We were going up the Siruvani hills in the Nilgiri mountain range. Set against the blue horizon, the rugged hills looked quite beautiful. The plants, trees and bamboo groves gave the Hills a unique greenery. We had embarked on the adventure early in the morning. It had been several hours since we had been trudging Read more…

Mother shook me gently. ‘Get up, Raju! It’s Ganesh Chaturthi today. We must go to the temple.’ ‘Oh! So, you’re going to make modaks, aren’t you, Mom? I love them!’ Even at twelve, I still loved Ganesh Chaturthi. Mom smiled. ‘Yes, yes. I’ll make plenty of them. You can eat as many as you want. Read more…

A chital herd was grazing in a plain in the woods one summer afternoon. A jeep appeared on the horizon and started to move across the plain, toward the herd. The chitals stopped grazing and looked intently at this noisy intruder. They were familiar with this strange, two-legged creature and knew it to be harmless Read more…