Hi,

Thanks for visiting my page.

I have been running marathons since 2004. I have also done ultra marathon distances of 32 miles and 47 miles. I have won several medals in the senior women's category. Running is a passion with me. It gives me a sense of freedom. It gives me my own space. It liberates me. Currently, I am part of a team of coaches called Runners High, who train beginners towards various marathon distances.

While running gives me a great sense of achievement, I would like to put it to good use by raising funds for the education of under privileged children.

Asha is a zero-overhead, volunteer-driven organization that works on education in India in the belief that education is a critical requisite for socio-economic change.

Several Asha projects, in and around Bangalore, work with underprivileged kids. Many of these schools educate children who have dropped out of mainstream schools and a large number who come from traumatic backgrounds. Please visit the Team Asha Blog for the latest about the team.

My goal is to raise Rs 500/km for Asha for Education. I am training for several runs starting September 2011:

• Kaveri Trail Marathon - September 18th
• Ultra Marathon - November 13th
• Mumbai Marathon - January 15th
• Auroville Marathon - February 2012

Please contact me to sponsor my run and help me reach my fundraising target. These donations are used with zero overheads. All donations are exempted from Income Tax under Section 80G.

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill