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  • Flora,  Food,  Heritage

    Agast ke phool ke bajke: Festival-special fritters

    By Anshu / November 10, 2020

    Fritters (bajke) made out of Agast flowers are commonly made around Chhat in Bihar, and usually on Bhai Dooj day. On these festival days, due to the huge demand, these flowers sell for anywhere between Rs 800…

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  • Birds,  Fauna,  Flora,  Musings,  Nature

    The blue-winged leafbird and the blushing Palash

    By Anshu / March 20, 2019

    In the backyard of the quarter just behind my house was a tall tree. Bare. Bereft of leaves. It had probably lived its life. But it was a photographer’s delight. For it was here that I got…

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  • Flora,  Nature,  Travelogues

    Landscapes at Bor

    By Anshu / December 29, 2018

    The usual notion is that wildlife sanctuaries are to look at animals. But sometimes the background and the wilderness are equally enchanting. Leaving you with some clicks from Bor Wildlife Sanctuary.

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  • Flora,  Musings

    The Mussaenda Memories

    By Anshu / June 4, 2018

    I was in Pondicherry three decades after I had left the place. Pondicherry is where I grew up, and memories from those formative years clung to me like a second skin. The house where we lived for…

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  • Flora,  Nature

    Amaltas: The golden shower tree

    By Anshu / May 21, 2018

    The golden chandelier-like blossoms make you stop in your tracks, even when the firmament is afire. Pendulous yellow flowers cascade down in plenty making the green of the leaves redundant. The golden shower tree or the golden…

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  • Flora,  Folklore,  Food

    Bael sherbet: The summer cooler

    By Anshu / May 11, 2018

    Just behind my house, is a Bael tree. It caught my interest last year, when I found a pair of yellow-footed green pigeons making a nest in its branches. This year it is the koel’s favourite haunt.…

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  • Flora,  Food

    Cheezbilai or Junglee Jalebi

    By Anshu / April 14, 2018

    Just at dawn, on our walk, we discovered a flock of plum headed parakeets fly from one tree and rest on an adjacent branch and peck at something. They did that repeatedly and then one parakeet dropped…

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  • Flora,  Food

    The pumpkin patch

    By Anshu / April 14, 2018

    This morning we discovered a pumpkin patch. Actually, it was more than a patch, it was a field where they were growing red pumpkins. I’ve always found the local nomenclature for pumpkins and squashes very confusing. Now, this one…

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  • Flora,  Nature

    Kaziranga NationalĀ OrchidĀ and Bio-Diversity Park

    By Anshu / November 17, 2017

    At Kaziranga, 2 km from Kohora, you must visit the orchidarium and biodiversity park. We just got a few minutes before the place closed down for the evening, but we were guided into the greenhouse by a…

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