Category Archives: General

Our Corona Experience

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Makarand karkare

The dreaded Corona finally sneaked into our household. All three of us, my wife Geeta, my mother and me were detected Corona positive. We chose to remain home quarantined and today is our last day of the 17 day quarantine. We are all in good health. This small writeup summarizes our experience in the hope that it would be useful to the readers. Continue reading →

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आम्ही साहित्ययात्री

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Makarand karkare

नुकताच मी माझ्या कुटुंबियांबरोबर, मराठी वाचकांसाठी असलेल्या एका साहित्य स्पर्धेत भाग घेतला. स्पर्धेचे नाव होते साहित्ययात्री 2019. आणि मग सुरु झाली आमची एक अभिनव साहित्य यात्रा. त्या यात्रेची ही कहाणी. ऑक्‍टोबर महिन्याच्या सुरुवातीला मला मुकुंद करकरेचा, माझ्या एका स्नेह्याचा, फोन … Continue reading →

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Parishreya – My dream 2nd home

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Makarand karkare

Like many, I had always dreamt of owning a holiday home at a hill station. This dream was fulfilled recently when we received the key to our villament at Parisheya in Malavali in a glittering ceremony. Right from the balcony … Continue reading →

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Pang to Keylong – June 22

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Makarand karkare

[Himyatra – 2018 This is part VIII of the series. You can read the first part here.] Today, we were to push as close to Manali as possible. If yesterday was the day of the lakes, today was the day of … Continue reading →

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In the network range – June 21

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Makarand karkare

[Himyatra – 2018 This is part VII of the series. You can read the first part here.] Plan for today was to reach Tso Moriri, come back to Sumdo, and then push towards Leh Manali highway via Tso Kar. Find a … Continue reading →

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Not quite Tso Moriri – June 20

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Makarand karkare

[Himyatra – 2018 This is part VI of the series. You can read the first part here.] Warning, this is a long post. Today was a long day. I woke up around 6 AM. Balya had woken up even earlier, and … Continue reading →

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Pangong Lake and Chushul – June 19

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Makarand karkare

[Himyatra – 2018 This is part V of the series. You can read the first part here.] Today, we would go to Pangong. We woke up early. Earlier night, we had told the orderly that we would wake up at 6, … Continue reading →

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Saboo to Durbuk via Chang La – June 18

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Makarand karkare

[Himyatra – 2018 This is part IV of the series. You can read the first part here.] This was my birthday. I tuned 58. It’s only the second birthday I remember being away from the family. The first time was in … Continue reading →

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Day of the switch – June 17

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Makarand karkare

[Himyatra – 2018 This is part III of the series. You can read the first part here.] [You can click on most photos to see a larger image] As you are aware, eight different guest teams joined the Himyatra over a … Continue reading →

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Mumbai to Leh – June 16

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Makarand karkare

[Himyatra – 2018 This is part II of the series. You can read the first part here.] As I was waiting for the beginning of my Himyatra, I had a lot of work cut out for me. I had to … Continue reading →