Welcome Deepak. Glad to have another cyclist aboard. I did Chennai to Pondy a few months back. A long ride, but a flat one, with a delicious dinner waiting at your destination. Highly recommended! Where have you done some of your best cycling in India?
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Deepak Malani <malani.dee...@gmail.com>wrote: > > I discovered silklist while exploring a recent book "Return to India" by > Shoba Narayan. Thankyou Udhay. > I like to read non-fiction books, especially biographies and memoirs; and > content with constructivist themes. > Some of the book-reviews I have written can be found on my blog[1]. > > With my background in engineering, I love ideating and building things. > I have built some electronic product prototypes (speedometer for my > bicycle and consumer electronics akin to a home media server). > Currently, I am researching some deeper aspects in this field at iit > bombay. > > Did I mention cycling? > While in Bangalore, I took up cycling to commute to my workplace and > recreational long-distance rides. > Did a four-day self-supported cycling tour in Western Ghats. I continue to > do 100km rides with biking groups in Mumbai. > For cross-training, I tried running distances, but rather enjoyed > organizing a running event[2]. > > Social discovery and communicating with people around have recently > grabbed my time spent on internet. > I have conceived of a mobile application that finds and lets you interact > with people around you wherever you go. > With booming support for startups now-a-days, I hope to take a dive in > taking ideas to market. > > Sharing my learnings takes me to students and teachers. > I like to volunteer some time for doing activity-based-learning > workshops/projects in schools. > More about my pursuits: www.deepakmalani.in > > Hope to participate in conversations with you all. > > [1] deepak-malani.blogspot.in/search/label/book > [2] sntrun.org > > Regards, > Deepak > -- Caitlin Marinelli blog: http://caitlinmarinelli.wordpress.com/ cell (India): +91 7305598165
