If Dr. Srinivas Gokulnath does it, can Dr. Amit Samarth be far behind? On Sunday, the 36-year old doctor (he has Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, USA) from Nagpur became the second Indian to conquer Race Across America. The race is considered the toughest test of human endurance. Close on the heels …
The Last Leg…
The last leg of the 3144 miles-long race has begun. The equation is getting tighter. Barely 45 hours left and 440 miles to reach the target- Annapolis in Maryland. When Amit Samarth and Srinivas Gokulnathโthe two young Indian doctors started about 244 hours ago, they knew what it takes to conquer Race Across America (RAAM), …
Keep Pedalling…
In less than 18 hours today, Dr. Amit Samarth and Dr. Srinivas Gokulnath are all set to create a history. They have already put behind 4800 km in almost 269 hours of non-stop cycling. For the last 11 days, they have exercised supreme control over their bicyclesโshowing symbolically what ultra-endurance is all about. Why is …
All the best!
Dr. Amit Samarth (Nagpur) and Lt Col. Dr. Srinivas Gokulnath (Nasik)โtwo doctors in their mid-thirties, are right now fighting their worst nightmares and chasing their wildest dreams. For years, they had worked hard to translate these dreams into reality. On June 14, Amit and Srinivas joined the most competitive cyclists in the world as they …
Dr MVR Reddy
This is indeed a sad and agonizing moment for me to write on MVR. The light that illuminated the department of Biochemistry and indeed the MGIMS campus has suddenly gone out. What happened was absolutely incredible and inconceivable. Sevagram is stunned and shocked, and so am I. Beyond words. I am still unable to fathom …
Dr MVR Reddy
This is indeed a sad and agonizing moment for me to stand here and speak on MVR. The light that illuminated the department of Biochemistry and indeed the MGIMS campus has suddenly gone out. Sevagram is stunned and shocked, and so am I. Beyond words. I am still unable to figure out why destiny took off one of …
400 km Brevet
On Sunday, I ran myself out halfway through as I set myself on an ambitious 27-hours long 400-km bicycle ride from and to Nagpur. Abhishek V. Raut and I started from Zero Mile, Nagpur at 5:30 am, and we began to ride on Nagpur-Amravati road. We were riding much better than we ever did or …
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 routeโAsian 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- …