Adventures in India

This is immersion in a Buddhist way of life where a fifth of the population seems to be monks. Every village has at least o­ne monastery and each family sends at least o­ne son to become a monk. This is also a desert, but being at a lower altitude than the barren Changthang, potatoes and peas can also be grown here. A simple life through even simpler resources, Spiti and the echoes of "Om Mnae Padme Hum" remain in the mind long after the body leaves the valley.

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The peaks are located in the Raktavarna glacier north east of Gaumukh in the Gangotri region. This area was explored in the late sixties & early seventies. The main attraction of the region was the Sudarshan parvat which is adjacent to Chaturbhuj.

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A Madangad trek and climb. Alang Kulang and Madan are almost inseperable names among those familiar with these region. What better way to visit than exploring them all together? Sanjay Joshi and his friends did it and included the nearby Ratangad as well, in this climbing expedition

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This is a very old incident, when Raka and I were just beginners in the mountains.

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An example of a working pattern of a highly effective group, which seems to go against all our usual ways of dealing with tasks.

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The factors that accelerate learning

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What is it that makes some facilitators more effective than the others?

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The adult experiential learning cycle is largely about action based learning. David Kolb's Experiential learning model - one of the most commonly used models of learning styles defines four stages inthe learning cycle: concrete experience, observation and reflection, the formation of abstract concepts and testing in new situations.... which brings us back to concrete experience.

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The theory of Experiential Learning speaks of the learning process as a continuous cycle. Learning behaviour is largely influenced by experience and keeps evolving according to the nature of stimulation in the form of challenge. Problem solving learnings are strongly retained and influence behaviour patterns. We see here, how experiential learning can help develop talent.

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