Jaisalmer desert festival
Culture Leisure

Desert festival in Jaisalmer

The desert festival in Jaisalmer is the perfect place to see all the traditions and culture of Rajasthan. It is a prestigious and sacred festival in Jaisalmer. To reach out to the world the desert festival would spray its colors and play its tunes in the heart of the Thar desert. The duration of the …

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Tigers of Ranthambore
Wildlife & Nature

Tiger families of Ranthambore

There are stories and legends about Tigers we have heard from childhood, especially through the documentaries and wildlife books like the Jim Corbett stories. When someone visits a Tiger park for the first time, the Tiger is a mysterious and a majestic beast that is elusive and much sought after. One is always hoping and …

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tiger spotting in India
Wildlife & Nature

10 destinations to spot tigers in India

More than 70% Wild Tigers call India their home. With about 50 tiger reserves spread across the country, tiger spotting in India is an accomplished desire of many wildlife enthusiasts. There are a number of reserves where one can spot these majestic feline creatures in their natural habitat and element. Watching a tiger in person …

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dance forms of india
Culture Leisure

10 Dance Forms of India

Dance forms in India are as diverse as it’s languages. Different dance forms have come forth from various states. Dance in India is more than just body movements. It is more than art and a lot about expression with notes. It is also a way to discipline the self with compassion and devote one’s entire …

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ladakh road trip
Travel Tips Wildlife & Nature

Ladakh travel guide

With the most elevated roads on the planet, Ladakh gloats of twinkling stars and stunning scenic beauty. The soundlessness and cobalt blue skies tempt the travellers right away. Likewise, there are also many misleading streets by a dozen with sketchy and congested driving conditions. Keep reading to know more! Reaching Ladakh: The two main highways …

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desert national park
Wildlife & Nature

Desert National Park – Wildlife fest in desert

Desert wildlife is an interesting study of how species wonderfully survive in harsh climatic conditions. Part of the Thar desert ecosystem, The Desert National Park near Jaisalmer is a distinct example of a wildlife fest in the desert. As against the popular belief that the camel is about the sole wildlife that one can hope …

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tal chappar
Trip Reports

Tal Chhapar Savannah Paradise

If you ever want to see what the African Savannah looks like without being to Africa, then Tal Chhapar is the place. Though small in area at about 16sq km, it resembles an African Savannah in all its glory. The golden grasses host over 10,000 Blackbucks and it is the prime example of successful Blackbuck …

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hollock gibbon national park
Trip Reports

Hoolock Gibbon– On a Monkey hunt

The Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary is special in many ways. For one, it hosts India’s only ape species – the hoolock gibbons, and Northeastern India’s only nocturnal primate – the Bengal slow loris. Then, very unusually, it is an isolated forest tract set amidst tea gardens and small villages, unlike most of the Indian forests which are often connected …

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ranthambhore tiger kill
Trip Reports

Ranthambhore Tiger Kill – A story in pictures

It was going to be my final safari of this short trip to Ranthambhore, a national park famous for its Tigers, located in the western state of Rajasthan in India. Ranthambhore is the first national park I ever visited back in 2008, and also my first wild Tiger sighting happened in Ranthambhore, so it is …

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Bera leopard hills
Trip Reports

Leopard hills of Bera

There are only a handful of places in the whole world where sighting of a Cat as elusive as a Leopard is a near certainty. At the first glance, the unassuming rocky hillocks in southern fringes of Rajasthan look the least like a wildlife sanctuary, leave alone giving a promise of Leopard sightings. As I …

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desert national park
Wildlife & Nature

Date with Desert Cat

Nov 2016. It was my 4th trip to Desert National Park (DNP)in Jaisalmer and my friend’s first. I had already seen the likes of Great Indian Bustard, King Vulture, Cream Courser and desert fox etc in my previous trips. Out of my newly acquired fascination of small cats, I was very keen to see a …

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tigers of bandhavgarh
Wildlife & Nature

The Tiger DNA

Introduction Out of all the big cats, the tiger is the largest member of the family. They are recognizable by their thick vertical stripes on the reddish-orange fur which has a lighter underside. There were once nine subspecies of tigers recorded: Siberian, Bengal, Indochinese, Sumatran, South Chinese, Malayan, Caspian, Javan, and Bali. While the rest …

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coorg waterfalls
Trip Reports Wildlife & Nature

Waterfalls hopping in Coorg

Cut to September 2014.. This was a trip that adventure movies are made of. September is a time which is not considered best for wildlife – the usual birding season starts from November and the Tiger season had already ended in June. During the monsoons one is not left with too many options. Coorg is …

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spotting a tiger
Wildlife & Nature

Spotting the elusive Tiger in India

Spotting tigers roaming carefree in the wilderness is a scintillating experience. But one needs to be indeed lucky to spot these elusive felines. Wildlife enthusiasts are often curious to know how to maximize their chances of spotting the big cat. This article is especially dedicated to them. Let us start with a basic principle. If …

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