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Encounter – The Indian Eagle owl
The Indian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo bengalensis) is a sub-species of the Eurasian Eagle Owl, formerly known as the Indian Rock Eagle owl. My first run-in with this enigmatic bird was near Mysore’s well-known landmark – Chamundi Hills. My friend saw him sitting on a tree near a quarry, and…
Light up the darkness, smoke out the evil?
Over the three or so decades of my life, I have seen many Deepavalis come and go (true to my chauvinism, I prefer the South Indian ‘Deepavali’ to the globalised ‘Diwali’)*. The essence of our festival of lights, I have been variously informed, is to symbolise the victory of light…
Lightweight buildings, papered on the outside
This stuff is amazing. Can we really accomplish so much with paper? The Green Ogre – Birds, Wildlife, Ecology and Nature notes from India. Author Bijoy Venugopal Founder-editor of The Green Ogre, Beej began this blog as a solo writing project in 2006. A communications professional, he has worked as…

