From the monthly archives:
Tweet I saw a Small Minivet for the first time at Bharatpur. The male of the species is so colorful! As I just had one day at the park I decided to start early whereas Chhavi and Seshadri joined me later. Till that time I was walking without a guide. I did not spot this [...]
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Tweet I stayed in the park from about 7.30 am to 6.30 pm with a short break for lunch. And I still feel my pictures are rushed. In a hurry today, will leave you with this picture only.
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Tweet I just got back from Bharatpur. Thought I would share this picture of an adult Painted Stork. I was told that after many years of no water in the sanctuary, 2012 has been a reasonable year. Our guide mentioned that there is an agreement for water with Chambal now and the park should revive in [...]
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Tweet Don’t cheat, don’t scroll down the page in advance to see whom I met. You have to hear out my tale first. I read about him and heard of him much before I met him. I gobbled up a fascinating book by him on Everest with record speed. In a world full of things [...]
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Tweet It was January 14 (yes that is correct, I am not talking about Feburary 14) and I was with my friends at Barkul, Chilika Lake. We decided to get up early to catch the sunrise. January 14 is Makar Sankranti, a religious festival in India, which is a harvest festival. There are so many major and [...]
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Tweet I went to Suryagarh at Jaisalmer in January and had a fabulous time there. The complete Suryagarh Jaisalmer story is now up at Gonomad. Do read the story. In the process I looked the other way, over the wall and saw a helicopter parked at the premises. I asked Pallavi who has been to the [...]
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I started 'Travel Tales from India' my India Travel Blog in 2005 and it has become an anchor for my travel writing. My blog was once linked at BBC and The Guardian. All my stories published at Gonomad can be viewed from my writer profile page. In December 2010 I featured in a National Geographic Skoda Yeti Video. My blog was voted the best Travel Indiblogin 2006. You can write to me at mridulablog at gmail dot com For advertising queries please check out my advertising page.