Uttarakhand – Step Lightly My Friend
Uttarakhand has an infection spreading through the mountains. It is not new, but it is intensifying. Someone you know or someone they know might unknowingly be a carrier. Its symptoms […]
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Redbreast Butterfly after 110 years in Uttarakhand
The Redbreast (Papilio Alcmenor) has been spotted in the Western Himalayas after a period of 110 years. Since butterflies reflect the health of an ecosystem, the reappearance of a butterfly […]
Almora: On the Wings of Dreams
Almora Now Almora in Kumaon, Uttarakhand is 35 kms from where I now live. Notably, when I need to shop for provisions, vegetables, fruits, even an envelope to post a […]
Chaukori, Uttarakhand – Holiday Haven
Travellers look for lesser known and unfrequented destinations that offer a complete break from the daily monotony and pressures of city life. My wife and I were looking for just […]
Binsar – One More Time Again
Binsar, 30 kms from Almora, in the Kumaon Himalayas of Uttarakhand has called me to return again and again for three decades now. My steps have retraced paths there irregularly […]
Himalayas – Kumaon – Photo Gallery
The Kumaon Himalayas comprise the west-central section of the Himalayas in northern India . They extend some 320 kms from the Sutlej River to the Kali River. The range, consists partly of the Shivalik Range in the […]
Uttarakhand Birds : Birds of Indian Himalayas
Extensive Database of Birds
Paharpani Caves, Uttarakhand Himalayas
Paharpani is within the mighty Uttarakhand Himalaya, at the border of Nainital and Almora districts. Picturesque, its beauty is in its pristine, natural character, on the ancient pilgrim trails. Geographically, […]