We had just completed two 200 km and one 300 km brevet in the past few months, learning the ropes along the way. This time, we aimed higher: a 400 km ride. On a Sunday morning, I set off on my most ambitious challenge yet—a 27-hour, 400 km bicycle ride starting and ending at Zero …
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SP Kalantri
300 km Brevet
300 km. This time I had set the bar a bit too high. The task was to complete an18-hour-long bicycle ride on Sunday that was to start before dawn and would end almost at the stroke of midnight. The route—Asian Highway 46, Nagpur-Deori (Gondia district)-Nagpur was challenging enough to test both the muscle and the …
Cycling around Sevagram
A 50-km solo ride that began from Sevagram. As I cycled past 13 villages during the ride and as the sun began to set, I discovered fascinating people interacting with each other during their Wednesday bazaars. This is Dindoda village, 12 km south of Sevagram.
SEARCH, Gadchiroli
Spent a Friday morning with the SEARCH team, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. Learned a great deal about a study that asks key questions about stroke in a rural tribal community. When researchers ask a research question that comes from the community they serve and try to find an answer that can help the underprivileged people live longer- …
Bhavana and I become Dada Dadi
Bhavana and I became dadi- dada again! An angel arrived at our home today morning. A baby girl was born to Shaily and Ashwini – bringing us indescribable joy and happiness. “A grandchild brings along with it the child in the grandparents,” so goes an adage. Bhavana and I couldn’t agree more with this line. …
200 km Brevet
On Sunday, I hit a double century again— completing a 200 km cycle ride from Nagpur to a little beyond Pandhurna (MP) in 10 hours. This success, coming as it did after my first 200 km ride (Nagpur to Talegaon) in September is all the more pleasing because I was able to endure fiery crosswinds—strong …
Ashwini becomes a Super Randonneur
A day before, Ashwini achieved what we all thought was almost an impossible goal. He rode his bicycle from Nagpur to Washim and back—a distance of 600 km, almost non-stop and finished the event within 40 hours, the stipulated time for the completion of the event. By doing so, Ashwini became a Super Randonneur—a title …
A Helping hand
It indeed hit him like a bolt out of blue. Little did Dr. Rakesh Khera realise that when he was not able to use his hand while operating a computer, a large clot had obstructed the middle cerebral artery. The clot looked ominous, threatening to deprive a large chunk of his brain of its blood …
What a thrilling experience
John Steinbeck once said, “What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?” True. A month ago, I attempted a 200-km cycling event and failed spectacularly. I had to quit before the finish line. But this time? This time, I made it. Every success has a first failure, …
First Successful 200 km Brevet
This was a moment I was day-dreaming for over a month. On the Monday morning, 12 September, as the clock struck five, I achieved what many had thought was an impossible goal to accomplish. I am so happy that I was able to translate my dream into a reality. To do so, I rode all-night …