Character: Sandeep MK

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My Journey Back to Being Pain-Free

Neck pain and shoulder pain have been part of my occupational side effects. I have made some changes in my posture and working styleto reduce it. But sometime early last year, in 2025, it suddenly shot up to a point where I couldn’t perform day-to-day activities. I couldn’t sleep well, taking care of...

Mani reservoir on our way to Kavaledurga Fort 2

Ride to Kuvempu’s Kuppalli

I wanted to go on a long ride at least twice a year. I was not even thinking of really long rides, just a decent three or four day ride. Last year, we could ride to Gokarna in WN-05/2024 and to Valparai in WN-40/2024. But this year’s beginning was very painful due to radiculopathy. It was so bad that I...

Kavi Shaila at Kuppalli 0

Weekly Notes 48/2025

I am in Kuppalli, the home of poet Kuvempu. We rode today and reached this evening. We are visiting the memorial of Kuvempu (Kavishaila) and Poornachandra Tejaswi here. Over the weekend, we are riding to Agumbe, Karkala, Kudremukha, and back to Bengaluru by Sunday night.

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Weekly Notes 37/2025

What a hectic week it has been. It was filled with a lot of pending work from last week and new work from this week. I am doing okay work-wise and otherwise, too. All of us have recovered. The business of life should return to normalcy in a couple of weeks.

Uma on her way to school 0

Weekly Notes 28/2025

Uma started school this week at Earth School. We walk to school every day. It’s about 500 meters, but it takes us at least half an hour to cover that distance. Everything on the way has to be observed by her every day. Taking time to write out an idea or observation forces...

Iftar 2025 with friends 0

Weekly Notes 13/2025

It’s iftar time on Mosque Road in Bangalore. I went out for dinner with friends on Sunday evening. This time, we chose a restaurant instead of street food. Sharief Bhai had a special iftar meal for four. Even though it was for four people, it was a lot. We ate a lot and...