coconut waving in the gentle breeze. But once you get past this first impression, you must spare a thought for the local population. The indigenous population is a Muslim Tamil Matriarchal society. Unfortunately, to keep the sea and its surrounding coral in healthy condition, all industry has been banned on the islands. (There was only one non-polluting hosiery factory.) Thus the local populace has no income except from fishing, and growing bananas and coconuts. There is also a ban on buying and selling land to anyone outside. Thus normal Indians cannot buy a piece of Lakshadweep. They can only marry into it, which going by the ultra conservative Muslim tribal nature of their society is (in the words of Don) Mushkil hi nahi, par namumkin hai! Local schools are far and few in between. A lady in labour has to be ferried to the island capital of Lakshadweep for a delivery. Thus home delivery is the preferred mode. Higher education has to be taken from mainland India. Kishore Shah 1974 ------------ --------- --------- --- What is your Emotional Quotient? Find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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