Lt Cdr Bijay Nair

BHAGH: The Running Stories

“Why didn’t you win Mumbai Marathon?” Have you ever faced this question from your relatives, colleagues, or boss?  If yes, then I am with you. If no, then it will happen soon. Running to me is mediation in motion, distance running is one of the most popular and growing sports globally. I strongly believe that every runner has a story. I am a runner, who observes and relates the daily happenings in and around the beautiful sports of running. We all train so hard, if your training is laced with laughter and smile, it adds an extra josh. Have you ever traversed the 42.195 kms of Mumbai Marathon into a route map synonym to Mumbai with a description of each km or have you thought about how will the dialogues of iconic film Sholay interrelate to marathon running or have you thought about what would be going on in the mind of various people when you run a marathon. BHAGH as the title of the book is the collection of Bijay’s Hilarious Anecdotes, Gags and Humour. With the advent of Social Media, running became much more popular and hence a humour writer like me could put in my creative hat to unleash a few of the observations. Over the years the posts became sizeable to be compiled. Bhaagh bhaagh ke Bhagh Pado…..