The Corbett Connundrum
Co-authored with Aditya Singh (Published in Sanctuary Asia Feb 2011 issue) A warm summer evening. A drive through the picturesque Kumaon forest. The Gypsy you are in comes to a sudden halt. There is...
View ArticleThe Ruler of the Ramganga
(June 2009) Crocodile on the banks of the Ramganga Nature gives signals… there are many times we ignore it but on that warm day of June it was hard to overlook them. As I was sipping a cup of tea in my...
View Article8 Hours on a Machaan
June 2006 Deep inside the heavily wooded forest of Corbett National Park rests a Machaan that gives shelter to hundreds of photographers, naturalists and tourists visiting Corbett every year....
View ArticleMagical Winters of Corbett
The period from December to January is special for photography in Corbett National Park. The early morning mist mingles with the morning light to give some dramatic images which probably no other...
View ArticleJumbo Flames
Published as the featured image of the month in Conservation India Villagers light up a fire to keep a stray elephant at bay in Corbett Tiger Reserve The Sunderkhal village falls in the crucial Kosi...
View ArticleJune Journeys : Corbett & Bandhavgarh
It’s the end of June and most parks of India are on the verge of closure for monsoons. I started this month with elephants as the focus of my photography in Corbett National Park and then headed off to...
View ArticleBest of 2014-2015
It is the end of season and as I look back at the hectic 9 months, some of those glorious wildlife moments keep flashing in my head. With more than 150 game drives in Ranthambhore, the focus of the...
View ArticleTiger Marathon 2016 – Field Updates
The 2016 edition of Tiger Marathon – the annual back to back tiger photography tours by Nature Wanderers – ended this week with some exemplary sightings in Ranthambhore and Corbett National Park. While...
View ArticleRamganga Musings
Nothing could have been a better start to a new year. Reliving some magical mornings of Corbett… the music of a Himalayan river with sparkling waters cascading down the white stones which slowly get...
View ArticleRemembering the Mighty Elephants
It is World Elephant Day today and I take this opportunity to showcase to beauty of these magnificent creatures of Mother Nature. They are symbolic from various aspects – be it culture, mythology,...
View ArticleA Decade with Tigers – Curtain Raiser
In the past 14 years I have documented the lives of some of the most iconic tigers of India. I am pleased to announce the launch of my book – A Decade with Tigers – which is a compilation of images and...
View ArticleA Decade with Tigers : Book Reviews
Thank you for the wonderful response to my book – A Decade with Tigers. I have been taking a note of each and every feedback you all have shared – both positive and negative. I hope you have enjoyed...
View Article2018 opening @ Corbett
Just wrapped up the first leg of field visit to Corbett at the start of 2018. I was scouting locations for a filming team and there wasn’t enough time to shoot any stills but the dappled light emerging...
View ArticleWinter Magic Continues in Corbett…
I just wrapped up the second Corbett schedule for January 2018. This time it was a photo safari with a young talented bunch of shutterbugs in Dhikala. The highlight for this schedule was yet again...
View ArticleFeb Marathon Runs…
February has been all about hopping between various tiger habitats of India. The month started with Ranthambore where my guests spent some productive sessions with Noor (T39) and cubs and the T60...
View ArticleFrom Snow Leopards to Tigers
I have been on the road since the first week of March. From a fortnight in high altitude terrains of Himalayas in search of Snow Leopards to shuttling between Corbett & Ranthambore guiding guests...
View ArticleA Prince who ruled hearts…
15 years ago when I started working in one of India’s most stunning forests, the damp smell of the leaves that dazzled the forest floor overlooking a magnificent saal canopy and the musical sounds of...
View ArticleField updates from Corbett
While I spent most of this season exploring the woods of Corbett on foot, setting up camera traps to document some charismatic species like tigers, leopards, leopard cats and elephants, the Dhikala...
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