‘Aaney, aaney, aaney!’ my little niece started jumping up and down the moment she spotted few elephants in the distance. As the long walk started from the parking area to the river bank, we could spot plenty of elephants –...
Category: Karnataka
Along the river Tunga
Monsoon was around the corner and clouds were gathering to cool down the summer heat. I set out on a drive towards the western ghats with the hope of catching some rain. There was a wedding to attend and then...
Monsoon Magic: A Monologue
It was still dark when I woke up early in the morning. It took me a while to realize it wasn’t the alarm that woke me up, but the constant pitter-patter of the rain outside. I got up, finished the...
Cycling from Bhagamandala to Bekal Fort
Around this time last year, I went on a weekend ride from Bhagamandala to Bekal fort along the green route of Western ghats. With rainy season around, we were in for a treat all along the ride. Here are few...
From the top of Barkana falls
As it happens with every trek, the initial excited talks and chit-chat had slowly died down. We had been trekking for more than an hour and the Sun was raising steadily. The long canopy provided us the much-needed shade along...
Chandragiri: Less known hillock of Shravanabelagola
For most of the people visiting Shravanabelagola, their purpose of visit starts and stops at the huge monolithic statue of Lord Gommateshvara on top of Vindhyagiri (more commonly known as ‘Dodda betta‘). What most of them don’t know is that...