Walking on the Compass

My father owns an automobile shop in a small town called Narora. Since, he got to know about the "Pradhan Mantri Yojana" loan scheme, he wanted to avail the benefits of the same to expand his business. He, then approached the SBI branch manager for the same. Branch Manager,somehow,tried to escape, giving tones of excuses. My father was disappointed and helpless. Then, one fine day, I reached home and my father told me about the same. Next morning, I went to the bank and talked to the branch manager, he didn't even seem willing to talk about it. I couldn't do anything.The very same day,I called regional manager and told our concern. He responded very positively, that gave us lot of confidence and hope. Before that, I had written to PM by Narendra Modi App which I had already forgotten. After few days, I got a call from PMO (which is hard to believe) and the gentle man said," a courier has been sent to the respective branch and your loan will be approved ASAP...

"The scorching heat, diversions, smoke, dust and ruthless trucks, it was a struggle to reach and maintain 90. Insects bumping into my helmet and pitch dark highways, I was drowsy but determined to finish what I promised myself.  It was almost 13 hours since I left Bangalore and was about to reach my destination, Pune, riding solo, overnight on Yamaha SZ-R 150cc."  For the first time I actually realized what a challenge and physical stretch it would be to ride non-stop 24 hour to cover 1000 miles on an Indian road.  I am talking about Iron Butt ride: “The SaddleSore”. But wait, if you are thinking that’s impossible; just imagine 1500 miles in 36 hours, the BunBurner ride. It takes more than passion, skills and best gears & need not to say it’s not for the hobbyist. These are races against time. The Iron Butt association has more than 60,000 members across the globe and handful from India. If one has to drive on freeways and speed is not an issue, it’s still chal...

It has to start somewhere, it has to start sometime. What better place than here ? what better time than now ? - Zach de la Rocha All my life I have stayed in India and never had an urge to go abroad. One reason is because India itself is so diverse and beautiful and there is so much to see and explore that not even one life is enough. Also, through all my biking trips and travels I have found endless peace and excitement that I never had to look anywhere else. For the first time I moved out from India to Amsterdam, The Dutch capital. A country lying below sea level and mostly has flat terrain. It has a long history of social tolerance and generally regarded as a liberal country having legalized abortion,prostitution and euthanasia. I remember some of my colleagues in Bosch who visited Europe and never stopped babbling their experiences. Nobody honks and people follow traffic rules and if you are a pedestrian or a cyclist you will actually be respected more on roads. No one wou...