India, April 6 -- 'Just keep going. no feeling is final', a line from Rainer Maria Rilke, comes to mind when you hear the story of a Kerala trekker who got lost in the thick forests of Tadiandamol hills in Karnataka's Kodagu district recently.

She was alone for four days, without any way to contact the outside world, but she was not afraid. Kerala's 36-year-old techie, GS Sharanya, lost her way while on a trek on April 2 with a group. She was found only after spending four days in the dense forest. During this time, Sharanya struggled to return to her homestay or be found, but she did not lose her smile or strength.

Thanks to the efforts of multiple agencies involved in a massive, round-the-clock search operation, she was eventually fou...