Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Sarpass Himalayan Trek Expedition by YHAI - SP5 batch - May 2013

Sar Pass is a moderately challenging trek in the Parvati Valley of Himachal Pradesh. Situated at an altitude of 14000 ft, it can be considered as a great introduction to high altitude trekking. It is organised by YHAI every year.

I participated in this trek @ May 2013 and I must sincerely admit that it was truely an amzing experience. Sharing some wondeful snaps ...














Enjoy Trekking ! :-)

Sarpass Flowers

I did a Sarpass trek in May 2013 with YHAI (Youth Hostels Association of India). It was an awesome experience as it was my very first Himalayan Trekking expedition. Enjoyed a lot !
The Sar Pass is in Parvati Valley of Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, a state of India.
Sar, in local dialect, means a lake. While trekking, across the path from Tila Lotni to Biskeri Ridge, one has to pass by a small, normally frozen lake (Sar) and hence the name Sar Pass Trek.

Sharing some snaps of beautiful flowers that I captured ...







Happy Nature !

Some good reads of 2013

Read some good books near the end of year 2013 - 
  • Musafir - An autobiography of Shri Achyut Godbole - by Achyut Godbole
  • Arthaat - History of Finance, its principles and short biographies of Finance Industry Legends. - by Achyut Godbole
  • Goshtich Goshti - by Shankar Patil
  • Paulvata - by Shankar Patil
Felt very good that I managed to read these books in short span of time ! 
Happy reading and welcome new year 2014 !
May God shower me with number of good books in year 2014 ! :-)

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Books by Narayan Dharap

I recently purchased some Marathi books republished by Samanvay Prakashan, Ajab distributers. They have launched a very nice scheme - buy any book ranging from Rs. 100 to Rs. 600 for only Rs. 50. The purpose is to make some good old books available once again to the readers. Any one can avail this scheme till 28th February 2013.

The two books among the others that I purchased are written by Narayan Dharap :
- Dasta
- Toldhad

Excellent reads! I liked the story - 'Yakshaprashna' from 'Toldhad' book the most!  If you have some interest in horror genre, 4th dimension, parallel world, scientific fictions; you will love reading his books. Most of his stories show a battle between good and evil, with victory of good at the end!

More information on Narayan Dharap and his books - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayan_Dharap

Enjoy reading !

Monday, January 28, 2013

Some good reads

After quite a long period, I got a chance to read some good marathi books.
Rasikaho - P.L.Deshpande
Nakoshi - Madhavi Desai
Ashi ghara... ashi manasa - Mangala Godbole

Planning to read some more in coming weekends:-)

Friday, January 25, 2013

Remember to pick yourself up & get back on your feet!


I came across a very nice story a couple of days ago. Sharing the same.

Baby giraffes never go to a business school. But they learn a very important management lesson early in life. A lesson that all of us would do well to remember.

The birth of a baby giraffe is quite an earth-shaking event. The baby falls from its mother’s womb, some eight feet above the ground. It shrivels up and lies still, too weak to move.

The mother giraffe lovingly lowers her neck to kiss the baby giraffe. And then something incredible happens. She lifts her long leg and kicks the baby giraffe, sending it flying up in the air and tumbling down on the ground.

As the baby lies curled up, the mother kicks the baby again and again. Until the baby giraffe, still trembling and tired, pushes its limbs and for the first time learns to stand on its feet. Happy to see the baby standing on its own feet, the mother giraffe comes over and gives it yet another kick. The baby giraffe falls one more time, but now quickly recovers and stands up.

Mama Giraffe is delighted. She knows that her baby has learnt an important lesson: "Never mind how hard you fall, always remember to pick yourself up and get back on your feet."

Why does the mother giraffe do this? She knows that lions and leopards love giraffe meat. So unless the baby giraffe quickly learns to stand and run with the pack – it will have no chance of survival.

Most of us though are not quite as lucky as baby giraffes. No one teaches us to stand up every time we fall. When we fail, when we are down, we just give up.

No one kicks us out of our comfort zone to remind us that to survive and succeed, we need to learn to get back on our feet.

If you study the lives of successful people though, you will see a recurring pattern. Were they always successful in all they did? No.

Did success come to them quick and easy? No, You will find that the common streak running through their lives is their ability to stand up every time they fall. The ability of the baby giraffe!

The road to success is never an easy one. There are several obstacles, and you are bound to fall sooner or later. You will hit a road block, you will taste failure. But success lies in being able to get up every time you fall.

Enjoy reading ! :-)