Stories on Wildlife
B2: A legend fades in the mist of time
B2..The mere mention of the name would be enough to rouse me from a deep slumber. And it's with misty eyes and heavy heart that I remember the passing away of the legendary tiger of Bandhavgarh recently. Read More...
BANDHAVGARH: A mystic blend of mythology and nature
Sita..Charger...B1...B2...B3...Bokha...These magical names, and the images which they created in mind, was all I was aware of when the Kalinga Utkal Express came to a grinding halt at Umaria Railway Station. Read More...
A Tiger for Lucknow
It was hardly a five-line report buried inconspicuously inside page 7 of a national daily, but nevertheless it caught my eye. That was early January this year. A tiger, the report stated, had emerged at a place hardly 19 kilometres from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh and undoubtedly one of the most populous places in India. Read More...
In Search of Man-Eating Leopards
It was a chilly December afternoon - December 17, 1997, to be exact- when my car broke down no sooner than I left the non-descript hamlet of Duggada for Haldupurao, my destination which also happens to be one of the most beautiful and undisturbed spots in Uttarakhand's Jim Corbett National Park. Read More...
Rajaji's Rebirth
It was summer of 1985, May 12th to be exact when our entire family had gone on a summer holiday to Mussourie. On 16th May we had a late start back home and after crossing Dehradun while we were about to be crossing Mohund, we saw herd of elephants on the left flank from an elevated hill road. Read More...
The Rogue of Rishikesh
Animals, if not threatened or cornered, are part of the lifecycle and survival of the planet. Mankind needs to understand that we have to give space to elephants and other species for harmonious coexistence. Read More...
The Stripped Terror of Sunderkhal
While traveling from Ramnagar to Dhikala a commoner usually overlooks the part of the road beyond Garjia Temple which in the recent years has been made as an accessible interface on the side of the road beside a gorge. Read More...
The Life and Times of T36 - A Personal Tribute
Even when the sweat started clouding the lenses, I refused to put the binocular down. The September Sun in Ranthambore National Park can be quite unforgiving. But to lose sight of T36, that too after four days of intense search outside the periphery of Ranthambore, was an unacceptable proposition. So I let the sweat-bath continue. Read More...
