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Varsha Seshan

Nightjars

October 29, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

When I think of nightjars, I think of poetry. Was it in “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas? Or did I come across a nightjar in something by Keats or Byron? I think of nightjars and I have the sense of something I do not know. Something that I can only imagine. And then we saw […]

Filed Under: Jungle, Travel Tagged With: forest, nightjar, sanctuary, Tadoba, wildlife

Surviving in the Jungle

January 4, 2013 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Eight safaris with the same guide ensured that we became friends of sorts, and once he realised that three people out of five in the jeep understood Marathi, he opened up fifteen long years of experience to us. One fascinating safari was devoted to attacks by different animals, and how to save yourself. “If a […]

Filed Under: Jungle, Travel Tagged With: bear, forest, jeep, national park, safari, sanctuary, Tadoba, tiger, wild boar, wildlife