Gir National Park
Only place in the world where you can see the Asiatic Lion in the wild The only place in the World where you can see the Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) in its natural habitat today is the Gir Forest… Read more ›
Travel India Elephanta Caves
The World Heritage Site nearest to Mumbai The Elephanta Caves contain the most striking collection of rock-art statues, sculptures and reliefs panels in India. They contain the most exquisite works of art skillfully hewn out of basaltic mountains. They are… Read more ›
Travel India Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
The oldest bird sanctuary in India This is one wonderful scene I will never forget. I am in Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary near Chenni. The sun is just about to set. The trees are dotted with birds. At a rough estimate,… Read more ›
Travel India Pearls – the Queen of Gems
This article was inspired by two events. I visited a Hyderabad Pearl exhibition in Calcutta. I was surprised because there are no pearls in or around Hyderabad. The fact is that the pearl smiths in Hyderabad import fresh water cultured… Read more ›
Varanasi
Oldest living City in the World Varanasi (also called Benares) is the oldest living city in the world. I lived and worked in Varanasi for two years, but that was over 25 years ago. After that, I have visited Varanasi… Read more ›
Ruby
The Gemstone of Love and Passion I am sure you would like to know more about the gem stones. This article is one of a series of 5 articles covering the four precious gemstones – Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and… Read more ›
Sapphire
The Blue Gemstone – Another Prince of Gems I am sure you would like to know more about the gem stones. This informative article is one of a series of 5 articles covering the four precious gemstones – Diamond, Ruby,… Read more ›
Travel India Rudraksha
All that you ever wanted to know about miraculous Rudraksha beads If you visit any Indian temple, you will find sadhus, priests and devotees wearing necklaces made of a large number of small, round, dark red beads. And in the… Read more ›
Mangalore
the Gateway to Manipal University and Dharamstala Because of the similarity of names, many people confuse Mangalore with Bangalore.Mangalore is an altogether different city – about 357 kms from Bangalore.Recently, I received an invitation to visit Mangalore.
Calcutta (Kolkata)
a mixture of the old British Raj and modern India Calcutta has given four Nobel laureates to the world – Ronald Ross, Rabindranath Tagore, Mother Teresa and Amartya Sen. I had my entire schooling and college education in this city.… Read more ›
Aurangabad & Daulatabad
What is there to see in a small non-descript place like Aurangabad? You must visit the place to find out. Two Mughal Emperors visited the region, and they liked it so much that they shifted their capital from Delhi to… Read more ›
Ajanta
The Rock cut Caves of Ajanta Government service does provide some unique pleasures and opportunities.I must thank the Election Commission of India which sent me as an election observer to Buldana (Maharashtra). I saw the Lonar Crater, Aurangabad, Ajanta, Ellora… Read more ›