A break in the forests

What a feeling it is to be away from the swirling madness that is urban India! Away from the IT and technoparks, the discussions on gated communities, the land grab mafias and the worst specimens of Homo sapiens...

Just got back after a fantastic four days during pongal at Nagarahole National Park, which is not far from Mysore. It is closest to the small town of Hunsur.



I had the unique experience of observing the brilliant faunal diversity of the land in the company of Dr. K. Ullas Karanth, the renowned wildlife biologist of the Wildlife Conservation Society who specialises in scientific study of tigers, and the very talented film-maker Shekar Dattatri.

A piece on the whole question of studying tigers, the ecological concerns and the future of conservation is to appear in The Hindu soon... Also look out for pictures from the trip!

Meanwhile, I spotted this post on conservation from a fellow blogger.