After an incessant deluge throughout the afternoon, there was a lull. The sky was still covered with nimbostratus and it was threatening to rain again. This was one of the wettest Novembers that I had experienced in Bangalore. It was…
Tale of the scorpion
Knock, knock, knock… followed by the doorbell going off multiple times in quick succession. It seemed like someone was desperate to get our attention. It was possibly 5am. in the morning. My mother got the door, usually being the first…
Freshwater Jellyfish
It was the winter of 2007. I was visiting River Tern Lodge, located on the backwaters of the Bhadra Reservoir. The view from the cottages is stunning to say the least. A vast expanse of water for as far as…
House Centipede
Moving at a great speed has its own disadvantages; especially in the dark and more so, if you have one too many legs! There is a good chance that you might bump into an obstacle, trip over something and end…
Barnacles
Many of us may remember that parts of coastal India and south-east Asia were ravaged by a tsunami in December of 2004. A friend was visiting Point Calimere to make some observations post the tsunami and asked if I would…