Anji, Wardha. July, 2020 01/07/2020 Day 99 This morning was a fast paced ride to a reservoir beyond Saldara. It sits at the base of a hill and has no human activity around it. Makes a good place to watch birds and early mornings. It has been a good month of nature walks and cycle … Continue reading Day 99: From ‘camera to pen’
Category: Lockdown Diary
Day 98: Flow of days
30/06/2020 Day 98 Coffee Point 1. Saldara. June 2020 This was another lost day. Finding at least an hour everyday to write has become difficult. The volume of things to do around the house and on the farm consumes the days. Tried making up, but ended up spending a lot of time reading. The world … Continue reading Day 98: Flow of days
Day 97: Few changes
Ajangaon. June 2020 29/06/2020 Day 97 Writing these daily updates has been slow and lagged behind in the past two weeks. When days begin to get filled with outdoors writing takes a hit. The tradeoffs are clear. Lockdown days helped in observing reading and writing beahviour closely. As of now, both of them stand severely … Continue reading Day 97: Few changes
Day 96: Diversify
28/06/2020 Day 96 There are parallels between the attitude one requires for endurance sports and that of enduring a long drawn event like this pandemic. We are on the 96th day of the pandemic. There are a mix of experiences that one hears from friends and acquaintances. We tend to rely on our prior life … Continue reading Day 96: Diversify
Day 95: A growing thought
Farm. June 2020 27/06/2020 Day 95 The day began with a reminder of my stupidity. It had rained through the night yesterday. This morning after driving to the farm, I rode down to the waterline of the reservoir shooting down a muddy trail across the road. Over a water soaked bump on the narrow off-trail, … Continue reading Day 95: A growing thought
Day 94: Town days & reading on social justice movements
Road to Saldara. June 2020 26/06/2020 Day 94 The block of villages in the region is dotted with reservoirs. All of them have different appearances owing to the landscape and settlements around them. For now exploring these for cycle rides and future runs has been a useful way to spend mornings. Though, a 30 km … Continue reading Day 94: Town days & reading on social justice movements
Day 93: Learning from Ajangaon
July, 2020 25/06/2020 Day 93 The time spent in Wardha has helped in exploring ideas, realities and readings in agriculture. The village we have come to be associated with after buying the farm has become a reference point for knowing and comparing agricultural trends. By the way of reflection here are some observations from the … Continue reading Day 93: Learning from Ajangaon
Day 92: In defense of sameness
24/06/2020 Day 92 The usual 20 km cycle ride in the morning happened. It has been setting a calm and easy pace to the days. Later in the day, I read a short piece by Bill Morris with a rather loud title - Please! Hold Off on That Novel Coronavirus Novel! He wrote about coronavirus … Continue reading Day 92: In defense of sameness
Day 91: On villages
Farm. June 2020 23/06/2020 Day 91 These early morning rides from the farm to explore roads and trails around are facilitating a subtle kind of connection with the landscape. Knowing a space closely, in its directions, orientation, topology, people and physical forms drive this connection. In these rides I get to know the rhythms of … Continue reading Day 91: On villages
Day 90: In the now
Soybean crop. June 2020 22/06/2020 Day 90 It was an indecisive day for cycling. The town isn't big, but the chaos of vehicles during morning hours gets me. It is preferable to drive out with the cycle in the car, ride a trail and drive back. Early morning confusion about which direction to take meant … Continue reading Day 90: In the now
