blossoming of the Kurinji flowers-a phenomenon that happens
once every 12 years-Sharma has shown a side of India that many
people may never have known existed.Not even himself.
38 He vividly remembers riding through the south of In-
dia
on
his
motorcycle,exploring
tree-lined
streets
in
Pondicherry's French district,and being struck by the beauty of
the peaceful hill station Munnar.
He might be running out of new states to visit.
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He is
so enthusiastic about sharing the lesser-seen side of his home-
land,in new and better ways,that he has been known to open
his laptop and work even on mountaintops.
40
And I've
never stopped,he says."The driving force for me is to keep
learning.