Here's what running 10 Kms taught me about life

(5 min read)

I have been running since a long time. I started with 2 Kms or fun race during my school days. In college I used to run 3-4 rounds of my university's football ground. I always loved running long distance - it was fun and relaxing at the same time. After running several 5 Kms, I got the confidence of running 10 Kms. I must have participated in around 10-12 different races of 10 Kms in Hyderabad and Kolkata, and now I feel I should start running half marathon (21.3 Kms.).

Running is the one activity that’s physically exhausting but mentally and emotionally recharging. People run for various reasons. They run because may be they want to lose weight, improve their health, compete in races, or try something new. I have my own set of reasons. 

A train journey where the questions wouldn't stop

(3 min read)

Couple of months ago I travelled back to my home town - my very own and old Kolkata. I was travelling with my family - my wife and my 2 young sons (One 4.5 years old and the other 6 months old). Although I have travelled several times in the past, this time it was different.

We booked the train tickets for the journey (yeah blame it on the high prices of air tickets). Secondly, because this was a last-minute decision; Eid was approaching and we didn't want our kids to miss celebrating the festival with their loved ones. So, a train ticket was booked under the Tatkal scheme and we began our journey.