Kathalekan – Forests from the Past

December 01, 2013

A roadside sign on the sparsely populated Bangalore – Honnavar highway heralds the bio-diversity wonderland Semecarpus kathalekanensis, I heard the name for the first time, nearly after two decades of […]

The Many Lives of Kabini River Lodge – I

November 15, 2013

It is often said that it is the people who define the place. And this doesn’t ring truer than at the Kabini River Lodge. A slice of jungle heaven set […]

The Otter River – Kaveri

November 15, 2013

“In our mad rush to reach the few remaining “wild-enough” destinations, we often speed past small towns, hillocks, agricultural fields, village tanks and rivers, without as much as a sideward […]

Coral Jasmine

November 15, 2013

A safari into the forest during a visit to Kabini seems to be a must. In fact, for most people, this urge is what lures them here.  To witness an […]

Hampi – An Intoxicating Blend

November 01, 2013

One of the many watch towers arises from a carpet of green. These watch towers were primarily used as military observatories or the posts of guards at special areas. Following […]

Terrestrial Snails of Karnataka

November 01, 2013

‘Mollusc’ means soft bodied, in Latin. Molluscs belong to the second largest group of animals on the earth after arthropods, with more than 1.5 lakh described species, and many more […]

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