Wishing you all a very happy new year 2024 - we're back after a #lifehappens break and all ready to set things in motion.

To kick things into gear, we have Dighvijay Jedhe, the Founder and President at Western Ghats Running Roundation (WGRF) which is the team that organises the prestigious 'fort running' races in the Sahyadri mountains - the Sinhagad Epic Trail (SET) and the Sinhagad-Rajgad-Torna Ultramarathon, popularly known as the SRT Ultra. Dighvijay, a farmer and entrepreneur, is also the founder at Canyon Sandals. Last but not the least, he's the Indian National Representative for organisers at ITRA.

Dighvijay takes us through chapters of Indian history and the origins of the Great Maratha Empire and how his family's deep-rooted connections with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has shaped the beginnings of WGRF. The conversation goes into how Shivaji's legacy is being carried forward by WGRF in the form of empowering the local communities via the two WGRF mountain trail races in the Sinhagad area.

Dighvijay also delves deep into how SRT Ultra and SET came into being, who the key people instrumental in setting up the races were, how the races grew in popularity, what challenges the team has faced, and what future plans he holds for the races.

This is one of many conversations we'll be bringing Dighvijay on for. Listen to the complete episode for a trail run through 17th century Indian history - the Sinhagad tales. --- Dighvijay on Instagram - WGRF: ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/westernghatsrunning - Canyon Sandals: https://instagram.com/canyonsandals - Personal: ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/dighvijayjedhe --- Kshitish - Instagram: ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/kshitishpurohit⁠⁠ - Strava: ⁠⁠https://strava.com/athletes/24060164⁠⁠ --- Talking Dirt is written, recorded and produced by the team at CapitalTrails - Website: ⁠⁠https://capitaltrails.in⁠⁠ - Instagram: ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/capitaltrailsrc⁠

Dighvijay Jedhe

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