Travel

#2 From Goa to Siliguri — pt 1

Off we went. Siliguri, the gateway to the Northeast, was 2700 kilometres away and five days by road. I…

9248 kms, 12 states, 352 birds and 23 Rhinos!

It began at Miramar beach. Between the sound of the waves crashing, the yells of…

Love letter to a bookshelf : NYC

Ever been tempted to buy an entire bookshelf? No, I don’t mean the furniture.

A Sea Fortress in Ruins : Murud-Janjira

In a way, the Murud-Janjira fort is a living symbol of the criminal apathy we exhibit…

The Taxi-driver from Hell

Hiring a driver-and-car (for cheap) is one of the great conveniences of…

Biography of a female birding guide

S___ is sixty-five years old. Her hair is oiled, shiny…

A Birding Guide, A Matriarch

S___ Chettikattu¹ was not your typical sexagenarian. Affectionately…

Black Baza

Black Baza! The name conjures up in one’s head a Marvel franchise super-hero in spandex black costume — kicking, chopping, breaking heads…

A glimpse of the Milky Way in Spiti Valley

Catch it if you can¹.