Json ResourceBundle in java
I published a lite version of Json ResourceBundle to my dormant git repository. Here is a Readme.md copy from that TL;DR Registering a custom ResourceBundle.Control extension forces JSON parser jars to be present in extension directory. This repo provides basic skeleton/raw code to overcome the limitation and support json…
कोरोना लॉकडाउन: ईद पर इस बार ‘प्रेमचंद का हामिद’ ईदगाह जाएगा
बीबीसी में छपे इस लेख में संवाददाता फ़ैसल मोहम्मद अली ने एक सवाल किआ “ईद पर इस बार ‘प्रेमचंद का हामिद’ क्यों नहीं जाएगा ईदगाह”. मेरा ये प्रयास है इस प्रश्न का उत्तर तलाशने का। आइये पहले “ईदगाह” को जाने। ईदगाह उपन्यासकार सम्राट मुंशी प्रेमचंद…
Cycling to Nandi hill
Nandi hill is a small hilltop in north of Bangalore. Depending on which part of Bangalore one is, the distance to Nandi hill is around 70 km. In Bangalore, I think it is a dream of almost every cycling enthusiast’s to peddle on the mighty…
Epilogue : Trek to Everest Base Camp
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. Edmund Hillary And it’s so apt. We are back after 13 rigorous days. Victorious, yet humbled. A friend of mine asked, what keeps you going? Well my reply was leave from office 🙂 Jokes apart, for…
The retreat – From Everest Base Camp
We have been trekking for quite sometime, and were almost exhausted. Our guide told that no flights have taken off from Lukla to Kathmandu, for last four days and there has been advisory on extreme weather for next four days. We started thinking about our…
Kalapatthar and Everest Base Camp : Finale
“Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” – Dr. Seuss Succesfully completed Kala patthar (5,550 meters) and EBC back to back within 5 hours. The night at Gorakshep was marked by intermittent sleep. Could be because of heaviness caused by…
Dzongla to Gorakshep : Everest Base Camp Trek
The trek over the Cho La Pass had left everyone of us tired and exhausted. And as I said, the last part of trek, we saw heavy rain. And myself and Nitesh realised that the mistake that we did while buying our gloves. The gloves were not…
Dragnag to Dzongla via Chola Pass : Everest Base Camp Trek
It was a difficult climb today and extra exertion from jumping between rocks as well as the lack of oxygen from the altitude made for an exhausting combination. Naveen, our TrekNomad leader showed the true leadership quality by helping out who were struggling climbing up…
Gokyo-ri to Dragnag : Trek to Everest Base Camp
Successfully summitted to Gokyo Ri (5361 m/17588 ft) at 6:20 AM today. The route that I am going to cover early morning before starting for Dragnag. And the route of Dragnag was some thing like : The night before, a couple of team members decided…
Machermo to Gokyo : Everest Base Camp Trekking
Things are going to be more interesting from today onwards. We are into the four best days of our trekking route. And that starts with spectacular views of oligotrophic Gokyo lakes. And soon we are going to break 5000m threshold. The morning at Machermo gives…
Phortse Thanga to Macchermo via Dole : Trek To Everest Base Camp
At Phortse Thanga, as we start, we see that the route separates to Phortse and Dole. We have to take left for Dole, and that route takes us to Gokyo. Google’s 360 degree view of location from where we started : Well important to note…
Namche Bazar to Phortse Tanga : Trek To Everest Base Camp
Climb to Namche tested fitness level of few in group. A day break for acclimatisation was a refreshing break. It was much needed break, as it gave us time to pull up the socks, recollect the motivation that has brought us this far. Namche Bazaar…