Monsoon Trek – Part 3
Kudremukh National Park was declared a Tiger Reserve by the Union Government in 2011, but the State Government is still reluctant to acknowledge this since Tiger Reserve [...]
Crazy Stories
Monsoon Trek – Part 2
We drive to the starting point of Kurinjal trek which is 11 kilometers from Kudremukh. It’s a beautiful drive through the lush green forest. The Western Ghats although is [...]
Monsoon Trek – Part 1
It had rained all night. It is still raining as I sit down for breakfast. I’m at Kudremukh, a village in the Malnad region of Karnataka with three friends. After much [...]
Life and Paradise
Recently I found these two images in my laptop. These are drawn by my daughter. Title: Life Title: Paradise Intrigued by the titles, I spent hours deliberating the artworks. [...]
The Wide Angle Wild Life Photographer Strikes Again!
Perhaps I’m the only guy in the whole world who goes to a jungle safari with only a wide-angle lens in the bag, but surprisingly it’s never been that [...]
Joshi Mukard’s House
Ten days back I applied for a new cheque book. The very next day, the bank hands it over to Bluedart courier to deliver it to my address. Bluedart, the next day, sends me a [...]
All in a Day’s Life of Joshi Mukard: The Morning Rush
Morning – 8:15. I leap out of the door and claim, “See, today I’m the first to get out of the house so I’m not the one who is late” My wife shouts back, “You [...]
The October Dog Story
It’s quite late in the night. My little daughter wouldn’t sleep. She pesters me insisting I tell her a story. So I start, “One shivering cold day in October. Noon 12 [...]
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