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Second book published : Shivbharat

Hot off the press! My second book Shivbharat, is now available on Amazon Kindle.

This book offers detailed insights into the life and times of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. It tabulates all the events before and after Maharaj’s birth, his trials and tribulations, which he overcame to establish the Maratha kingdom, which eventually blossomed into an Empire.

First Book Published : The Walking Brahmin

 Hot off the pressMy first book is now available for your reading pleasure, on AmazonCosts less than a pizza. Please buy my book so I can keep enjoying fine whiskey.

Days 17 - 20. Towards the chequered flag

What goes up, must come down - Siliguri - Kolkata - Bhubaneswar - Vijaywada - Pune


⏰For those who came in late
Prologue: To escape in-laws, I became an outlaw and fled to the waiting arms of the 7 sisters…and their cousin
Day 01. On the run. Pune to Vijaywada Day 02. The devil in the car. Vijaywada to Cuttack Day 03. Crossing the Laxman Rekha. Cuttack to Kolkata Day 04. Highway through hell. Kolkata to Siliguri Day 05. Into the land of Lachit Borphukan. Siliguri to Guwahati Day 06. The abode of the...

Day 16. Driving through Gorkhaland. Gangtok to Siliguri

The cutest cat in Sikkim - rubbing shoulders with our Faujis - surprise blessings in a plastic bag

⏰For those who came in latePrologue: To escape in-laws, I became an outlaw and fled to the waiting arms of the 7 sisters…and their cousin
Day 01. On the run. Pune to Vijaywada Day 02. The devil in the car. Vijaywada to Cuttack Day 03. Crossing the Laxman Rekha. Cuttack to Kolkata Day 04. Highway through hell. Kolkata to Siliguri Day 05. Into the land of Lachit Borphukan. Siliguri to Guwahati Day 06. ...

Day 15. Run to the hills for one last time. Guwahati to Gangtok.

Finally, good roads in Assam - back to the hills for one last time - driving on the edge - real life game of snakes and ladders
⏰For those who came in late
Prologue: To escape in-laws, I became an outlaw and fled to the waiting arms of the 7 sisters…and their cousin
Day 01. On the run. Pune to Vijaywada Day 02. The devil in the car. Vijaywada to Cuttack Day 03. Crossing the Laxman Rekha. Cuttack to Kolkata Day 04. Highway through hell. Kolkata to Siliguri Day 05. Into the land of Lachit Borphukan. ...

Day 14. Back to the Hot Gates. Dibrugarh to Guwahati

Where there is a will, there is a bridge - of wild buffalos and elephants - drunk buffoons in Guwahati 
⏰For those who came in late
Prologue: To escape in-laws, I became an outlaw and fled to the waiting arms of the 7 sisters…and their cousin
Day 01. On the run. Pune to Vijaywada Day 02. The devil in the car. Vijaywada to Cuttack Day 03. Crossing the Laxman Rekha. Cuttack to Kolkata Day 04. Highway through hell. Kolkata to Siliguri Day 05. Into the land of Lachit Borphukan. Siliguri to Guwahati Day...

Day 13. Heartbreak in heaven. Roing to Dibrugarh

Shooed out of our hotel - at Paul's lair - standing in a great man's foot steps - back to square one - what goes up, comes down!
⏰For those who came in late
Prologue: To escape in-laws, I became an outlaw and fled to the waiting arms of the 7 sisters…and their cousin
Day 01. On the run. Pune to Vijaywada Day 02. The devil in the car. Vijaywada to Cuttack Day 03. Crossing the Laxman Rekha. Cuttack to Kolkata Day 04. Highway through hell. Kolkata to Siliguri Day 05. Into the land of Lachit Borphukan....

Day 12. Still not going away from Roing. Punekars at Parshuram Kund

“All roads lead to Trantor, and that is where all stars end” - adrenaline trumps nicotine - standing in the footsteps of my great great great great great great great ancestor - fierce patriotism, beer and an almost fatal communication gap - risking it on almost empty tanks 

⏰For those who came in late
Prologue: To escape in-laws, I became an outlaw and fled to the waiting arms of the 7 sisters…and their cousin
Day 01. On the run. Pune to Vijaywada Day 02. The devil in the car. Vijaywada to Cuttack ...

Day 11. The eagle has landed - Camped at Roing

Heaven has a thatched roof - at the point of return - the art of navel gazing - for the sake of saké


⏰For those who came in late
Prologue: To escape in-laws, I became an outlaw and fled to the waiting arms of the 7 sisters…and their cousin
Day 01. On the run. Pune to Vijaywada Day 02. The devil in the car. Vijaywada to Cuttack Day 03. Crossing the Laxman Rekha. Cuttack to Kolkata Day 04. Highway through hell. Kolkata to Siliguri Day 05. Into the land of Lachit Borphukan. Siliguri to Guwahati Day 06...

Day 10. The magnificent men and their magic machines - Kohima to Roing

 Light at the end of the tunnel - the sissiest cops - surviving a train challenge - fishtailing and rally cross in a river of mud - crossing the Ram Setu - when in doubt, call Paul
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NEPeD-CERES⏰For those who came in late
Prologue: To escape in-laws, I became an outlaw and fled to the waiting arms of the 7 sisters…and their cousin
Day 01. On the run. Pune to Vijaywada Day 02. The devil in the car. Vijaywada to Cuttack Day 03. Crossing the Laxman Rekha. Cuttack to Ko...