December 2010, Udaipur.

April 2006, Pilatus.

An old photo that got resurrected recently.

February 2010, Dalhousie

April 2007, Switzerland.

As some of you may have noticed already I’ve changed my domain. I’ve taken steps to make the transition smooth and everything seems to be working well so far. Many things have changed while some have stayed the same (this photoblog for instance). Do explore. You could start from here.

November 2008, Sileru.

April 2009, Borra Caves.

I went to Vizag, had fun traveling around, came back and promptly fell sick for a week! Inspite of that and the 7 kms we had to trek in the mid afternoon heat to reach these caves (no local transport due to general elections) I’d say this place was worth it. I was visiting it after about 13 yrs so it was great in the time lapsed sense as well.

January 2009, Jim Corbett National Park.

January 2009, Jim Corbett National Park.

Over the past 10 days I visited two well known national parks in northern India, the Jim Corbett National Park in the state of Uttarakhand and the Kaladeo National Park (otherwise well known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary) in the state of Rajasthan. I got to see a great variety of wildlife so for the next couple of weeks you might see only photos of wildlife here interspersed with the odd landscape and perhaps a passing glimpse of Delhi which was my base. Hope you will find this small glimpse of India’s vast natural heritage filtered through my eyes interesting.

December 2008, Nizam Sagar.

August 2008, Dehradun.

Upon reaching Dehradun on Independence Day, through my brother’s help (he is in the Indian army), we managed to find accommodation in the impressive Indian Military Academy (IMA) which is an elite military training college that trains officers for the Indian army as well as some officers from ‘friendly’ nations. IMA has been functioning since the days of the Raj and so still retains some traditions from that era. Eating in the Officer’s Mess is quite an experience with stuffed Ibis heads and Tiger skins staring back at you (in fact I had to puchase a set of formal clothes just for eating in the mess as entry into it is not possible while dressed casually).

Unfortunately, photography is not permitted on the IMA campus due to security reasons. But right next door to the IMA is the FRI (Forest Research Institute), another impressive building from the Raj era. As can be seen above it is a mix of a different architectural styles and the whole complex is nicely framed by the mountains behind it.

(To read this mini-travelogue in sequence from the beginning please go here.)