A village takes women's empowerment into its own hands...Read on to learn about Purkal Village and its grassroots movement, Stree Shakti. Images and experiences recounted from my visit to Purkal in 2014.
I Am Woman, See Me Soar
My Daily Commute to Work
Trying a different style of writing...free-flowing thoughts. This one is a visual journey on my walk to my old workplace, written last year around this time. For nostalgia's sake...
Gandikota: A Jewel on the Cliffs of the Pennar River Gorge
A photo story of my recent visit to Gandikota, a heritage site nestled amongst the Eramala Hills of Andhra Pradesh...
The Dance of Fire
In an attempt to address the "life" portion of my blog's title, here is a short piece about one of my passions, Bharatanatyam, which forms an integral part of my life. Don't worry, the wildlife posts will be back!
Grains of Gold: Thoughts on Desert Ecosystems
Musings from 30,000 ft in the air on desert ecosystems and their shrouded mysteries
Devil’s Child: My First Sighting of the Nilgiri Langur
This Wildlife Week 2018, click to read about my first encounter with one of the rare endemics of the Nilgiri Hills, the Nilgiri Langur!
Angry River: Following the Kabini During the Monsoons
For the past month, I have had the opportunity to witness the might and beauty of the Kabini River as she flows through the landscapes of Nagarahole and Bandipur Tiger Reserves in southern Karnataka. Here, I delve into a few of the Kabini's many moods that I have seen thus far this monsoon.
Mangroves: Forests of Land and Sea
In the wake of the first International Day of the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, an initiative by UNESCO, here is a brief introduction into the wonders of the mangrove ecosystem and why we must conserve it.
No Selfie Control Will Now Cost Karnataka Tourists Dearly
No selfie control is a very real phenomenon in modern-day India. After a very bizarre incident in 2017 when a prominent Indian cricketer and his wife posed in front of a pride of Asiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir National Park, other Indian states have seen a rise in risky behaviour by tourists, most involving cell…
Jaws of Extinction: The Plight of the Gharial
The long-snouted gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) has been my favourite crocodilian from the moment I saw one at the Madras Crocodile Bank at the age of six. Well, to be specific, there must have been at least ten floating lazily in the brackish water of their enclosure, but it was feeding time, and one particularly ambitious…
On Life and Wildlife 