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Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 25 Whether it was excitement, anticipation, the adrenaline rush, I could not sleep last night. I did get my forty winks, but not what can be construed as a great night’s sleep. By the time I hit the bed it was near midnight, and when I checked my watch,…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 24 I have spent three days in Hairdwar in eager anticipation of the expedition starting. The feet are itchy, the anticipation has been building, the adrenaline glands are on overdrive and there have been a host of last minute chores to be completed. The first evening was spent on…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 23 Usually when I need to travel, I leave before dawn to be able to beat the morning traffic. This time was an exception. Not a last minute one because I overslept (I did not), but by choice. It is a relatively short drive of about five to six…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 22 At the time that I am writing this, I should really have been on the banks of the Ganges, somewhere near Haridwar. However, I have had to delay the trip by one day because of two important developments. The first is the fact that the National Mission for…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 21 Today started on a happy note. On Sep 17 I hinted at some possible development that might ensure, something that Tara has been working on. Well, that has come through. We now have a sponsor for the expedition. Rs 2 lakh has been promised by Dorf Ketal, a…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 20 Well, well, well. After almost three years in the making, and after two postponements this year itself, the launch date is single digits away … nine more days to go. For me, it is even sooner, since I will be leaving Delhi for Haridwar four days later. Things…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 19 As the days are getting closer, only ten more days to launch, the sheer audacity of the expedition is becoming more real. Two months. 2,500 kilometres. One holy river. With the suspended solids in the water, it will be like paddling through jelly. And there will be nearly…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 18 I have been packing today. And I came to a revelation. There is only so much I need to carry on the canoe since there is a car to transport most of the equipment in. The camping stuff, clothes, food, etc can all get transported in the car….

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 17 Today is a special day. If you have been following the dates, today, Sep 20, is when A SLOW BOAT DOWN THE GANGES was to have launched. This particular date was chosen because it is my father’s birthday. Fate willed otherwise and the launch had to be postponed…