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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Tales from Brazil V – Winding up at Southwild
Southwild Pantanal Lodge. Our last stop. It is located a little off the Transpantaneira, on the banks of the Pixaim River was in many...
Dec 1, 2019
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Tales from Brazil IV : Oh the wonderful things you can see on Mulberry Street ! ( with apologies to
I shifted uncomfortably in my seat. I could feel a tiny rivulet of sweat start its journey from the back of my neck, rapidly accelerating...
Oct 27, 2019
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Tales from Brazil III – ’tis rainin’ jaguars !!!
“ We got a sighting.” The handset crackles, voices exchange messages and those are the magic words from Fabiano, uttered unbelievably...
Oct 6, 2019
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Tales from Brazil II – on the Transpantaneira
Transpantaneira. The highway to nowhere. For some reason, the story of this highway has always fascinated me. Somewhere in the early...
Sep 29, 2019
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Tales from Brazil – Birding at Trilha dos Tucanos
‘ So, where is your next trip ?” “ Brazil.” “ Oh wow !! The Amazon ?” “ No, to the Pantanal.” “ Huh ? The Pantanal ? What is that ? “ A...
Sep 7, 2019
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A dip at the Kumbh Mela
The term Kumbh comes from a mythical pot of nectar, but it is also the Hindi name for Aquarius, the sign of the zodiac in which Jupiter...
Mar 11, 2019
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Nature’s Nest…photographing birds in Goa
“ I am planning to go photographing birds in Goa” “ Goa ? “ “ Yes.” “ For BIRD photography ? “ “Yes.” “Heh Heh…What sort of birds ? “…(...
Jan 21, 2019
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Tales from Kenya VI – How I planned our trip and a few tips
The trip to Kenya was long in the ‘must do’ list. A couple of years we had made all the plans but then the threat of Ebola came up and...
Sep 13, 2018
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Tales from Kenya V : The magic of that last game drive
We were in a bit of a quandary. We had spent 7-8 days looking at the wildlife across different spots in Kenya. We were due to reach...
Sep 5, 2018
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Tales from Kenya IV – An Afternoon with the Cheetahs
Not every minute, not every incident in the wild is packed with pulsating, adrenaline filled action. Not every opportunity for you as a...
Aug 23, 2018
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Tales from Kenya III : The thrill of a river crossing
I stretched myself, rolled my shoulders, and raised my hand to stifle a yawn. I looked behind me and most of the family was fast asleep....
Aug 11, 2018
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