Fortified Living within 99 bastions - Jaisalmer Fort
Enjoy our other Blogs - MoAnRa Stories | MoAnRa Speaks by Moutushi Ghoshdeysarkar The living fort as it is called by many is a destination of a life time. That is not to say that one cannot or would not like to revisit this one of a kind place. One of the oldest forts in India it is a place where history lives. I have been there twice. Long back as a pure tourist with my parents and recently to feel the history. Living within the fortified walls of the fort is distinctly different from visiting it for a day or half a day tour. Ludavra, 16kms north west of Jaisalmer, was the stronghold of the Bhati Rajputs who had captured it from the Ludarva Rajputs. This ancient city (Ludavra) was on the connector route to the maritime international trade route popularly known as the Silk Route , in the 1st to around 6th century and then other important trade routes till the time of the British raj, when the ports of Mum...