.....The Ussiri falls of Giridih Dist.....

....the Madhupur Giridih Pass  hauled by the steam Loco was a regular feature adorning PF 1 of MDP RS ....1MG in the wee hrs until 8Mg, terminating at nearly midnite at MDP RS ,shuttling arduously over a plateau terrain with clocklike precision,  a trust worthy shuttler ,between the two towns of Madhupur Jn(Jharkhand) ...a Holiday Home health resort of ubiquitous Kothis ....of  well to do Bengali Gentry frm thn British Calcutta  & Giridih(Jharkhand): the Coal & Mica mining town, en route  Hazaribagh  . Early 20 th Century Calcutta was moist ,humid ,warm with brackish water , playing havoc with the health of its citizen with Industrial pollution.....the reachable  Santhal Pargana Plateau was a Plateau of Delite for many ,who wanted to escape the drudgery of Calcutta....the Health Resorts of Madhupur, Jamtara, Giridih, Simultala , Jasidih , Devghar were dotted with villas nd sanatoriums ,suiting their panacea of a lungful to inhale, inciting the imaginations of the Bangali Babus... the advantage of these towns being on the Calcutta Delhi Rly Trunk route was responsible for their development as a tourist centres ,far far away frm the maddening crowd of Calcutta....retreats ,Mathths, Temples dotting the landscape with Churches nd Mosques, for an al encompassing society of mutual thriving, with Respect, at a time whn the other parts of the World were already experiencing sectarian strife....the jewel of the plateau was the  Aborigine Santhal, whose village nd occupation of a living was as simple as whn the World was born....rubbing our eyes in the wee hrs of the morn to take the 1MG train to Giridih was  ful of thrill, for onward journey to a huge Waterfalls @ USSIRI thru dirt tracks of a Horse cart ride....with al bag & baggage of a whole day Picnic is wel etched in memory......the quite a distance Horse cart  ride amidst thick Sal jungle nd red soil of a dirt track to a huge area of waterfalls , majestically  cascading over the rocks.......cud hear the massive roar of the falls frm half a km away, the huge sal trees with its equally huge leaves , the thick Aroma of the vegetation of the Tropical green rain forest of the Santhal Parganas.....with firewood abundant ...the fire lit Cooked preparations by the fmly, frnds & occasionally relatives, was delicious ,after exploring the area ,& a swim....the water tasted  heavenly , famous for its mythical gastro corrective properties......the return journey @ 4pm for Giridih RS  was hurried.....to take the 6MG train to Madhupur  @ 5.30 pm via Mahesmunda Stn.....whr a 2mt stop was sufficient to drink the water provided by the Rly.Waterman (Pani Paray) in the RS with shining Brass water dispenser frm equally clean cool Earthenware pots......incidentally Mahesmunda was famous for its Water....nd many wud fetch a can of water frm thr......the clean ,pristine, setting of a plateau whr  we lived for  30 yrs, is  unparalled  til date....!!!.....the Imminent June Rendezvous  frm Male' to Kolkata for Madhupur , trudging the original circuit is  therefore breathtakingly Awaited .....for tht Lungful of Panacea to Inhale.....!!!!!