Dona Dhruvanvar Dona Pawala simply translated means two legs on two poles. It’s the name of the travel monologue by realtor Suhas Mantri. It offers a simple, descriptive chronology detailing the trials and tribulations that the author and his team of five faced while on their expedition through Antarctica and the Arctic.

The book cover of Dona Dhruvanvar Dona Pawala

Speaking on the occasion, Mantri said, “I absolutely love traveling and have traveled over 50 countries so far. My journey to the poles acted as the final motivation to pen a Marathi travelogue.”u00a0The story narrates how Prakash Bang, Rajesh Chandak, Umesh Lahoti and Nitin Nyati along with Mantri braved the excruciating weather to carry on with their journey. “There were times when we felt like it would not be possible to take even a step more. The climate was freezing cold and we had to put on layers of clothes, but we carried on because giving up seemed more difficult,” he added.