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The Tiger Tank Tigress of Kabini

A cold, winter morning in November. The jungle is still, and the only sound that emanates is the cracking of bones. None of us move…

May 22, 2019

The Tiger Tank Tigress of Kabini

May 22, 2019

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Let’s Talk Leopard

Having grown up on a healthy diet of Jim Corbett, my love for the jungles only grew when I switched to Kenneth Anderson, followed by Hugh…

May 13, 2019

Let’s Talk Leopard

May 13, 2019

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Tiger Tales from Corbett

Sometimes you drive into the jungle for hours without so much as a glimpse of the big cats, elephants, or the nervous ungulates. There are…

May 9, 2019

Tiger Tales from Corbett

May 9, 2019

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That mystery in the passageway

I’ve always had a wild sort of imagination. I’ve imagined a man hiding behind the curtains, kitchen knife in hand, waiting for me to part…

May 6, 2019

That mystery in the passageway

May 6, 2019

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When imagination runs riot

The croutons reminded me of tiny rafts floating in a pond. I sprinkled a dash of pepper very precisely on a crouton, pretending it was a…

May 6, 2019

May 6, 2019

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All in the Family: Deciphering Tiger Behavior in the Wild

My tryst with tigers began almost 10 years ago when I first laid eyes on the erstwhile Prince, the alpha-male of the Bandipur Tiger…

May 5, 2019

All in the Family: Deciphering Tiger Behavior in the Wild

May 5, 2019

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That incredible lightness

We had just returned from a wonderful vacation in the sun-kissed hill town of Madikeri in Coorg, Karnataka. I expected to feel refreshed…

May 5, 2019

That incredible lightness

May 5, 2019

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For the love of Chai

Nearly nine years ago, somewhere in the Himalayas, a hawker handed me a steaming cup of tea as I stood, shivering in the biting- cold. As…

May 5, 2019

For the love of Chai

May 5, 2019

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When it rained leopards

Donald Anderson, the son of the once-famous hunter turned conservationist, Kenneth Anderson, in his book, The Last White Hunter, spoke…

May 5, 2019

When it rained leopards

May 5, 2019

shama ahmed

shama ahmed

Writer, traveller, chai-lover, wildlife enthusiast … Always ready to pack my bags and leave! Check out my wildlife pictures on Instagram @shamakabirahmed

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