Which is the best state to live in india?

kaustabh · Nov 4th, 2009, 18:12

I love rains in WB. I have heard Kerala looks almost the same. But mosquitos?!? mmm byproduct, can't avoid. For that lash green landscapes I can withstand almost anything.

solo_trekker · Nov 4th, 2009, 18:28

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Originally Posted by kaustabh

...Kerala looks almost the same. ....

Almost the same...??????

No state comes anywhere close to being as lush green on the green-o-meter as Kerala always has been...
Period.

Cheers...!

anar · Nov 4th, 2009, 18:31

and, inshallah, always shall remain!

Nick-H · Nov 4th, 2009, 18:37

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Originally Posted by anar

where in the world is perfect all year round? do what the birds do - migrate to a more agreeable clime - when things get rough, which they inevitably do.

nick-h, what are you waiting for?

I am very happy with the climate here

--- I flew South from London!

So far as the migration to Kerala is concerned... Mrs N is not keen, we have many Kerala relatives, and kerala is not as live-and-let-live as it appears to the visitor. Well, never mind...

There is, of course, a vast amount of rain there too.

kaustabh · Nov 4th, 2009, 18:37

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Originally Posted by solo_trekker

Almost the same...??????

No state comes anywhere close in being as lush green on the green-o-meter as Kerala always has been...
Period.

Cheers...!

Oh Aaa I mean ... Hmmm Not that same....

eh it cant be, after all it is gods own....

Nick-H · Nov 4th, 2009, 18:44

So far as the greenometer is concerned, wouldn't somewhere like Darjeeling score the highest? don't they measure their rainfall in metres rather than cm?

anar · Nov 4th, 2009, 18:48

if i had a choice, it would be the two k's - kerala and kashmir - two kinds of paradise. however, i shall be content with kerala and visit kashmir as often as i can. last month in kashmir, i tried to buy somewhere and build a summer home but the situation there is too fraught with troubles, even for a die-hard romantic like me. have shelved those plans for now. i live in hope though.

jituyadav · Nov 4th, 2009, 19:06

Be careful of the two B’s, Bullets in Kashmir and Boats in kerala

solo_trekker · Nov 4th, 2009, 22:12

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

So far as the greenometer is concerned, wouldn't somewhere like Darjeeling score the highest? don't they measure their rainfall in metres rather than cm?

Yeah...
There are ofcourse pockets in the North-east which get monstrous amounts of rains, regularly, year after year...
But the Green-o-Meter for the entire state of Kerala is just too high on the green scale...!

To figure out what I mean, you just need to take a train ride across Kerala... The moment you enter Kerala from Coimbatore side, there is that sudden change in the air, the greenery becomes denser and greener, and the air cooler...!

You can feel the difference...
Cheers...!

livinhimalayas · Nov 4th, 2009, 22:35

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

So far as the greenometer is concerned, wouldn't somewhere like Darjeeling score the highest? don't they measure their rainfall in metres rather than cm?

On the contrary Nick there is so much rainfall in these hills that most of the soil washes off and the vegetation cover is not very dense. Now if you were talking of Uttarkashi - well then I will have to put it very high on the greenometer. Moreover it doesn't have the humidity, bugs and mossies of Kerela.

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Originally Posted by solo_trekker

Yeah...
There are ofcourse pockets in the North-east which get monstrous amounts of rains, regularly, year after year...
But the Green-o-Meter for the entire state of Kerala is just too high on the green scale...!

To figure out what I mean, you just need to take a train ride across Kerala... The moment you enter Kerala from Coimbatore side, there is that sudden change in the air, the greenery becomes denser and greener, and the air cooler...!

You can feel the difference...
Cheers...!

I spent one monsoon in Kerela and never want to spend another - couldn;t sit out as there were a zillion bugs, all my clothes and shoes and everythign else turned mouldy because of humidity - the beds smelled of mould and i was in agony as I am highly allergic to mould - causes asthma attacks!

trooooon · Nov 4th, 2009, 22:50

Kalimpong is really nice all year round . . at least it used to be . . and pretty much anything grows there!

Nick-H · Nov 4th, 2009, 22:55

Oh, god... no place for someone alergic to mould

.

TN gets a fraction of the rainfall, and is correspondingly low on the greenometer, but we have humidity a plenty and mossies a million.

pinnaclecap · Nov 4th, 2009, 23:07

Goa ????

anar · Nov 5th, 2009, 00:25

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Originally Posted by jituyadav

Be careful of the two B’s, Bullets in Kashmir and Boats in kerala

clearly you have a point there. just read this:

"Eight students drown as boat capsizes in Kerala"

Nick-H · Nov 5th, 2009, 01:27

Boats in some parts of Kerala are like cars and bikes on the streets elsewhere, from the single person paddling along, to the marine equivalents of buses. In some ways, it is surprising that we do not hear of more accidents.

Of course, it may well be that they happen, but do not get reported.

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jituyadav Humble servant of the self Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 613	Be careful of the two B’s, Bullets in Kashmir and Boats in kerala __________________ I started with nothing and I still have most of it!

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Nov 4th, 2009, 18:12	#76
kaustabh Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Burdwan/Kolkata, India Posts: 95	I love rains in WB. I have heard Kerala looks almost the same. But mosquitos?!? mmm byproduct, can't avoid. For that lash green landscapes I can withstand almost anything.

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anar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: India Posts: 703	and, inshallah, always shall remain!

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Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,231	So far as the greenometer is concerned, wouldn't somewhere like Darjeeling score the highest? don't they measure their rainfall in metres rather than cm?

Nov 4th, 2009, 18:48	#82
anar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: India Posts: 703	if i had a choice, it would be the two k's - kerala and kashmir - two kinds of paradise. however, i shall be content with kerala and visit kashmir as often as i can. last month in kashmir, i tried to buy somewhere and build a summer home but the situation there is too fraught with troubles, even for a die-hard romantic like me. have shelved those plans for now. i live in hope though.

Nov 4th, 2009, 22:55	#87
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,231	Oh, god... no place for someone alergic to mould . TN gets a fraction of the rainfall, and is correspondingly low on the greenometer, but we have humidity a plenty and mossies a million.

Nov 4th, 2009, 23:07	#88
pinnaclecap The Wahe Guru Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dilli Posts: 116	Goa ????

Nov 5th, 2009, 01:27	#90
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,231	Boats in some parts of Kerala are like cars and bikes on the streets elsewhere, from the single person paddling along, to the marine equivalents of buses. In some ways, it is surprising that we do not hear of more accidents. Of course, it may well be that they happen, but do not get reported.