Ashish Chiplunkar

Post-doctoral Researcher
École Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne
Office: INJ 131, Station 14, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Trekking

I have been occasionally going for trekking expeditions since the last few years. The trekking expeditions that I have completed include
  • Manali Hampta Pass with Zhep Adventures, Pune
  • Kodaikanal with YHAI, Tamilnadu State Branch
  • Goa - Beaches and Forests with YHAI, Goa Branch
  • Mahabaleshwar with Yuvashakti, Pune
  • Khatling Glacier with Yuvashakti, Pune
Apart from these, the local treks I completed include Katraj-Sinhagad, Ghorawadeshwar, Lohagad, Visapur fort, Neelkantheshwar, Purandhar fort, Tikona fort, Naneghat, Duke's Nose, and Chanderi fort.


             

Bridge

I have been learning to play bridge since I joined IITB as an M. Tech. student and I have participated in a few amateur bridge tournaments. I know the rules of playing bridge quite well but I wish to improve quite a lot on bidding systems and conventions. I am a regular reader of the article "Goren Bridge" that appears on the Bangalore edition of Times of India. I strongly recommend the amateur players like me to read this. The site http://rpbridge.net/ by Richard Pavlicek is another excellent place to learn bridge.


             

Music

I am currently learning to play sitar from my guru, Pandit Nayan Ghosh. This course, called "Sangeetaanand" is conducted at Dhrupad Sansar by the Cell for Human Values, IITB. Apart from this, I play bansuri at an amateur level.