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@goel.tarun

I am a thought wandering in the Himalaya. Traveler. Civil Engineer. Reader. Learner

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@goel.tarun Feb 1, 2025, 8:37 AM UTC

My fitness journey January reportcard

So January turned out to be good. I walked 130kilometers. Almost same as January 2024. With summers around the corner, I intend to convert at least 50km into running. So far so good Average step coun…

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@goel.tarun Jan 25, 2025, 7:47 AM UTC

My 2025 fitness expedition

I walked around 1600 kilometers in 2024. Lost unwanted weight and now I stand, weightwise, exactly where I was in 2022. I expect better things in 2025. I have decided to break down my fitness expedit…

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@goel.tarun Jan 20, 2025, 4:30 PM UTC

A stroll down the memory lane - Visiting a lake of dreams

A few kilometers from my home lies this beautiful lake which we have seen since childhood. It has remained an integral part of our growing up days. I vividly remember that winters meant cleaning up t…

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@goel.tarun Jan 18, 2025, 5:10 PM UTC

A glimpse into Tibetan life through dolls at Losel Doll Museum

The Chinese invasion of Tibet happened in 1959. Tibetans ran away from their own houses, some ran barefoot and some without any posessions. Many years in exile passed wherein people yearned for their…

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@goel.tarun Jan 16, 2025, 9:20 AM UTC

What is my Reputation Score?

On 22 December 2024, my reputation score was 60. It took me 25 days to go from 60 to 61. It took me 9 blog posts to go from 60 to 61. Now ecency is showing my rep score at 61. However, at the same hi…

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@goel.tarun Jan 15, 2025, 1:42 PM UTC

A Visit to Temples Submerged in Pong Dam

The last time I was here, the landscape looked liked this. These photographs were taken by me in 2013 during my first visit. ____ But that was a decade ago. I thought much would have changed here but…

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@goel.tarun Jan 13, 2025, 8:20 AM UTC

A Visit to the Jewelled Garden of Dharmshala- Norbulingka Monastery

Norbulingka or Norbu-lingka in Tibetan translates into many phrases in ordinary English. ‘Jewelled Garden’ or a ‘Treasure Garden’ are some of its translations. Norbulingka, unlike many other monaster…

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@goel.tarun Jan 12, 2025, 1:03 AM UTC

Gyuto Monastery - A story of struggle and perseverance

Traditions die if they are not preserved. And along with them dies the history that teaches us invaluable lessons of faith, courage and perseverance. Tibetans may be living in India since decades but…

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@goel.tarun Jan 10, 2025, 3:58 PM UTC

A Quiet Place in the Mountains - Living in a farmhouse cottage

Imagine a landscape: a tiny hamlet in the middle of a vast farmland surrounded by trees and running water channels. In the backdrop, you can see a huge mountain wall laden with snow as far as you can…

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@goel.tarun Jan 7, 2025, 7:41 AM UTC

We live in a world of chargers

The Terminator told us that we would be living in a world of machines or maybe Robots, I do not remember because Terminator happened years, nay, decades ago. Let me look it up. Damn, it happened 40 y…

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