I first heard about the Neela Kurinji when I was young, may be at 5th / 6th standard. A flower that blooms only once in twelve years. Then disappears. Then comes back again — but twelve years later, when you are a different person, in a different chapter of your life. Something about that stayed with me. A flower with a schedule longer than most of our plans. A Place Worth Knowing Munnar became a place I kept going back to — long before the Kurinji was out. Not just for the b

A love story! Bhitarkanika! The story of how did I fall in love with this place. I always loved Kingfishers. During my childhood, a Common Kingfisher fascinated me with its shining blue colours sitting right next to me and that was one of the key reasons that made me fall for wildlife. I always wanted to see different types of Kingfishers in their natural habitat. When I was done with all types of them from southern India, I came to know that Bhitarkanika is the best place to

A trip to the Thar! I never actually knew much about a desert except for what I read in Geography lessons in my childhood. I used to...