I have been to Napa many times, to ride the wine train, wine tasting with friends and to enjoy the beauty of the vineyards. But to tour the place on a bike?

I learned about the Asha Bike Program and attended the kickoff program and noted that I could be touring Napa on a bicycle.

I had already bought my beauty; a bright orange Felt road bicycle in 2007. It was a birthday gift from my family. Alas, it decorated our garage for some years. I had a hiking accident and injured my knee in Yosemite. It was a year before I …

I am training to complete a 100 Km Tour of Napa bike ride in August and a 100 mile bike ride in October this year. I am training with team Asha to raise funds for education of underprivileged children in India.

Details of my ride and logistics of fundraising are available here. here.

Very proud of my son Rahul for successfully running his first half marathon at the “Rock & Roll Half Marathon” in San Jose today! He completed the run in 2:00:58, which is impressive for a first timer.

Rahul started running seriously over the summer with some of his friends and started to enjoy it. He surprised me one day by telling me that he wanted to run a half marathon and raise funds for “Asha for Education“, a non-profit secular organization focused on basic education for underprivileged children in India. We looked at various possibilities and registered for this race. Rahul …