G Sangram

 Tales of South series holds short stories of my solo motorcycle ride throughout the southern India. Though my personal experiences, it's not really about me, it's about SOUTH India, its kind people, unique culture, customs, beliefs, food and biodiversity. Through this series, you will have a glimpse of how unique is this region in India as well as in the entire world. Preface to 'An act of kindness' It's been little more than 270 km since I started from Hyderabad with a tiny halt near the roaring Krishna river. I was completely wet as it was raining most of my journey. Due to the heavy rain from the last few days, the water bodies in or around southern Andhra were either full or overflowing by causing a flood-like situation. Many lower lands even suffered from floods. An act of kindness I was riding high, slicing the air, grasping the chill. Just crossed Kurnool district of the state Andhra-Pradesh and rolling somewhere on the Kurnool - Ongol highway. My body was a...

I was standing on top of Kalsubai peak, one of the highest peak (5400+ft) of western ghat and highest peak in Indian state of  Maharstara, enjoying the awe-inspiring scenic view after a steep 4-hour long trekking. I clicked some quick pictures and uploaded them on google maps and there appeared this congratulatory popup window by saying "+15 points - you've earned points for helping others!". That was my first upload to maps and I was curious, why these  points  and what are the  perks  ( Quora ) of my contribution. Below is a shot from the Kalsubai peak sunset, Dec-2018.     Well, I started my Google Local Guide program with a little expectation of getting more Google One Storage to save my travel pics online. Totally unaware of its untapped potential ,  initially I used to contribute to maps and get reward points .  I grew more excited as it seemed like a fun game. As I kept contributing to the Local Guide program, I continued to earn...