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Flamingoes in Mumbai – December 2009

After the monsoons, Flamingoes – the lesser and the greater ones – and a lot of other migratory birds come to the coastal mudflats of India from the North.They feed on the mudflats during the next five or six months… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Birds, Conservation, Endangered Species, Forests, Islands and Beaches, Mangrove Forests, Nature, Travel India, Wildlife
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Travel India Saving the Mangroves of Mumbai

Once upon a time, Bombay (Mumbai) had vast areas of mangrove forests. Over the years, most of these  were cut down. And the Maharashtra Government and its impotent officials remained mute spectators. Bombay High Court to the rescue In India,… Read more ›

Binoy Gupta
Birds, Conservation, Forests, Mangrove Forests, Nature, Travel India, Wildlife
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Travel India Flamingoes of Mumbai

                                   When I was about 9 or 10 years old (well,                                                           that was a good five and a half decades ago), I first read about the Flamingo in Lewis Carroll’s wonderful book – Alice in Wonderland. So strange… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Birds, Conservation, Mangrove Forests, Nature, Travel India, Wildlife
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Travel India Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary

the largest mass nesting site of Olive Ridley turtle in the world Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is the only marine sanctuary in Orissa (Eastern India). This Sanctuary is extremely important because it is the largest mass nesting site of the Olive… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Birds, Conservation, Endangered Species, Forests, Islands and Beaches, Mangrove Forests, national parks, Nature, Travel India, Wildlife
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Travel India Point Calimere

      Unique Wildlife Sanctuary According to the Ramayana, Lord Ram himself stood at this point and carried out reconnaissance of Ravana’s kingdom in Sri Lanka just 48 kms. away. A stone slab at Ramarpatham (meaning Rama’s feet), the highest point… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Birds, Forests, Islands and Beaches, Mangrove Forests, national parks, Nature, Travel India, Wildlife
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Travel India Chidambaram

Unique Temple of the Formless Shiva I have visited Chidambaram several times for three reasons. · To meander through the Mangrove Forests of Pichavaram to the beach beyond. · To visit, attend or give lectures at the Annamalai University. ·… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Architecture, Culture, Forests, History, Islands and Beaches, Mangrove Forests, Nature, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India
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Travel India Sunderban – Journey to nowhere

  Land of the Royal Bengal Tiger Largest Delta in the World The two great rivers, Ganges 2,510 km. (1,560 miles) and Brahmaputra 2,900 km. (1,800 miles), are born in the snowy peaks of the Himalayas. On the last lap… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Birds, Forests, Lakes and Waterfalls, Mangrove Forests, national parks, Nature, Travel India, Wildlife
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