A Mountain and a Woman of Steel
Mount Harriet in Andamans I am not sure at what height a hill graduates to be called a "mountain". The bump in the topography of the Ferrarganj tehsil does not look very august, but at 365mts. above sea level, its summit is the highest point in South Andamans. Perhaps that justifies the honorific "Mt." before its name, Harriet. But i should not quarrel with the label. Because, if it is a Mountain, then i can claim to be a mountaineer ! A-ha ! We ( two kids, a young niece and i) started out very early, carrying with us a tiffin box of Idlis, potato gravy from Annapurna Cafe. Potato gravy and idlis make strange bedfellows. But at that early hour, only 3 items were ready and the cheerful server boy, whom we had befriended , was kind enough to pack the meal for us in a jiffy, with some cola cans , as thoughtful additions. An hour long journey brought us to the sylvan highrise, green, cool and quiet. Just the previous day, we had visited another green,cool and qui...