Transforming Tata Elxsi: A Success Story to Inspire Entrepreneurs
The author of this book and I were born in the 1950s and both of us graduated from Don Bosco … Continue reading Transforming Tata Elxsi: A Success Story to Inspire Entrepreneurs
Author: alokesurin
Blundering through life.......
Book Review : The Stray Dogs of Landour Network by Lalitha Krishnan
Some years ago I was passing through Kunming in the Yunnan province in China and eating in a small restaurant … Continue reading Book Review : The Stray Dogs of Landour Network by Lalitha Krishnan
My First Himalayan Summit – Climbing a 6000m peak for under US$ 200!
My journal entry for Monday 19 August 1985 does not offer much hope : “Today has been a disastrous day”, … Continue reading My First Himalayan Summit – Climbing a 6000m peak for under US$ 200!
Life and Death and Decay
To dwell on death and decay need not be a morbid fascination for us mortals. It should be part of … Continue reading Life and Death and Decay
Gidara Bugyal : A Backpacking Trek
The autumn of 2018 found me and my long time friend John trekking to Kala Pathar near Everest Base Camp … Continue reading Gidara Bugyal : A Backpacking Trek
Himalayan Odyssey – Chapter 3: Nepal 1979
The distant hum of aircraft engines was unmistakable. Asit, Hasmukh, Dilip, Naresh, Bajraman and I ran to the gravel landing … Continue reading Himalayan Odyssey – Chapter 3: Nepal 1979
Himalayan Odyssey – Chapter 2
It was late in the evening of October 1978 as I disembarked from the bus in Uttarkashi. I shouldered my … Continue reading Himalayan Odyssey – Chapter 2
Stopover Kunming
The van hurtled down a lonely road…… Continue reading Stopover Kunming
The Chango Chronicles Revisited
Is the true height of a Himalayan peak really all that big a deal? Continue reading The Chango Chronicles Revisited
Himalayan Odyssey – Chapter 1
An obsession that changed my life KISHTWAR – 1976 In 1976 I saved up Rs. 350 from my meagre earnings … Continue reading Himalayan Odyssey – Chapter 1
Wandering, One Gathers Honey 