Faces of India – 357 Jeet Singh Arya
Faces of India
a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country whom I met during my travels. I bring back souvenirs, frozen moments from my travels, why not some memories of people I have met and interacted during the travels. Faces of India is a weekly series in my blog since MARCH 2011. See more here…
Jeet Singh Arya, the Dholkal Trek Guide
Mr Jeet is an MBA graduate who has no passion for corporate jobs. Instead he has turned into an entrepreneur promoting Chhattisgarh Tourism. It was his childhood desire to be a local guide to the various tourist destinations of Chhattisgarh. Fortunately, his father understood his passion and has always encouraged him to pursue his dream.
Jeet Singh Arya – Faces of India
I interacted closely with him during the Dholkal Ganesha trek. One sentence of his which comes to mind is: “Ma’am darr ke aage jeet hain!” which translates to “Ma’am there is success beyond fear!” This was a tag line for one of the beverages in India some years back. Mr Jeet uses this quote, which coincidentally is his name, wisely to inspire the trekkers to overcome fear and climb new heights.
While at Dholkal, he single handedly encouraged and inspired all of us to cross the last 250m treacherous path. I was amazed how he knew each boulder so well. Mr Jeet constantly kept guiding where to put the foot, which edge to be gripped. To his credit he has guided trekkers aged as old as 70 years to trekkers as young as 12 years! Indeed commendable!
Check out his website: Unexplored Bastar. He actively participates and promotes trekking, camping, hiking, adventure sports, culture tourism and adventure tourism in Dantewada. He also has contacts with some ‘home stay’ there. For all that he is doing for his state Mr. Jeet Singh Arya deserves to be rewarded. Our country needs more youngsters like him!
Jeet Singh Arya at Dholkal Ganesha Trek
He has won so many laurels in this brief span. To name a few: National Entrepreneurship Award Winner, TEDx speaker, featured in History Channel. Founder of Unexplored Bastar.
