Jungle mein mangal--RAJEEV

Kavita Kaushik (CID), Rajeev Khandelwal (Left Right Left), Natassha Rana (Betiyann) and her husband Deepraj Rana (Left Right Left) recently participated in the Nautica Jungle Rally in the northern hills of India — and she still hasn't gotten over it.

Says Kavita, "Nautica gave us a list and asked us to choose whom we would prefer as partners. Natassha is a close friend and I knew Rajeev because I had worked with him in CID.

So the four of us teamed up and what a maseladar experience it was! We had to not only race but also participate in river-rafting and bungee jumping."

Hugely entertaining

Kavita & Co did not win the rally but were awarded The Most Entertaining Team! "There were certain things that only happened to us. While river rafting, our raft collided with a huge rock and turned turtle.

We fell into the water and I started screaming. The raft instructor then pulled me and threw me onto the raft and I landed between two cylindrical tubes and got trapped as I was wearing a huge life jacket!" Kavita says.

"Another time, Natassha and I went for a drive when Rajeev and Deepraj were having lunch. Natassha was at the wheel and she lost balance and we nearly went down a cliff," Kavita adds.

"During the night drive, Natassha and I had to walk a long distance away from the car if we wanted to answer nature's call. I think we all became akin to jungle people in those five days.

There was no phone, no computers and no properly cooked food. One needs to rough it out in the wilderness some times to experience a different sort of life," Kavita concludes.