Travel

Sharavathi Wildlife Sanctuary

Sharavathi Wildlife Sanctuary is part of Sharavathi River Valley and was declared protected in 1972. It is the best place…

Sharavathi River Valley View

The most beautiful valley award in the Western Ghats without doubt goes to Sharavathi River valley. This valley is rich…

Sharavathi River

Sharavathi is a river with its origin at Ambuthirtha in Thirthahalli taluk, Shimoga district. Sharavathi river also tumbles down the…

Birds of Puttenahalli Lake – 2013

The most fascinating fact of Puttenahalli Lake is that though there is no water in the lake, it still attracts…

Rajas Tomb – Gaddige – Coorg

Gaddige or Gadduge is a place towards the north of Coorg with tombs of Kodava royalty, court dignitaries, royal priest…

Kunti Betta

Kunti Betta / hill was the destination for a cycling and rock climbing expedition during my college days. With non…

Sims Park Coonoor

Sims park is named after J.D.Sim who was the secretary of the Madras Club in 1874. The garden is spread…

Kotagiri

Kotagiri is small hill town situated in Nilgiris biosphere at an elevation of 1793 meters above sea level. The famous…

Keladi Rameshwara Temple

The Keladi Rameshwara temple complex built by the Nayakas in Keladi is a must visit to experience the Malanadu architecture.…

Daria Daulat Bagh

Daria Daulat is the summer palace of Tipu Sultan, situated in Srirangapattana, 15 Kms from Mysore. The Indo-Sarcenic style palace…

Sowkoor Durgaparameshwari Temple

A temple dedicated to goddess Sri Durgaparameshwari is situated in Sowkoor, Kundapur taluk. This unknown temple is tucked away in…

Kigga

Visit to this quaint village surrounded by natural beauty was a joy. Unassuming people with smiles, modest houses and children…

Lotus Temple, New Delhi

The Baha’i house of worship known as Lotus temple was built in 1986 and is situated in Bahapur village in…

Keladi

The historical place Keladi is situated 6 Km from Sagar, Karnataka. Keladi Nayaka kingdom was established in 1499 by Chaudappa…

Lakkundi

Lakkundi is also known as Lokki Gundi and it is a place filled with history, striking yet forgotten Hindu and…

Nagarhole

My first encounter with wild life and forests was when the whole family comprising of my grandparents, parents, aunt, sister…

Jogigundi Waterfalls

It was not easy to visit Jogigundi waterfalls in Agumbe as we had to take police permission to visit the…

Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner

An architect’s delight, the Lalgarh palace in Bikaner was built between 1902 and 1926. Built in Rajput, Mughal, and European…

Wellington Coonoor

Wellington, as the name suggests was the British cantonment area of the Nilgiris. It continues to be the Regimental Centre…

Railway Museum Mysore

Dasara festival is the time when tourists make a beeline to visit the royal city of Mysore. All the tourist…