Located on the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra and home to the largest population of One-horned Rhinos, Kaziranga National Park is a veritable delight for naturalists, wildlife lovers and photographers; its vibrant, well preserved and sustained biodiversity make it one of the country’s most loved and visited natural reserves. Very few places in Asia can match the numbers and density of large mammal...
It was the end of June. Bangalore had been shockingly dry with no signs of rain. I got a call from my friends in Assam, salve saying that Kaziranga was in flood and I must come over to help document it. All night my equipment was readied for the trip (yes, decease it does take all night). Reached Guwahati by mid-afternoon and drove straight to Kaziranga. There was no rain, just a blazing hot sun and water...
It’s mid-June. I’m back home in Bangalore. I’m wishing I could transport myself to the Malabar Coast to see the onset of the monsoon. But I’m already late and all I can do is await the rains here, unhealthy while getting caught up with work.
Around mid-night the curtains along the window start lashing out. A cool wind begins to stream through the house. I turn the fan off for the first time...
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