General interests in various spheres of life
After a break of about a month, I was eager to get back on the cycle. I started early at around 5 am, and cycled along the Western Express Highway till Mira Road, then took the detour towards the shore … Read more →
A 2 week hectic schedule that took me from Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, New York, Princeton, Chicago and Washington DC was a whirlwind tour. But it gave me an opportunity to finally meet with the team at Accion Labs in Pittsburgh to … Read more →
Isaac Asimov, my favorite science fiction writer and thinker introduced a concept called Psychohistory in his famous “Foundation” novel series. Psychohistory is the science of predicting the behavior of large groups of people using a statistical model of the psychology … Read more →
Elephanta Caves on Elephanta Island is one of the well known tourist destinations around Mumbai. However, I decided to visit the island to try something different – I decided to take my mountain bike there. My last cycling expedition was … Read more →
After our bike trip to Bordi on our Bullets, I was itching to cycle along the coast further north of Vasai. And having already cycled to Vasai fort, the next fort along the coast is Arnala. Arnala is an island … Read more →
I had the pleasant surprise of bumping into Anuradha Pal, one of my favourite Tabla players! And that too at the most un-musical place while visiting the property registration office.
100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was … Read more →
We started a discussion on FB to plan a biking trip around Dahanu and Bordi, and ended up with 4 bikers with their respective Royal Enfield Bullets. We all met at Dahisar Check Naka at 7 am, and then rode … Read more →
I was fascinated by the Tabla very early in my life… the hypnotic tones caught my attention when I heard it being played at a religious function, and I pestered my parents to get me a tutor to teach me … Read more →
Here is an awesome edit of the videos we captured during our taster course: – Edited by Shimul Bijoor Read more about our experience of the course here: http://bijoor.me/2013/01/30/how-we-learned-to-fly-in-three-days-the-taster-paragliding-course/
We were longing to have a family holiday where all four of us could go and spend some time together. We quickly rejected the thought of going to some beach along the Konkan coast and chilling out – and chose … Read more →
Last week, my good friend Peter Theobald posted an announcement on Facebook about a group of street magicians who he had invited to Mumbai to perform. I grabbed the opportunity to arrange a show at Vatsalya Trust, an orphanage in … Read more →
As a follow up of my new year resolution to cycle to all the forts in and around Mumbai, the second fort I tackle is Sewri Fort. The history of Sewri Fort seems intriguing (Wikipedia): Up to the eighteenth century, … Read more →
What better way to spend a weekend than trek up one of the several forts in the Sahyadris! This weekend we decided to go and climb Hadsar fort. As it turned out, everyone else dropped out and it was only … Read more →
A truly inspiring documentary by about Raquel Acinas and Juan Jose Méndez, two of Spain’s most celebrated, influential and successful para-cyclists. They participated in the London Olympics in 2012.
This year I plan to cycle to as many forts in and around Mumbai as possible. My first fort trip is to Madh fort. Madh Fort (also called Versova Fort) is a small fort in northern Mumbai, India situated at … Read more →
Morning ride to Gorai via Versova, Madh, Marve and Manori through the mangroves is a pleasant way to spend a Sunday morning
Aksa beach is located along the mangroves near Malad. The entire mangroves stretch from Versova to Malad is only accessible via a ferry that you can cross over at Versova jetty to reach Madh. One of the favourite cycling routes for the city! Read more →
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Krabi – heavenly holiday, a set on Flickr.
An ideal holiday destination if you enjoy the sea and Thai food, with quaint villages and dense forests all around.
Anand Shah’s company Sarvajal is working to bring clean water to India. But it’s not just giving it away. Instead, it’s Each of these franchisees sets up “water ATMs,” where rural Indians can go and see their water being purified and bottled.
Inspiring video of a young kid from Sierra Leone who’s a self taught inventor
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“One of the reasons I believe in jazz is that the oneness of man can come through the rhythm of your heart. It’s the same anyplace in the world, that heartbeat. It’s the first thing you hear when you’re born — or before you’re born — and it’s the last thing you hear.” —Dave Brubeck
We’ll miss you Dave.
– Aaron
RIP Dave Brubeck