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It was my 4th visit to Vanghat, a resort on the banks of the river Ramganga near Marchula, in Uttarakhand. Unlike my other three visits, this visit was planned on a short notice. Carol Inskipp, who needs no introduction, was staying at the resort. My wife, Anu, who has known Sumanta Da the owner for … Continue reading
It has been a routine for me since 2016 to visit one of the Himalayan states during the Holi festival, the exception being 2021 due to the pandemic. On each occasion, I took the trip to spend some leisure time in the lap of nature avoiding the hustle and bustle of Delhi life. This year … Continue reading
Since the day I landed in Delhi from a short vacation to the south at the beginning of the year, I was kind of stuck inside my house. Blame it on rising Covid numbers and bad weather which was gloomy on certain days followed by rain and fog with only a few days of sunshine … Continue reading
A birding trip down south, the Western Ghats, in particular, was long overdue. A week-long holiday at the office starting from the 24th of December till the end of the year was the right opportunity to make that happen. So I landed at Madikeri on the 24th, a hill station in the Kodagu (Coorg) district … Continue reading
The Start We reached RD’s society at 5:30 AM, half an hour before our scheduled departure. RD came out to greet us with a smile trying to hide the trouble he was into. “I can’t find my car keys. I have checked all my drawers and other places”, he told us, he had the same … Continue reading
Delhi and its surrounding places are very interesting for birdwatching. There are many biodiversity hotspots within 100km from the national capital and most of them aren’t even protected areas. The fact that all five species of bitterns can be found here is just incredible. Out of those five, the Black bittern is a resident while … Continue reading
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