Somehow I missed this thread. I just noticed it.
Congratulations to all the winners and thank you all who took part in helping the administrators to take the decision.
I am obliged to express my gratitude who supported me, inspired me, guided me. When I undertook my journey on my bike to Leh, I was just chasing my dream, never thought that my travelogue would appear on the homepage of BCMT. So did everyone I suppose. Just did the trip, and relived the trip by narrating it in the travelogue with an aim that others might benefit as I was benefited. Never thought of the pictures quality, never re-read what I wrote to improve or run a spell checker or grammar etc. Yet, the travelogue was nominated and voted which testifies the true travel spirit of this forum which humbles me further.
As Anup Sir and other wise members mentioned, its the readers who motivate (or is it endure?) the travellers to write and these readers share the glory and they are rather more glorified.
As mentioned earlier there might be many more untold stories, unknown travellers who might have undertaken journeys which might be more adventurous or great in many respects, yet, not here in the forum or did not write or could not write a travelogue. To cite an example, I read on this forum, someone spending the entire winter, all alone, stuck in the snow and ice. This man could not write a travelogue, no photographs even. Yet, he inspired many. Our feelings are with them too.
Thank you everyone once again.