This was great experience & a one step ahead to know the nature unfolding un noticed with complexities & yet so simple to eyes. Couple of months back came across a blog & the experience of a NTP, had not known till then there exists a training like this & left a email to Karthikeyan(
READ MOREThis is the first trip to Masinagudi & Madhumalai forest located in the border of Karnataka and TamilNadu. As usual, I being the first person to initiate any wildlife place in our group, googled places and also asked reviews on net for stay & birding opportunity around Masinagudi. So, started to check for accommodation in
READ MOREThere are many stories about the orgin of the name Nandi Hills. During the Chola period, Nandi Hills was called Ananda Giri meaning The Hill of Happiness. Another story is that Yoga Nandeeshwara performed penance here, and so it was named after him. A temple of Yoga Nandeeshwara is situated on top of the hill.
READ MOREThe Valley School, established in 1978, A Krishnamurti Foundation India. The school is based on the teachings of the eminent philosopher and a great thinker Jiddu Krishnamurti. The school is located near Thatguni which is about 17 km to the south west of Bangalore, in a picturesque valley with undulating hills and farms with a
READ MORELalbagh Botanical Garden is located in the heart of Bangalore city, about 4 km from the State Legislature – the Vidhana Soudha.Lalbagh remains open daily from 6.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. throughout the year, Biannual flower shows are organized every year in January and August on the occasion of the Republic Day and Independence Day
READ MOREAnticipating the continious holidays during christmas, some of us planned to visit bandipur as we had no other interesting place to relax on holidays. Last minute we got confirmation of stay in bandipur..many thanks to our friend pranesh who works for conservator of wildlife office in mysore & also bro-in-law of my good friend Suresh.
READ MOREThere was a partial lunar eclipse on December 31st 2009 – January 1st 2010. Though it was a cloudy on the eve of New Year, some parts of India observed partial lunar eclipse. The sky cleared a bit during prime time of the eclipse and I was able to take some pics from 11:30PM to
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