Hello from the gorgeous hills of Himachal Pradesh, a state high in the Indian Himalayas. We are currently staying with our friends Shefali and Christopher Mitra in the Tirthan Valley, a much-loved home from home for the last 15 years. For context, here’s my view. Right now. Stunning, isn’t it? …
Well, one politician in particular. One Mr. Ajit Singh to be precise. Thanks to Mr. Singh, for the last 2 days I have had the luxury of running down 100% traffic free roads in Lutyens Delhi. Like this : (That van is a police van, by the way) Let …
Ever since I became a (late) convert to the joys of running, I have started reading articles and blogs about running, and one little nugget I have gleaned is that it is good to vary your route from time to time, so that boredom doesn’t set in. Which is why …
Don’t believe me? I have some clips of my dancing divas for you later on, but first of all, a bit of scene setting. 5.15am on a muggy Sunday morning and the traffic is pouring into the Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium. It’s Pinkathon time, and if you wish to see a …
…in running. Forget the concept of “a week is a long time in politics”. Introducing “a day is a long time for a newbie runner.” Lemme explain. Yesterday I wrote 3/4 of a blog post about running, in which I mentioned feeling discouraged and out of shape and out of sorts. I …
Talk about India being the land of lastminute.com… I was supposed to be running a 10 km race in NOIDA tomorrow – just across the river from Delhi – with some of my dear running girls. My clothes and running shoes were already out. A friend had kindly collected my …
