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“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”
– Anthony Bourdain
The memories of what I took from my travels. Here.
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Field Notes from Norway
I am back home. From near zero and sub zero degree temperatures, straight into the boiling cauldron that Bangalore has become this year....
Apr 21, 2023
In search of the Arctic Fox
I am back in Norway. This time focusing on wildlife on the other end of the size spectrum to polar bears which was the focus in my last...
Apr 7, 2023
Sunrise with the Black Rock pride
It was dark outside, an inky darkness in a slow, seductive dance with the light fog. We bumped along, occasionally catching a startled...
Mar 24, 2023
On the Importance of Rules
"Life is short, break the rules." ~ Mark Twain I was mildly confused. I was standing at the Mandovi beach, on the last leg of my trip and...
Mar 10, 2023
In search of Flamboyance
If, from my work table, I move slightly to my left and stretch my arm to a rather neatly arranged row of books, somewhere in the middle,...
Feb 10, 2023
A Standoff
"Chongo might have crossed the river with his brothers!!" That was the news that we heard. From a fairly reliable source. They were on...
Dec 16, 2022
In search of the Himalyan Brown Bear
“ So, do you live here or are you visiting ? “ “ I have come for a visit.” “ Where are you going ? “ “ Drass…Kargil.” A short silence...
Jan 16, 2022
Top 10 images from 2021
Which of my photographs is my favorite ? The one I am going to take tomorrow. – Imogen Cunningham In spite of everything that was...
Jan 1, 2022
The Leopards’ Tale
Totally out of the blue, breaking the stillness that surrounded us, a party of peahens took off from near the crest of the hills in...
Sep 11, 2021
The Other Panda
Kung Fu Panda, the movie, was a runaway success. As a series, the movie grossed over $1.8 Billion and is the tenth highest grossing...
Jul 2, 2021
The ethereal beauty of Singalila
“ You know, this is the first time that soon after a trip, you have not yet shared any wildlife pictures”, a friend observed. It was...
May 16, 2021
The abundance of Bharatpur
4273. The agitated, noisy flutter of a dozen wings taking off in alarm broke the stillness of the cold, foggy morning. I was walking down...
Mar 9, 2021
The striped delights of Kanha
It was quiet. Even the usual forest sounds seemed muted, as if a little wary. We peered into the forest. Alert. Tense. There was a little...
Feb 10, 2021
The magic of Kanha
4:30 am : The alarm goes off and we reluctantly struggle out of the warmth of our thick blankets. 5.:15 am : We assemble for a hot bowl...
Jan 31, 2021
The Top 10 from 2019
Goa. Allahabad for the Kumbh Mela. Jhalana at Jaipur. Bhadra in Karnataka. Bandhavgarh in MP. Pantanal in Brazil. Masai Mara. 2019...
Mar 20, 2020
The Eloquence of Light
The eloquence of light Straight off…the heading for this post is not an original one. A few days back, while randomly surfing, I saw an...
Mar 8, 2020
Tales from the Mara III – The fascination of a hunt
She crouched. Low. Body tense. Poised for motion. Eyes locked in on a single Thomson’s gazelle calf that was grazing a short distance...
Feb 13, 2020
Tales from the Mara II – Siligi, Supermom
Siligi. It meant, ‘ The Dependable’. A better name couldn’t be there for a cheetah mom with six cubs. Siligi had started of with seven...
Jan 19, 2020
Tales from the Mara I – The lil’ brave cub
When we first saw them, they were two tiny dots, one much smaller than the other, in a sea of a lovely shade of light green. The Mara had...
Jan 5, 2020
The Top 10 from Brazil
I always thought that making lists is a little boring. Also, a bit presumptuous. That its too early for me to start making such lists of...
Dec 8, 2019
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