Ghumakkad is Three
Am delighted to share
that your buddy Ghumakkad’s blog is going to be three-years old!
It was 25th
May 2012 when this blog was created primarily to share pictures taken while
travelling. We had just returned from Bhutan
and the first story titled ‘Exploring Bhutan Part-1: The Team’ was posted in
this blog (Link: Bhutan Part-1). It has so far been read by 120 people. Initially the blog had a ‘closed’
setting with very limited readership/viewership. Later, we opened it for public
viewing/reading in the larger spirit of sharing.
I feel humbled that in
these three years, the blog has been read more
than 25,000 times. For an on-line forum, this is not a big number. But
considering that it is not a commercial venture, it signifies your liking, support
and encouragement. In fact, last 5,000 views came
in just three months! Special thanks are due to each one of you.
It was only in Feb 2015 when we crossed the 20,000 milestone. The link: Ghumakkad Hits 20,000
Most-read Story
The story on BITS Pilani
Hyderabad Campus posted on 30th Sept 2014 has been read by 1229 people
so far. The only other story to have crossed the 1,000 readers’ mark is also
connected with my alma-mater. It was a curtain raiser of our book ‘BITS of
Success’ and posted on 18th Dec 2013. An earlier story on BITS Dubai
Campus in Jul 2012 has had 450+ viewers so far. Mind you this blog does not
promote BITS Pilani or any other institution for that matter!
Just in case you missed
browsing these ‘most-read’ posts, you can click the links below.
Talking of
institutions, a story of my experiences at IBS Hyderabad as a Prof posted on
Teacher’s Day 2012, has had 440+ views
so far. The link:
Another recent story (March
2015) which has been read by 650+ people showcases two real life yoga
enthusiasts who came together for life! If you haven’t read the post yet,
please click the link below:
How human beings value
their memories and friends was proven when a story of a Naval Reunion of buddies
after 40 years, received 500+ views. See the link below if you wish to re-live
the moment:
The readers of this
blog are diverse in terms of age, gender, nationality, occupation, education
etc and in turn they have welcomed and supported diversity in the blog posts.
See some of the posts which have had more than 350 readers each, in diverse
fields such as:
Wildlife/Nature:
Rescuing an injured Bat
(July 2012): Bat story- click here
The ‘Big Five’ Live from
Africa (August 2014): Africa Live- Click here
Lessons from Life
Life is like a Switch
(May 2013): Life and switch
Life Begins at Sixty
(July 2014): Life@60- Click here
Thrill of a 10K Run
(March 2014): 10K Run- click here
Travel
Changing Face of Jaipur
(April 2014): Pink City is Changing
Obituary
Khushwant Singh (March 2014): The Pen has Dried
It has been an exciting
journey. All this would not have been possible without your continued support
and encouragement. Many people have contributed to the growth of Ghumakkad’s blog.
But one person who gave her time, ideas and constant encouragement is Mrs
Trixie Asirvatham, a media professional from Bangalore. Special thanks Trixie.
As Ben Sweetland said “Success
is a journey, not a destination”, Ghumakkad marches on and will continue to
share the journey with friends like you.
Thanks for browsing.
-Harsh-the-Ghumakkad/9th May 2015
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