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10 Years on…
Being nostalgic is often seen as a virtue of getting old and best avoided. Despite depressing on most occasions, largely for the those at the receiving end, and occasionally elating, it does help one to get a perspective. As George Santayana would say, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it“ Turning…
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Pacing the 5:30 Bus
To be a pacer in a marathon is an unique challenge, for it comes with a great deal of responsibility. You not only run your race but also help someone to run their race. My only experience as a pacer was during the Hyderabad Marathon in 2011, when I and KP tagged along for the…
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Running and Environmentalism
After Religion, if there exists a social group that breeds more hypocrites, it must be Environmentalism. Although, my friend Rajesh does not see much difference between the two as he considers environmentalism as just another new age Religion. We still do not know where the green brigade stand on iconoclasm, whether they will fight crusades,…
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Mumbai Marathon
During the run-up to the Mumbai Marathon this year, the Race Director, Hugh Jones said, “This is where the running movement started in India. People in urban India have taken to street running,’’ Tall claims! Nevertheless, one has to agree with the fact that it is one of the well established running event in India.…
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Tirunelveli Halwa-Marathon
In the blog for upcoming Chennai Marathon, Ram Viswanathan wrote an interesting post entitled ‘Running Takes You Places.’ Reflecting on the article, I realised that there are many places that running has taken me – both in India as well as outside of it. However, in all these trips, running the marathon has been the…
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The Ahimsa Run
Ahimsa Paramo Dharma (अहिंसा परमॊ धर्मः) On March 30, 2014, the Jains and Marwaris of Pondicherry organised a 7Km run to promote running amongst their community members.The theme of the run was centred around the basic tenets of Jainism. The run was aptly named as the Ahimsa Run, the key principle of those following the…
Running and Beyond 