Before there was Instagram

“Dhanna Singh Chahal Patialvi picked up his camera, having left his job as a driver in the royal garages of Patiala, and set off on his cycle to visit Sikh shrines in places as far out as the North West Frontier Province and Assam in the East. He wrote eight diaries and took more than 200 photographs during his travels. These have now been digitized by Panjab Digital Library.”

To feel small

Cycling can often make one feel kind of small, like not enough, not adequate. So we work hard to feel value, to feel worthy. But, during my recent ride for No Kid Hungry, I had moments of feeling a different kind of small, in relation to the unknown grand scheme, and felt a different kind of value.

Video: Interview on Jus Punjabi TV

My mom and unofficial publicist contacted Jus Punjabi TV about last week’s bike ride for No Kid Hungry, and Aashmeeta, host of “The Good News Show”, graciously invited me to come on her program to talk about the bike ride, cycling for seva (and what’s next), Sikh participation and representation in sports and other things. Check out the video here.