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“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”
– Anthony Bourdain
The memories of what I took from my travels. Here.
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The Joys of being Surprised
The place looked straight out of a fairytale book. I walked down the gently sloping path from the ticket counter. Slowly. I looked...
Apr 4
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The Magnificence and the Tragedy of the Rhino's horn
Last year, a rhino was killed every 15 hours. Let’s zoom out and find out what that actually means. At the start of the 20th century,...
Feb 7
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Born to be Wild and Free
“ The Earth does not belong to us; we belong to the Earth.” – Marlee Matlin A couple of months back I made a much looked forward to...
Jan 10
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Keep that camera aside !
I froze. Even the slightest movement from me could destroy the moment. To my right, around ten to twelve feet away, there was a...
Nov 29, 2024
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Well...Why Not ?
Many had asked me over the last year or so. I used to recoil at the suggestion. Me ? Now ? At this stage ? Nah…of course not. I...
Nov 15, 2024
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Look around you
Continuing with my aim to get guest posts for you each quarter, I had requested Shreeram MV, an ace photographer, a good friend and one...
Sep 6, 2024
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Hello, Arctic…here I come !
As you read this, I would have either just reached the northern most inhabited place on this earth – Longyearbyen – or set off aboard the...
May 31, 2024
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More from Happy Accidents
I had recently written about how I had run into problems with accessing all my images which were scattered across multiple hard drives....
May 3, 2024
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Bharatpur's magical sunsets
It doesn’t happen suddenly. It also doesn’t happen at the same time. You first notice it in the waters. One moment they are contemplative...
Mar 8, 2024
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Learning to See
Creativity is work ethic. This sentiment was the main theme in one of David duChemin’s blog posts and one that made me sit up and think....
Feb 23, 2024
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Foggy Delights at Bharatpur
Bharatpur is bewitched. At least, in winter. Here, you don’t tumble out of a cupboard into a Narniaesque world. Instead, its a slow and...
Feb 9, 2024
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Pushkar...camels, companions, conversations and... a camera
Pushkar. I can’t remember exactly how Pushkar got imprinted on my mind. Of course, it was a usual quiz question in early years about...
Dec 29, 2023
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My moral issues with aerial photography
Our chopper swung sharply to the left, after speeding ahead of the running zebras and, as a single unit, the zebras took an immediate U...
Dec 1, 2023
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At the feet of a Super Tusker
“ I just want to see them. I don’t care if I can’t make a good photo. I just want to get the opportunity to see them.” These were my...
Nov 17, 2023
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In search of Giants
“ Are those elephants ?” “ No…just a mirage.” Followed by a chuckle. That was our guide, Lenny. “ What about those ?” “ Bushes.” Now it...
Nov 3, 2023
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A Giraffe walks into a bar...
He stood deep in the shadows. Silent. Unhurried. He badly needed a drink, but experience had taught him that its better to be cautious....
Oct 6, 2023
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Meet…The Bakarwals of the mountains
I would have loved to have spent a few quiet days after the trek. Any trek gives you time to think during those long walks alone, ensures...
Sep 22, 2023
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Trekking from Kargil to Kashmir
It all started rather innocuously. As it usually does. A good friend, S, suggested we do a trek. Something light and easy, nothing...
Sep 8, 2023
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All Creatures Big and Small
“ Oh so where is your next trip ? “ “Goa in August.” “ Oh but it would be raining.” “ Yes. That’s why.” “ Huh ?” “ Oh, am not going to...
Aug 25, 2023
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Stories of Hope
On July 26th, 2023, the Forest Act was passed in the Indian Parliament. Predictably, with no discussion. Predictably, ignoring most of...
Aug 11, 2023
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