Gondwana or Gondwanaland was a supercontinent that existed from the Neoproterozoic (about 550 million years ago) until the Jurassic (about 180 million ...
Halting the Slide into Oblivion
I inherited my passion for photography from my Dad. Between the mid-fifties through to the late seventies he used a series of cameras including a ...
I wish…
My Aunt Carmen passed away a week ago. She was 92. One of four siblings, of which my mother was the eldest, she was the last living member of her ...
Happiness: Sum of Simple Things.
29th June, 2019. Calangute, Goa. 6.30am A dull, continuous roar from the direction of the horizon catches my attention. Initially, I mistake it for ...
NE Frontier Birding: Arunachal Pradesh & Assam
A few years ago I managed to coax my wife to join me on a birding weekend to a remote but beautiful location in Goa. We did see a large number of ...
Buffy
She was beautiful. Her jet black coat was exceptionally glossy and gave her a slightly demonic air that prompted us to name her 'Buffy', after the ...
Netravali – A Jewel in the Western Corridor
I love Goa. Having said that, the one time of the year that I am least inclined to visit is - surprisingly - during Christmas. Packed with tourists, ...
23 December: Open House
My Dad was born on the 23rd December 1919. Being a few days away from Christmas it was the ideal time to throw a party and over time 'Leon's ...
The Benevolent Raptor – an Omen, Perhaps?
A few days ago, on my most recent trip to Goa, I had a magical encounter with a shikra... 17, November 2018. I needed to be in Goa for a day to ...
It’s (always) all about birds!
In the last week of November 2018 we celebrated a Class reunion of our Medical College batch of '76. It was the culmination of extensive planning and ...
