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1. Birding at Deepor Beel, Assam

2. An Amazing Trip To Kaziranga Part 2 (Assam)

3. An Amazing Trip To Kaziranga Part1 (Assam)

4. A trip to Maidenahalli Blackbuck Sanctuary (or Jayamangali Blackbuck Reserve)

5. A day of wonders at Hessarghatta Grasslands, Bangalore

6. An enchanting afternoon at Karanji Lake, Mysore

7. Looking for Birds in Gulakamale Village, Bangalore

8. The Secret Lake - Thattekere (or Mahadeshwara Temple Lake), Bangalore

9. Babymoon in Yercaud

10. Adventure in Matheran

11. A few early mornings at Hebbal Lake, Bangalore

12. The Church at Shettihalli

13. Birds of Hessarghatta Grasslands, Bangalore

14. Birding in Rampura Lake, Bangalore

15. Hoskote Lake - A Little Haven for Birds (Bangalore)

16. A visit to Bylakuppe, the mini-Tibet of India

17. A beautiful weekend in Coorg (Part 1)

18. Eat & Shop @ Madikeri (Coorg Part 2)

19. Two Nights @ Honey Valley Estates (Coorg Part 3)

20. A drive through Nagarhole National Park (Coorg Part 4)

21. Memories of Pondicherry (Part 1)

22. Memories of Pondicherry (Part 2)

23. The Joys of Travelling

24. A Day Trip to Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary (Part 1)

25. A Day Trip to Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary (Part 2)

26. A Road Trip to Cherish

27. A Road Trip along the Western Ghats

28. Birding at Thippagondanahalli (TG Halli) Reservoir, Bangalore

29. The Long Road Home...

30. A Journey to Uttarakhand...

31. Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary Revisited

32. My Dream Trip

33. Birding around Manchanabele Dam, Bangalore

34. Birding at Honey Valley Estates, Coorg

35. Looking for birds around Galibore Fishing Camp, Bangalore

36. Galibore revisited: A short trip

37. Going off the beaten track in Kuala Lumpur

38. Maguri Beel - A Bird Paradise in Assam

39. While I was away: Galibore

40. Some ruminations enroute Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

41. A Morning in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Guwahati (Assam)

42. Revisiting Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

43. Awaiting an Adventure...

44. In the quest of hidden treasures in Malaysia

45. Many years ago, in Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary...

46. Birding in Nandi Hills, Bangalore

47. A trip to BR Hills - The monsoon edition

48. A trip to BR Hills & K Gudi Wilderness Camp - The spring/summer edition

49. Unraveling the secrets of the Omani mountains

50. Darwin in my dreams

51. Wayanad Diaries: Pepper Green Village Resort

52. Sights and sounds from home

53. En route Shillong: A precursor to the Shillong trip

54. Birding on a foggy morning at Nandi Hills

55. The Day of the Jackals

56. A special road trip: Bangalore to Goa!

57. Staying with the Amarals at Cancio's House, Goa

58. Secrets of Goa: Beyond the Sun and the Sea

59. Birding (and more) at Morjim Beach, Goa

60. Birding along the Zuari, Goa

61. The Big Birdbath Show at Old Magazine House, Ganeshgudi

62. Three amazing sightings at Nandi Hills

63. Birding in the Nilgiris - Ooty and Coonoor

64. Rainy afternoons at Devigiri homestay, Chikmagalur

65. My Kuala Lumpur trip - A prelude

66. KL Diaries: The first few hours

67. KL Diaries: The IIFA Awards Extravaganza

68. KL Diaries: Butterfly Park

69. KL Diaries: Kuala Lumpur Bird Park

70. Mesmerizing Monsoons in Bandipur

71. Photo stories: Bandipur

72. Monsoon Magic: A trip to Kabini

73. Incredible Hampi Part 1: Daroji Bear Sanctuary

74. Incredible Hampi Part 2: Birding in Hampi

75. Birding in Madhurekere Lake, Bangalore

Miscellaneous

1. I am off to EAT and TRAVEL!

2. A rainy day in Chikmagalur

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The Long Chase...

“…and then a low growl was heard in the bushes. Our vehicle crept a bit closer and suddenly who should leap out of it but a monstrous tiger!” I made the action of a leaping tiger, my hands raised above my head menacingly, as my son squealed in delight. “And then?” he asked, his big doe eyes looking at me expectantly. “And then? The beast began charging at us, roaring with all its might. The driver reversed the jeep as fast as he could. Our hearts were frozen with fright but we kept on clicking away our camera. It was the experience of a lifetime, after all. Finally, after chasing us for almost a kilometer, the tiger gave up and disappeared amidst the shrubbery.” “And then?” the little boy was relentless with his query. “And then, we came back to the resort,” I said with a sigh. “Story over. Go to sleep, now.” As I tucked him into the blanket, the husband who was pretending to be asleep for fear of being made to tell a story, gave me a wry look and snor...

Whole roast chicken in an air fryer

It seems like an eon since I last wrote about food. I am back to my blog after a long hiatus and I am still hobbling around a bit, maybe it will take some time for me to get back my writing mojo. To be honest, I have not been experimenting much with food lately. Have just been cooking normal stuff, barring a few twists here and there. And then, I got a new appliance as a housewarming gift the other day. The current hot pick of the season – the air fryer! Everywhere I turned to, I saw people cooking with the air fryer and exclaiming what a superb boon it was to the kitchen. I made a wry face and said “Oh yeah?” I had taken it to be another new cooking fad, which would soon be forgotten in a few months. I mean, I hardly cook anything in my microwave oven, except thawing/heating food and making the random chocolate mug cake for my son. In comparison, I use my conventional oven (OTG) much frequently. So, when I opened the carton that arrived at my home and found the air fry...

Incredible Hampi Part 2: Birding in Hampi

“Hampi is a wonderland.” It took me 6 years to visit Hampi and realize this fact, although it was one of the top places people referred to when you asked anyone for interesting weekend getaways from Bangalore. Hampi, till I visited it, represented an image of temples and monuments drowning in a deluge of visitors. The thought of being jostled around while angling for a better view did not appeal to me much. And therefore, I avoided the place. Circa 2015, one fateful rainy day in October, I visited Hampi. Then, I visited it again in sunny December (2015). Read Part 1 here. Irrepressibly, I had fallen head over heels in love with the place. While Hampi is predominantly known for its glorious ruins, and rightly so, I was equally impressed with the sheer variety of avian species this region harboured. Its stark, arid, boulder-strewn landscape hid amidst itself some of the most beautiful and colourful birds that I had come across. Of course, it is difficult to ob...