An Ode To A Ranger
On World Ranger Day, we pay homage to those protecting the living earth from the very frontlines. Anthropocene, an era of the man, for the man, by man. An epoch in which, human, the self-proclaimed ruler of the world has wrecked
Our Trek to Gorilla-land
Nestled in the lush green mountain-forests of Bwindi, the silverback gorillas dwell in their own world away from the reaches of modern civilisation. It was my longtime wish to meet the mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. As is common to
Malabar Pit Viper
The Malabar pit viper, also know as rock viper, is a master of camouflage. It is venomous and deadly in its precision when striking its prey. These nocturnal reptiles are found on ground rocks and trees near streams in South-western
The butterfly effect
The rains are a signal for butterflies to lay their eggs on young host plants. Follow the incredible metamorphosis of the majestic Orange awlet from larva stage, through a chrysalis to spread its wings for the author to capture the
Leading by example
In a tete-e-tete with Malaika Vaz, explorer, athlete, environmentalist, film-maker and social entrepreneur. She has been featured in the Limca Book of Records for being the youngest on an expedition to the North and South Poles and is vocal about
Chasing Butterflies
Running wild and relatively unexplored, Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh hosts an amazing variety of wildlife and plant species. Capturing our attention on this trip, however, were the lively, vibrant butterflies that thrive within this dense tropical rainforest. In March
Its raining toads!
Follow the tales of Saptarshi Mukherjee’s chance finding of a pair of mating Marbled Toad in Asansol, Chotonagpur Plateau. It was a rainy evening of 3rd July 2017 in Asansol, when I sat on my balcony to enjoy the rains. Suddenly
How Green is my Valley
About 20km west of Kohima is the idyllic village of Khonoma, home to the famed Angami Nagas of war-lore, and equally fiercely famous as protectors of the soil and its avifauna inhabitants. The love that the Angami Nagas hold for their