4th Of December is celebrated globally as the International Cheetah Day. The motive behind the same is to spread awareness among the masses about the plight that these fascinating creatures face today. Africa’s most endangered big cat, the fastest land mammal on Earth, critical to it’s ecosystem and threatened across its rangeland – Cheetahs need your help! Here is a quick read about some interesting facts about the Cheetahs. With…
Even the roads leading to Ladakh have their own appeal! Yes, you read that right, when you’re about to reach Ladakh, the very first glimpse of this snow laden heaven brings a twinkle to your eyes. Just imagine looking down on a silent, placid, greenish blue lake – beautiful, isn’t it? Or imagine the sight of magnificent mountains greeting you – such welcome one could never forget. There’s nothing more…
After having spent almost a decade photographing the cats, I decided it was time to capture some apes on film; armed with that will I stepped out into the land I had only read about in Dian Fosse’s books : The Land of Volcanoes. A slice of undisturbed forest lies shared between the borders of Uganda and Rwanda; and is home to the last living population of the largest terrestrial mammal…
From the Camp Diaries Dated 21 April to 24 April : STUDENTS BATCH Day Zero : As the train slowly chugged out of the Pune station, the excitement levels escalated rather quickly amongst the children. Most of the campers were avid travellers with a passion for wildlife. Day One : After a rather racy drive on the sunny, dusty roads of Nagpur; all of us, dropped into a tired heap…
As I stood on a completely deserted road in the middle of nowhere, owing it to the recently busted tyre of our vehicle, I realized that this trip was going to be way more adventurous and thrilling than I’d imagined it would be. In the company of some of the best people I’ve ever travelled with, every minute was already turning out to be more unforgettable than the previous one.…
[Circa 2005] I first travelled to the realm of Ladakh way back literally a decade ago !! Back then I was still in my teens, with long hair running close to my shoulders minus the inkling of the scruffy forest on my face that I adore. For me this trip would be the ground breaking moment. The first visit to the Himalayas since I got head on my shoulders. The…
