Soliloquy of a Wandering Pilgrim

In 2012, I embarked on an inspired journey across Africa with my bicycle. I started off from the small town of Nanyuki in Kenya and finished pedaling in Walvis Bay, Namibia. 49 days on the road, 5 countries and 4500 kilometers later I realized that I have met the 'Real' Africa- its people. However the details of my journey can be found by visiting the following link : (http://himalaya-raja.blogspot.in/2012/09/trans-africa-on-bicycle-solo-tribute-to.html) It truly was and still is the best journey of my life so far. Within the first few days of riding I had realized that this was going to be a very unique trip indeed. As I progressed I met people and made friends. Everyday, every place, every time, without fail I found friendship and unconditional help came in the form of food, shelter and even cash. They were always there when I needed one. The universal language of friendship prevailed. During those days in Africa I used to send dispatches to Uttar Banga Sambad, a Be...

Climber on the south ridge of Nanda Devi East 7434m, June -July 2014 Photo: Anindya Mukherjee I have posted a short outline report of our expedition to Nanda Devi East 7434m in a separate blog. Here is the link:  http://nandadevi2014.blogspot.in/2014/07/brief-outline-report-of-indo-american.html?spref=tw

Entry to the inaugural  Sujal Mukherjee  Memorial Lecture is by invitation only. Invitation Cards can be collected ( 19 February 2014 onward) from Sri  Arindam Sarkar , Asistant Director, Savings Bank, Kolkata G.P.O (9433026252) and Sri Ranatsoh Majumdar, C/O UCO Bank, 45, Lenin Sarani, Kolkata ( 9830720045).

The 1st Sujal Mukherjee Memorial Lecture will be held on the evening of Saturday,8th March, 2014. The venue is Rotary Sadan, Kolkata. The theme of this lecture series in its first year is 'Exploring the Indian Himalaya'. The duration of the evenings programmes will be from 5.45 pm to 8.30 pm.  The first speaker this evening will be the distinguished mountaineer, explorer & author Sri Harish Kapadia.(  http://www.harishkapadia.com/ ) Sri Kapadia will be speaking on " Exploration of all the major valleys of Arunachal Pradesh in the last 15 years".  " Arunachal Forever"- The talk covers its turbulent history of the war with China, McMahon Line saga, people and ancient pilgrim trails, historical explorations, high unclimbed peaks , trails to Burma via Chaukan Pass and Pangsu pass, flying  the Burma Hump and Lake of No Return, Second World War in Burma and Arunachal Pradesh,  and the Journey and exploration of the Brahmaputra rive...

The 1st Sujal Mukherjee Memorial Lecture will be held on 8th March, 2014 in Kolkata. The theme of the lecture is "Exploring the Indian Himalaya". The distinguished speakers will be Harish Kapadia, Divyesh Muni and Rajesh Gadgil. Further details of this programme will be posted in January 2014.

I have posted updates in our Nanda Devi East Expedition blog. You can follow our story by clicking on the link below: Prelude Part II http://nanda-devi-east.blogspot.in/2013/04/prelude-to-nanda-devi-east-expedition_6.html Prelude Part III http://nainitalgoddess.blogspot.in/2012/11/the-rightful-recognition-of-nanda-devi.html