Saturday, November 19, 2022

At Hotel Suraj Grand, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)

                                             

                

                             

    

                                 



This three-star hotel is located near Bellary Chowrastha opposite SAP Camp on the main road. It is 1.2 kms from Kurnool bus stand and 2.2 kms from Airport railway station. It has spacious rooms with all modern amenities like free wifi, lift facility, T.V. A.C. laundry service and room service and supply of free newspaper.  There is parking facility in the cellar. There are two separate restaurants to serve vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. It has other facilities like conference room, coffee maker, electronic locker facility and free buffet complimentary breakfast. The food in the restaurants has both south Indian and North Indian varieties. There is a bar that serves native and foreign liquors. This property has 45 well-furnished rooms with all amenities.  There are two types of rooms. The Executive room (100 Sq.ft.) is provided with a double bed, writing desk, two chairs, T.V. and A.C. facility. The Deluxe room (322 Sq.ft.) is more spacious and is provided with facilities like queen bed, work desk, two chairs, A.C. and T.V. Free bottled water is provided in both rooms. Coffee and tea are given at 7.00 a.m. This may be shifted to 6.00 a.m as some people get up early and like to have coffee or tea early in the morning. Free breakfast is provided at 8.00 a.m. in the restaurant on the ground floor.

The check-in time is at 2.00 p.m. and check-out time is 11.00 a.m. It would be convenient if the check-in time is changed to 12.00 noon as many people arrive early to Kurnool. Room service is good. Hygiene and house keeping is very good. The reception people should respond promptly and should not be late in meeting the demands of customers. The house-keeping staff should maintain corridors and lift floor clean. In this hotel smoking and drinking in the premises is not allowed. Outside food is also not permitted.

 The nearest tourist spots are: Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple(3kms), Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple (4.3kms) and Konda Reddy Fort(3.7kms).  Other pilgrimage places are Srisailam (180 km), Mahanandi (92 kms) and Yaganti Caves (90kms) and Mantralayam (92kms).   The room tariffs are quite reasonable. This hotel is located in the main part of the town and is accessible from Railway station and bus stand. For pilgrims and other travellers this is a very convenient and comfortable hotel with affordable prices and modern amenities.

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             19th November, 2022                   Somaseshu Gutala

Friday, November 4, 2022

WINTER BLUES





 

                                                


                                  


                           

1.    Seasons seem to go astray and out of gear

Tender blooms suddenly struck down in prime;

Young lives lost so soon melts our hearts

We feel in time’s suffocating coils caught;

Unpredictable disasters happened everywhere;

Our hearts too small to bear burdens and share.

 

2.    While fresh flowers fluttered and dropped so soon

Old sickly sallow leaves linger and languish still

Swinging with stubborn and reluctant hold

In blowing gush of wintry weather cold;

Like dangling cobwebs in shady corners concealed

Of ruined castles and caves from daylight sealed.

 

3.    While tender birds fell down like shattered leaves

Dull ravens with bedraggled wings hang around

Like leathern-winged bats suspended upside down

Like stumped dry faggots withered and brown;

No vibrant throb of life, no sunny smiles in sight

Unseen maladies and unforeseen plight.

 

4.    Young fresh bubbling rills streams suddenly go dry

While stagnant ponds survive with stinking sighs

While young shrubs shrivel so soon with pests unseen

Losing their sweet fragrance so fresh and green;

While thorny tangled plants and weeds grown wild

Thrive emitting foul breath on every side. 

 

5.    Life seems a fickle chance beyond our thought

Waves of sudden shocks strike us in random ways;

Nature seems too wayward and beyond normal strain

This state of reversal it seems none can restrain;

The wintry mists throw a veil of mistrust in skies

A pall of confusion reigns with wolfish weird cries. 

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    4th November, 2022                Somaseshu Gutala