NAMMA BETTA

"HEAVEN'S NOT A PLACE THAT YOU GO WHEN YOU DIE, IT'S THAT MOMENT IN LIFE WHEN YOU ACTUALLY FEEL ALIVE ! "

How many of you have actually felt THAT moment in life ?? I'm sure all of you must have, 'coz different people experience the feeling of heaven in their own different ways. Now if you're thinking that this blog is about ONE such moment in my life when I felt like being in heaven, then you're wrong. This blog is about a PLACE, which, for me, is nothing less than heaven !! It's about a place I love the most and just can't help visiting!!! It's about our very own BETTA !!

For all those non-Mysoreans reading this, let me tell you precisely. I'm talking about CHAMUNDI HILLS in MYSORE . The word "Betta" means HILL and "Namma Betta" means "OUR BETTA". And if at all there's any foreigner reading this, then tell u wat, THIS IS IN INDIA BABY !!!!!

Anyway, jokes apart, Namma Betta is no hill station, it's no Simla. Nor is it a Niagara. It's just a small hill very close to Mysore City. Frankly, it has nothing extraordinary. But has everything to make u feel extraordinary! My words might look a bit too exaggerating, but this JUST how I feel about this place. Otherwise, wouldn't have cared to write about it.

I visit betta with my friends almost once in a week. And if it gets more than 10 -15 days, then I get "Betta -sick". Now what to say about this place, Ohhh !!!!! The roads, the ride, the greenery, the view, the weather, the trees, the rocks, the pillars, the towers, .....!!!!! Amazing !! Sitting at the main view point on a cool, quiet evening and looking at Mysore is one of the loveliest things to do !! And it's certainly not just about the main view point, there are so many , literally so many places to hang out. There's one place on the other side which has a small tower from where we can't see the city but a complete nature view. LOVELY PLACE !! We'd once explored a new place going through a small road to the interior and it was lovely too ! But later, a policeman came and screwed us up , ooops I mean scolded us badly as it was a prohibited area. Badly wanna go there again but scared of the cops. And tell u what, there was one time when we actually tried studying there and it was great ! And can't forget bunking college test and going there in the morning. Try sitting at betta on an early morning and you'll know how beautiful a morning can get !! No vehicles, no horns, no pollution. Just the sound of the birds chirping. WOW !!! Out of the world experience! And of course, I forgot about the option of climbing all the way up. Though I don't do that much and prefer the roads, should say climbing is also fun. Not just the steps, we've even done some trekking there. That was real fun! And at night, oh it's a different feeling altogether! Now I'll go on and on if I keep talking about the numerous places in betta and my experiences in each of those. So better not go further into all that.

I just wanna say Betta ROCKS, 24*7*365. Literally !! And I've had few of the best moments of my life in this place. Done some great deeds, some great mischieves, had some great discussions, celebrated one of my best birthdays there ... Again, I could go on and on and on .

So I consider myself highly fortunate to be staying so close and to be always able to find somebody to accompany me to this place. No matter what others think of this, I just wanna say I LOVE BETTA !!!! TO THE CORE !!! As i said earlier, IT'S HEAVEN!!!!

P.S- My message to everybody is : Please don't dirty the place, DON'T LITTER. These places are our wealth, so treasure them.