Bengal Floricans & A Zen Moment | Excerpt from No Half Measures
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On hobbled knee across the Nandakini
In the final episode of her Bedni Bugyal travelogue, Jennifer Nandi crosses a bridge and a river into another consciousness, one that holds the tranquility of the Himalaya and perturbation over its future in delicate balance The snow-clad flanks of the hills … Continue reading On hobbled knee across the Nandakini
Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – Shelter from the Storm
In the penultimate episode of her Bedni Bugyal travelogue, Jennifer Nandi revisits the Himalayan hamlet of Kanol, tucked into a fold in the vast district of Chamoli and haunted by the ghosts of ancient forests long lost to the logger’s … Continue reading Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – Shelter from the Storm
Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – In another world
In the charming alpine meadow of Bedni Bugyal life goes on as if on another planet, though Jennifer Nandi notes that our inexorable worldliness has preceded our arrival here Life’s symmetry, reflected in Bedni Kund Trishul peeks fleetingly behind scudding … Continue reading Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – In another world
Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – Slow Deterioration
We arrive at Bedni Bugyal, but only barely. Food, shelter and rest are in pitifully short supply. Add to that the prospect of two long, cold, terrifying nights at 11,000 feet. An hour later, Bijoy comes up to us to … Continue reading Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – Slow Deterioration
Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – Didana to Ali Bugyal
Pressed to ascend an indefinite distance to the alpine meadow of Ali Bugyal, Jennifer Nandi’s mind fastens to thoughts of self-preservation and meditations on the Zen of climbing Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, we set off from Didana the next day on … Continue reading Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal – Didana to Ali Bugyal
Chhattisgarh Diary: The Palace at Kawardha
Italian, British and Mughal architectural styles are all represented in this regal palace of some 56 rooms with a splendid domed and filigreed Durbar Hall. Much of the ground floor of this palace at Kawardha has been converted into a heritage hotel run by the erstwhile royal family. Secularism throbs in Kawardha’s historic heart and its pulsing beat invites us to be one with it. Continue reading Chhattisgarh Diary: The Palace at Kawardha
Chhattisgarh Diary: Afoot in Bastar and Kanker
The forests of central India shelter deep secrets but they have been mined cheaply or defaced. Still, there is reason to rejoice at the simplicity of life here. Continue reading Chhattisgarh Diary: Afoot in Bastar and Kanker
Beautiful Forest – Adrift in the Sundarbans
In the third episode of her Bangladesh travelogue, Jennifer Nandi enters the sinuous spiderweb of the Sundarbans, where the sluggish rivers are reluctant to lose their freedom to the sea Continue reading Beautiful Forest – Adrift in the Sundarbans
Heading for Bangladesh’s Sundarbans
Everybody speaks about the Sundarbans as if they belong in India. En route to Jessore we endured fog delays and an interminable wait. #travel Continue reading Heading for Bangladesh’s Sundarbans
Slowly down Bangladesh’s Shitalakhya River
Jennifer Nandi recounts her travels along the Shitalakhya River in Bangladesh in this first of a multi-part blog series on exploring the intriguing mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, by boat! Continue reading Slowly down Bangladesh’s Shitalakhya River