“A Tiger is a large-hearted gentleman with boundless courage and that when he is exterminated – as exterminated he will be unless public opinion rallies to his support – India will be the poorer, having lost the finest of her fauna. “ – Jim Corbett I sure agree with Jim Corbett. Well, largely. However, I…
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Theme 4: Entering Tigers’ dens & coming out alive: Tiger Reserves of North & Central India
As June begins, we are back with a brand-new theme to match the season. Welcome to Theme 4: Tiger Reserves of North & Central India. As the name suggests, we will take you through a few Tiger Reserves of North & Central India, where a Tiger sighting is almost guaranteed if you travel this time…
Pitch dark night and a pair of glowing eyes: the spooky yet thrilling Night Jungle Safaris
“It feels like you are in a horror movie”, said our guide while we were waiting for the Tiger to show up. ‘Why would we pay up to get horrified.’, I thought to myself. The guide sensed my reluctance and started telling me all the things that make a night safari stand apart from all…
The aloof tiger and the lazy Python of Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
15 years ago when I visited Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary for the first time, our guide told us about a tiger that lived in the sanctuary and came by the lake in the evening to drink water. It was an excursion trip organized from KVS (Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan). I was in 9th standard and for the…
Fantastic beasts and here to find them: National Zoo, Delhi
UPDATE as on November 2021: It’s absolutely cruel to cage animals & show them off like objects. Animals belong in the wild. And if we want to spend some time in their company or in their habitat, we must go to Tiger Reserves, National Parks or Bird Sanctuaries. This is why I haven’t been to…
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