Snippets from Gokarna: India’s Best Kept Secret Beach?
Since I moved to Manipal in 2012, I have explored more beaches than ever before! I have always loved the sea because I believe, it lets you find your soul. For further clarity you might like to take...
View ArticleMy Favorite #ResponsibleTravel Getaways In India
Any tourist or traveler worth his salt must have come across the terms of Eco-Tourism and Responsible Travel. It has almost become a buzz-word and about time. While most people have a vague idea, it is...
View ArticleNot Just a Tourist, Here’s My 9 Step Guide To Become An Eco-Tourist Today!
Eco tourism is critical. We have far left behind the years when this was simply ‘important’- today it is critical. Today each one of us must contribute towards nature. Nature has all the resources to...
View ArticleMy Heartwarming Experiences Might Completely Change The Way You Travel
I usually travel in ways that help local communities while getting them to develop in a sustainable way (this, by the way, is the very definition of sustainable ecotourism!). The places that I prefer...
View ArticleReverse Bob Marley Flower
Gloriosa superba otherwise called a flame lily or a fire lily is fatal to man and animals if consumed. The incredibly coloured flower reminded me of my favourite singer – Bob Marley when I first saw...
View ArticleWait?
Will you wait? Asked my heart. Waiting is great indeed Wait for another dog to walk in your home. When things fall into place on their own, Till then, let me wait and moan. Wait for that perfect...
View ArticleWhat India’s Natural Heritage Taught Me About Life
As I reached Coorg at the break of day, I was welcomed by a jeep and the smile of the driver who had rushed to pick me up. My lonely soul immediately filled up with happiness on seeing someone so...
View ArticleHave you discovered your ‘Rebel Genes’ yet?
I realised something in the silence of the forest. I cannot change as fast as society wants me to. In this fast-moving world, there is no place for sluggish people like me. Evolution would probably...
View ArticleThe Green Trail
When I think about the rainforests, tall, lush, green trees flash in my mind. In school, we are taught that rainforests are unique, they sequester carbon and support rich biodiversity. Yes, those...
View ArticleThe Dancing Frog Project of India
Picture of two dancing frogs on a rock by Samyamee Sreevathsa In the year 2015, while I was working on an Environment Impact Assessment project in the Western Ghats of India, my advisor Dr Gururaja...
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