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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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Have you walked in a forest ?
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul - John Muir My footsteps gave off a wet, slightly squelchy sound as I walked. ...
Nov 4, 2022
Make way for the Lionesses !
Male lions. They get all the attention and take all the glory. With their flowing, impressive manes, their battle scarred faces, there is...
Oct 21, 2022
Views from the deck - II
A bird, a curious mix of dark grey ( or is it more brown ? ) and white – brownish wings and a white head and belly - came close to our...
Oct 7, 2022
Views from the deck - I
I dug my hands deeper into my pockets searching for some warmth that could be lurking inside, hunched my shoulders a little, stamped my...
Sep 23, 2022
The Magnificence that is the Arctic Tern
It’s a rather unremarkable bird to look at. Visually, there are birds that are far more striking than the Arctic tern, with its white and...
Sep 9, 2022
It's real. It's serious. And it's here.
“ Its unlikely that, that bear will survive. It looks tiny in size. There is no ice around the island so its stuck there. The only prey...
Aug 26, 2022
The Bear who liked to swim
She popped up again, her fur dripping wet, gave a weak shake of her head, spraying a much lighter shower of water around her and then...
Aug 12, 2022
In the Northernmost inhabited place in the world
First off, sincere apologies about missing the last scheduled newsletter. I was far away, in a desolate place, totally disconnected from...
Aug 6, 2022
The Legend of the Tano Bora
I like to think that for many years, around campfires and in the cosy comforts of living rooms of homes around the world, the story of...
Jul 15, 2022
Masai Mara’s gentle tug at your heart
“Mara ? Again ? ” How does one explain ? Of course, no two visits to the wild anywhere in the world can be the same. Conditions will be...
Jun 30, 2022
The Tale in between
Its an oft repeated cliché that every moment in the wild is a fight for survival. A see saw battle between the hunter and the hunted and...
Jun 17, 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
All you who sleep tonight…
The message on my phone, blandly said,” To date we have distributed : Non perishable bi weekly and monthly rations to 25,761 people....
May 12, 2020
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