Me and this world - a tête-à-tête

A grand start with girls on my rooftop… First weekend well spent… at Rohida… Toughest trek, highest climb… AMK Sea shore and some explorations… Night out in a cave… Car broke down in March, broke me too… Sometimes I Led, followed sometimes… Mountains to Sea shores… Road trips to Drives… Off beats to general ones… Forth visit to Rajgad  for the night atop in the tent, one night near the sea… Few movies watched... Few pictures captured... Some champs retired, some champs surrendered to destiny... Some stayed strong, few had feet of clay... At times I Prayed, At times I cursed... Some partitions... Some reunions... Words of care and love sent and received across the globe... Many plans made… Few plans failed…Life goes on... New Year is just round the corner… New hope fills my soul... Some Dreams to work hard for… Some goals to achieve… Some places to travel… Some courses to complete... Some books to read… Some blogs to write... Happy memori...

So far, 2013 was the best year with regards to Mountaineering. But December seemed slow and uneventful. Me and my bestie- Parag had been out of touch for a long time until recent. One fine morning, we just bumped together. Besties are the best people in your life... They come handy when you need a push. So there he was ready to push me again.  Then one cold December evening, when I was trying to focus on my new painting, bestie's bestie - KV called me and put into conference with my bestie.  All in all the conference call was a chaos and the two chattered incessantly. I could gather was that they were planning for some night hike somewhere close and a few options were explored. It was taken for granted that I was going. Although, I was fighting bad health, since me and bestie had got back to each other after a long time, there was no chance of backing out. Couple of days later, early evening, both of them gathered at my place. We reassembled the backpacks and l...

Life is... living relentlessly. Life is... driving in a rowdy fashion. Life is... motivating someone. Life is... showing off yourself. Life is... opening your heart. Life is... falling in love. Life is... loving unconditionally. Life is... vaporized relationships. Life is... praying. Life is... falling sick. Life is... reuniting with a bestie after a year. Life is... bestie throwing you keys of their car. Life is... a night trek with besties to get over bad mood. Life is... Second cup of tea after trek. Life is... coming to knowledge of technology of your old phone. Life is... having a dog welcome you home. Life is... blogging at mid-night. Life is... staying healthy. Life is... caring for friends. Life is... being tired. Life is... watching a latest movie. Life is... bragging about yourself. Life is... being possessive Life is... having a dream. Life is... working hard. Life is... r...

Sensitive Doers are gentle, modest and reserved persons. They cope well with everyday life and like their privacy. With their quiet, optimistic nature, they are also good, sought-after listeners and other people feel well in their company. All in all, this type is the most likeable and friendliest of all personality types. Tolerance and heir regard for others distinguish their personality. They are very caring, generous and always willing to help. They are open to and interested in everything that is new or unknown to them. However, if their inner value system or their sense of justice is hurt,  Sensitive Doers can suddenly and surprisingly become forceful and assertive. Sensitive Doers enjoy the comforts life offers to the full. They are very happy in everyday life. Sensitive Doers are often gifted artists or very good craftsmen. Creativity, imagination and an especially keen perception are just a few of their strong points. Sensitive Doers are very presence-oriented; long-...

February 1661: It was 2nd of February and the Mughal Army was marching fast towards the Konkan region from Pune. The army consisted of Horses, Bulls, Elephants, small canons and men. They were equipped for a full fledged war anytime. Their head, Kartalab Khan, was a fierce Uzbek warrior. Trusted by the Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb, he was sent to the Pune region to assist Shahista Khan to wage war against the Great Shivaji. Kartalab Khan was assisted by Kachhap, Jasawant Kokate, and the lady sardar RaiBaghan. The army had reached Lohgad and Khan had decided to take the pass between Lohgad and Visapur to enter Konkan. The spies informed Kartlab Khan that the Great Shivaji was resting at Kuruwande Village, roughly 4 miles west to the Lohgad. Khan instantly jumped at the opportunity to siege the Great Shivaji and gain higher ranks at the courts of the Emperor. Thus, the army changed its course and turned towards to Kuruwande. As they reached Kuruwande, they found that the informers ...

It is 3 AM of 20 th May 2013, and it’s just been few minutes, that I returned from a trek to Saandhan Valley. I don’t know why today throughout the day, I have had a very strange feeling & I am motivated to write this. This post isn’t about today’s trek; this is an account of a trek completed seven and a half years ago! Those were the days when I was a total amateur mountaineer rather just a hiker and a very confused person. I hardly thought of this business as a lifelong passion. It was perhaps to socialize that I joined for this trek. Said to be a tough trek, this was taken also a personal challenge. Harishchandragad it was. There are 3 well known routes to the destination; we took the one from Khireshwar.  It was mid December 2005 & the sky that night fascinated me way beyond my expectations. Almost every star was trying to prove its existence that night. I had never seen a sky with so many stars, least that I had thought they existed. As the darkness of ni...