Musing on foxes… a white-footed fox, a small, Asiatic subspecies of red fox found in the Indian subcontinent, Rajasthan, India
Foxes and fleetingness
Mauritius and an island reverie…
Travelogue of a week wandering through Mauritius… its forests, peaks, and colonial echoes… from Black River’s trails to Le Morne’s sombre cliffs, from island musings to everyday rambles… a journey through nature, memory, and quiet revelations on a volcanic outcrop finding its identity as it heals the bruises of the past…
Dholavira and its austere relics
Dholavira lets its history rest unencumbered… an island forsaken by water aeons ago, yet still trying to come to terms with its degeneration from a thriving fluvial landscape to an arid panorama, draped in white, a cremation of sorts… and amidst this geological rollercoaster lie the latest vestiges of one of the oldest civilizations… an …
Panpatia and its frigid portals…
Trek report from Panpatia Col, a high-altitude Himalayan trail connecting the valleys of Badrinath and Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, India
Kapileshwar Mahadev and unperturbed histories…
Kapileshwar Mahadev temple near Almora, Uttarakhand is an ancient shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, built by the Katyuris around 9th century…
Going gentle into that good night: The Great Indian Bustard
Musing on the Great Indian Bustard, a ground-dwelling bird species found only in the Indian subcontinent which is critically endangered today.
Forests in their fecund reveries…
Musings on forests 🌳🌲 and the tumult of countless natural processes brewing beneath their static facade… meadows at Devsu, Uttarakhand 🇮🇳…
Georgia and a pore on microcosms…
Travelogue of a week long trip to Georgia 🇬🇪, covering the north and northeastern parts of the Caucasian country 🏔️…
Rosefinch and an evening frolic…
Rosefinch, like most passerines, is quite a playful creature despite the grumpy appearance that the short, stout bill gives them… like an emoji, they add a dollop of brightness to the otherwise dark font of the forest or the meadow… forever restive and timorous, yet carrying a defiant expression… for size hardly matters when it …
Fire and ice – a pore on twilight…
Fire and ice atop stoic summits is an intriguing interplay, for the fire doesn’t burn and the ice tends to warm… the light is forever in flux while the ice is a statis in perpetuity… twixt the two, the notions of time stand flummoxed… dawn and dusk, both extremities bestowed with a benevolent sun, one …