Harish

blogs from Ahmedabad

Stok Kangri Trek - Part 2
You can find info on this fantastic trek at GIO's webpage here. Summit attempt We started at around 10:30pm, with our headlamps at full brightness, our daypacks filled with water, crampons and food. Our harnesses were in place, for roping up after the glacier hike was finished and we reached the rid...
Posted on 14 August 2017 | 8:19 pm
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Stok Kangri Trek - Part 1
After a long time, I return to this blog!! And there is a compelling reason for it. I would love to start this blog by saying that I have always loved trekking and that I was always into it. But that would be a lie. The first time I ever seriously trekked, that too at [...]...
Posted on 14 August 2017 | 7:29 pm
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Chick Making - Crafts and Craftsmen of Old Ahmedabad
As part of an effort to aid Ahmedabad's bid to be a world heritage city, we were asked to document the lives of various traditional craftsmen and their crafts, within the walled city. One craft I covered was 'Chick Making'. For the uninitiated, 'Chick Making' refers to the process of making bamboo c...
Posted on 28 April 2010 | 1:23 pm
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