Bengaluru 03 July (H.S.) :

Bengaluru is well known for it's traffic nightmares. While most of the citizens get irritated/involve in road rage, it takes out of ordinary attitude to keep the nerves.

Above all, it takes a creative aptitude to convert the challenge to opportunity.

One such example is Sreenivasa MG, senior management Techie working with a MNC in Bengaluru.

Four hours of commuting every day : This techie manouves around four hours commuting every day to and fro from his home at Kengeri to his office at MarathHalli Outer Ring Road.

A great opportunity to explore: It could be very monotonous and boring. But Sreenivas M. G , the lateral thinking techie discovered that the time spent at traffic signals and traffic jam offered a great opportunity to explore an author in him.

Ample proof of creative faculty : His maiden Kannada travelogue, Swanta Carinalli Bengaluruninda- London varege,

is an ample proof of the creative faculty of this corporate world techie.

Excellent source of information: Travelogue is an excellent source of information on different counts. Detailed description of the entire strech of 19, 354 Kms , covering 20 countries, for a period of 75 days, at a cost of INR 63 lakhs is well written.

Worth reading: Brief notes on geography, history, environment, threats, challenges, ruthless invasions and conversions in the name of religion that he have been documented is worth reading.

Interestingly written: Travelogue is unique from out of the mill for the well researched content.

The emotions of human kind is very interestingly written right from the preface of the book.

Stirs lot of emotions: The fact that the techie and his spouse had to mentally prepare their daughter and son about the possibility of the couple not returning alive in case of eventually stirs up lot of emotions.

Covering 19,354 kms: Emotions not only validates the fact that life is uncertain in nature but also the fact that fortune favours the brave .

While their journey of covering 19,354 kms could have been just an expedition, the couple stand out for the fabulous character, endurance they showed in the cross continent, cross country, hundreds of communities they interacted across all the 20 countries they travelled.

Meet, greet and interact: It is a matter of pride that the couple had the opportunity to meet, greet and interact with Indian High Commissioners in few countries like Uzbekistan, Turkey and Belgium.

Worth documenting: The meetings are well documented with pictures. Post the meetings the local press/ media found the expedition was worth documenting. It's a great example of people to people connect.

Cultural Diplomacy: As a matter of fact, experiences of the expedition clearly shows that it was an absolute act of cultural diplomacy across all 20 countries.

Challenges to Opportunities: T he travelogue is an example of converting challenges to opportunities.

...I thought of being different in my life and hence could embark on this project. I am happy that apart from being a traveller the experience gave birth to the writer in me.

....To do this project in Kannada has been even more special to me. And I vouch for the fact that techies should take lead and contribute to the cause of Kannada opines author Sreenivasa MG...

...Well, one need not look for inspiration in the history pages but look around to people around

Swanta Carinalli Bengaluruninda London varege is a glaring example of attitude, aptitude and guts.

Above all, it's a glaring example of fortune favours the brave.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Manjunath Chavan