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PoW!: 20.03.10

Posted on: March 20th, 2010 in PoW! | 29 views

The cardinal principle of any modern zoo is to serve the needs of the creatures it exhibits. But zoos in India do just the opposite; they serve the needs of the visitors. While the lawns are manicured, the paths pebbled and the waiting areas equipped with modern facilities, the animals are housed in cramped, dingy [...]

Wild in the Concrete Jungle

Posted on: March 19th, 2010 in Around Bangalore, Bangalore, Experiences, Weekend Trips | 42 views

Location: Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore, India.
The Dangerous
The Not-So-Dangerous
The Docile

Birds of Winter

Posted on: January 1st, 2010 in Around Bangalore, Travel, Weekend Trips | 131 views

Location: , Karnataka, India.
To know more about Ranganathittu, check out an earlier post, Leg 1: Ranganathittu.

The Apes of Yercaud

Posted on: September 16th, 2009 in Around Bangalore, Travel, Weekend Trips | 176 views

The weekend of 12th and 13th September 2009 saw my family and I visiting (I will cover the entire journey in a later post). On the road to Yercaud, we spotted a lot of and I decided to do a study on them. Here are the results.
Life
The Scary One
A bit of research [...]

In Search of the Elusive Tiger: A Retrospect in Pictures

Posted on: May 20th, 2009 in Around Bangalore, Experiences, Travel, Weekend Trips | 320 views

This entry is part of the series, In Search of the Elusive Tiger.» In early May, my folks and I traveled across , , , , and .
For me, it was the hope of spotting a tiger in the wild and some good photographs, apart from showing my folks this particular part of [...]