Savandurga Beyond the Trek
September 01, 2023
I sat down to catch my breath, entreating the rest of my party to move ahead: I realised that I had grossly underestimated the Savandurga trek. I watched mortified as […]
India’s natural areas are gaining increasing appreciation for their beauty and also their inherent value of being ‘natural capital’. Most protection efforts are however focused only on designated wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves, while lesser-known natural areas face a high degree of pressure for development. We bring these ‘Unexplored Areas’ into focus, so that their intrinsic value and need for protection are highlighted.
Handi Gundi Betta
July 01, 2023
If you are looking for a relatively easy and off-beat trek in the outskirts of Bangalore, Handi Gundi is a great choice. Handi Gundi betta (hill) is located in Ramanagara, […]
A Landscape of Spiders
April 15, 2023
It has been more than a year since I discovered Bangalore University’s bio-park. Spread over 1300 acres, the wilderness area lies adjacent to Mysore Road and the Bangalore-Mysore Railway line. […]
A Rainforest in Winter
February 15, 2023
Our bags were hauled over bridges across fern-rimmed brooks, as we huffed up a ridge to a secluded cottage, named after an indigo-black Racket-tailed Drongo painted on the wall. On […]
Bheemana Kindi
December 15, 2022
Navigating through scenic village roads, we passed several picturesque hillocks covered in mist and fog, until we found ourselves at the entrance of the hill we would be climbing that […]
Chilakanahatti Palmyra Reserve Forest
October 15, 2022
If you want to listen to the twitter of birds – the chirp of sparrows, cuckoo of cuckoos, caw of crows, screech of parakeets – Chilakanahatti Palmyra Reserve Forest, Karnataka, […]
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