Nestled in the middle of the world's largest hypervelocity crater of balastic rock, lies the mysterious lake of Lonar a place of myth, reality and nature. After a long drive from Mumbai to the middle of nowhere (150km from Aurangabad in Maharashtra's Buldana district, which in turn is 400km from Mumbai), we arrived at the MTDC hotel at a magical twilight hour to see a spectacular show of colors and light as the sun set over the horizon. The next morning saw us descend into the crater with our guide Anand Mishra, a young student contactable through the MTDC office, who also helps out visiting global scientists and scholars. We spent the morning enthralled by his deep knowledge and passion for Lonar as he combined history, nature and science to give us a fascinating tour of ancient temples, magnetically charged rocks, a highly acidic water body, bat colonies, migratory birds and surprisingly fertile farms (Plug: Anand Mishra can be contacted at + 91 9850499792 or anandguide1 at rediffmail.com). Time flew by and six hours later we emerged through green fields, shaded paths and rocky trails and stood once again on the crater rim and took a silent moment to look back upon Lonar lake and crater...