‘How did all this begin? When did my mind suddenly ponder on this travel plan.’ I wonder to myself. All I can remember is collecting bits of information about places that I had always wished to see. Probably, it was a strong urge to escape, to explore, to experience something new and to just be [...]

  (click on image to read) A travelling Exhibition on the “Biodiversity of Western Ghats” organised by Ministry of Environment and Forest (Government of India), will be inuagurated by Jairam Ramesh on 4th June 2011, Saturday, at The Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Bengaluru. The exhibit with be touring many parts of Karnataka, [...]

Recently I had a great excuse to take a road-trip to Corbett Tiger Reserve in Northern India – a place I had always wanted to visit. In a quick chain of events, vehicles, safaris and accommodations were arranged for the weekend (thanks Chinmay) – and after a six hour car journey from Delhi I arrived. [...]

Very cool video about the growing population on Planet Earth – With the worldwide population expected to exceed seven billion in 2011, National Geographic magazine offers a 7-part series examining specific challenges and solutions to the issues we face. The magazine introduces the series with its January cover story “7 Billion,” offering a broad overview [...]

The road was nearly impossible. The incessant rains had eroded the sides, making passage very challenging for our vehicle. Trees brought down by heavy gusts of wind lay across the road, which itself had turned into slush, part ravine, part bog. We had been forewarned about the road conditions but our only other option was [...]

Do you want to help the future of lions in Africa – well, all you have to do is simply watch this video and National Geographic has pledged .10C for every time it’s viewed – Watch and Share! Six years in the making, Beverly and Dereck Joubert’s moving film tells the story of an ostracized [...]

I picked a seat on the right-hand side of the flight. It was 3 in the afternoon and I was flying from Guwahati to Bagdogra – a short 45 min flight. Looking outside my window was the spectacular snow-capped mountain range of the Himalaya. From this aerial vantage point, not only could I see the [...]

I know it’s been very quiet on the blog front, (not that it was very active earlier anyways..) but quiet on the blog front means that it’s been crazily busy on the travel front. There’s been a lot of traveling lately and not much time to spare to upload images or videos. But that will [...]

One of the most frequently asked questions I receive by email or Facebook is, “How do I become a Wildlife Photographer?”, “How do I become a documentary filmmaker?”. I’m not sure I can answer that question or am even qualified enough to answer the question in the direct manner in which it’s been asked. That’s [...]