It happened to me

HOMOSEXUALITY AMONG LIONS?

It seems that the animal kingdom tolerates all kinds of lifestyle, including homosexual, bisexual and non-reproductive sex.

A WILD LIFE SAFARI ON FOOT

No guide. No jeep. No map. Imagine a flat, cracked land extending from one end of the horizon to the other. That’s the Wild Ass Sanctuary,

When a lion roared in my face

Burning eyes, bare teeth, pink tongue, wide open mouth, and a glimpse of the epiglottis even. A full blast of the roar fired straight to my

Hello from an Elephant

They could see me observing them. I felt their eyes on me sometime, yet they went about their morning business, a deadline to catch, I suppo

Following a turtle in the Andaman waters

Unaware of my presence, it appeared be purposefully headed to work, bagpack on its back, trying not to be late.

The Last Generation of the Tattoo-faced Headhunters

In the dense darkness of a typical Naga home, made of woven bamboo and dried leaves, devoid of windows and electricity, it is hard to see...

The Banarasi Breakfast Date

A morning in Varanasi beyond the ghats, the Ganga, the sadhus and the devotees. An ordinary morning with an ordinary person that led to...

GOKARNA: 13 things to do, to do nothing

How an off-beat assignment in December '17 took me to Gokarna, where I learnt respect for physical hard work, the value of doing nothing,...

Mumbai Ganpati Visarjan: When a miracle happened.

Every year the elephant-headed lord, Ganpati or Ganesh, is brought home by millions in Mumbai. Serene-looking idols of various sizes,...