I had a fascination to the frigid continent of Antartica since my childhood days. Having read a book published by Children’s Book Trust on the southern continent in my early teens, I always dreamed of the place. The dream stays today, and is backed with a curiosity to learn about its habitat and life around it. Later, reading about Ernst Shackleton, an explorer who perished on the way to South Pole had thrilled me a few years ago. All these had faded from my radar over time, but were kicked back into life a year or so back when I stumbled into Sudhir Khandelwal’s blog, which he updated live from Antartica. His introduction on the blog says<\/p>\n
I’m a psychiatrist by profession (treat the mentally unwell) based in Delhi, and seek adventures in the outdoors, and cultures around the world. In November 2007 I had the incredible opportunity to spend 5 months in Antarctica on a research project. This being the first live blog by an Indian from Antarctica, I wrote regulary to journal my experiences from this amazing land. I can definitely say I fell in love with Antarctica which has been described as a desolate continent and largest, coldest, windiest and whitest desert in the world. The beauty of Antarctica is unparallel and incredible as I realized soon after reaching there. I have continued to put posts on the blog on my return – a positive impact of Antarctica<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
His blog now has a distinction of being featured<\/a> in Limca Book of Records. Head over to read more of Antartica at Himalayan Adventurer<\/a>, an unlikely name for a blog from Antartica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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