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The Pondicherry Equestrian Challenge Begins Today!

Thursday 9th March is the first day of this year’s Pondicherry Equestrian Challenge.     The Pondicherry Equestrian Challenge takes place at the Red Earth Riding School in Auroville from March 9th till March 12th. The show will feature high quality riders belonging to clubs from all across South India, participating in both show jumping […]

Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run Days 9 & 10

The final two days of the Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run featured monkey business, breakdowns, and then the classic run winners were announced!     Days 9 and 10 of the Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run saw teams leave Tirunelveli and make the journey South to Kanniyakumari before heading North-West to  Trivandrum, the final destination! It wasn’t all plain […]

Rickshaw Challenge Days 7 & 8 – Pongal Pimping and a Party

The Classic Run Rickshaw Challenge involved cooking Indian style and partying hard on days 7 and 8!     Day 7 started off easy: The teams visited the factory of VVD Coconut Oil, where they were given a tour and some information on how coconut oil is produced. As special cherry on top, everybody could […]

Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run Days 5 & 6 – It’s time for a rest!

Days 5 & 6 of the Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run took participants from Madruai to Tuticorin.     After an amazing New Year’s Eve party that nobody can remember – some people are even said to have slept next to the elevator instead of in their bed – and after driving through the hot sun […]

The Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run Days 3 & 4: So far so good!

The Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run continued on Days 3 and 4, as participants left Pondicherry for Thanjavur, then headed to Madurai to celebrate New Year’s Eve!     After the learning and excitement of the first two days the Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run 2017 kept up its pace on Days 3 and 4, December 30th […]

The Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run Day 1 & 2: It’s still too easy!

The Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run is underway, with participants undergoing training in Chennai.     Once more, Chennai is the location of a very special spectacle. The Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run 2017 has kicked off from Tamil Nadu’s capital. Twenty teams from 10 countries and 46 participants overall will compete for the victory in the […]

Chennai's Month of Music Begins

December is Chennai’s month of music, where musicians (and fans!) come from all across India (and beyond!) for the “Madras Music Season”.     Music is one of the unique treasures of India, with a style and culture unlike anywhere else of earth. For those who want a taste of Indian classic music, Chennai’s month […]

Allapuzha: Kerala's Venice of the East?

First compared to the famous city of canals over a century ago, Kerala’s Venice of the East is still worth a visit today.     In the early 20th Century, the governor-general and viceroy of India George Nathaniel Curzon dubbed Alappuzha, at that point known as Alleppey, the “Venice of the East”, remarking that “Here […]

FFLV Tuk Tuk Challenge 2016 – Part 2

The latest updates from our man on the front-line, Princely, are in. After a week of driving, our teams of the Food For Live Tuk Tuk Challenge 2016 enjoyed a well deserved rest day, before heading back on the road again for the last couple of days.   Day 8 Restday – Finally! Neleshwara, is a […]

FFLV Tuk Tuk Challenge 2016 – The First Part

It was one year ago, when a tall man from the UK showed up in Chennai Garage to inspect the the working condition of the tuk tuks. That time he was contemplating on a plan to arrange a private rally for an organization in the UK. Slowly and steadily, after many mails and the exchange […]