This article is the unedited version of the final article published on JLR Explore, the official blog of Jungle Lodges and Resorts.
The Waterfowl Census 2020 left Arnav, me and other volunteers in wonder, fascination, and dismay in the same vein.
It is a surprise that our sorry excuses for lakes and wetland habitats are still deemed worthy of annual visits by many migratory bird species, though dwindling in numbers as the years progress.
Beneath their shady boughs, the neem, copper pod, jamun, sampige, gooseberry and many more trees in Annaiah and Ammaaji’s flourishing garden, raised two entire generations of children as they played, squabbled, made-up, laughed, cried and eventually grew up and moved out of this cosy haven to the wide world beyond.
Prelude: Writing by my two boys in the form of poetry, crazy riddles, little stories, their own personal travelogues, wickedly hilarious sibling messages, birthday greetings and writing assignments in school…
When a banyan is felled to make up for crop loss, who compensates the squirrels, the hornbills, barbets and the bee-eaters, parakeets, mynas, the wasps and the bees, and so many more beings for the colossal loss they suffer??
On assignment for JLR Explore, the official blog of Jungle Lodges and Resorts Pvt. Ltd. Read the full interview here. A quick context Criss-crossing through Bengaluru traffic, I drove over…
Robin — the biggest-hearted and the most faithful friend man ever had — has gone to the Happy Hunting Grounds, where I know I shall find him waiting for me. …
An edited version of this blog post was published in my March 2022 column of ‘Rooting For Nature’ in Deccan Herald. The blog post has more images that didn’t make…
This article is the unedited version of the final travelogue published on JLR Explore, the official blog of Jungle Lodges and Resorts here. My earliest memories of elephants are thankfully…
An edited version of this article was published in the ‘Humour’ column of the November 4th, 2018 print and online editions of Sunday Herald, the Sunday supplement of Deccan Herald….
An edited version of this article was published in the April 19th, 2018 print and online editions of The Hindu, in their MetroPlus Travel Supplement. The published online and print…