Category: adventure
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Unfinished business. Starting this race report on a dramatic note may have piqued your interest already. Backstory: The रथी-महारथीs of our running group started running the various races at the Sinhaga-Rajgad-Torna (SRT) trail ultra marathon in 2019. What started with a couple of folks became a mass movement with most people from the group participating…
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Where shall I start to try to capture this adventure? Let me begin at the beginning. As the popular version of the great battle of Pawankhind goes, Shivaji Raje was under siege at Panhala fort surrounded by Siddi Johar’s forces for months. They broke the siege and escaped the enemy forces on 12 July 1660.…
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I am struggling for words. Not the written kind. But after being silent, for most of the time in the past 10 days, my brain seems to have given up on talking. I have listened so much in the 7 days in the mountains, I hope I am able to carry that silence and calm…
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Writing this as part of a writing workshop I had the privilege to be a part of. The exercise was to write something inspired by a favorite song. I struggled a lot with picking a favorite song. Not only there are many, but in these times it’s tough to put a finger on what I…
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Baths/showers are for the weaklings. If you are from the drylands or plains (or cities) and want to live in the mountains, then, forget what a bath feels like. Because when you are up there freezing your exposed body parts, read toes and fingers (if not wearing socks or gloves. But why will you do…
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Getting that itch to write a philosophical post. Maybe also because my birthday was around the corner and I cannot help but make a list. Of thoughts, things, and my musings. Travel – I increasingly feel that I live in a silo. I read only particular books (despite the efforts to include writers from different…
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Read previous posts here (Brussels), here (Brugge), here (Amsterdam) and here (Cologne). Pre-script – words and picture heavy post. Our tent was on the far right notin this picture. We camped below this rock mountain! After an eventful week in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany and recovering from an unwanted twist of turns, we were kind…
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Read previous parts here, here and here.Cologne (or Koln. Very interesting stories about how it got the name btw) was the next pit stop in my journey. Owing to our super health status, we reached there 2 days earlier than planned. As soon as our bus made its final stop, we got down only to…
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I want to take a break from the travel reporting and reflect on my state of my mind, when I am traveling. I like being out. Out in the nature > out with people or in public, crowded spots. I do like taking breaks, reading books, doing nothing. I also like work. The work I…