Rafters from North America to Australia, from Siberia to South Africathey came from all points of the compass to compete on one of the greatest rivers of the world the Ganga. Sangeeta Pinto saw some great action at The Four Square White Water Challenge-2001, its innovative events bringing out the best in seasoned professionals and greenhorns alike. Kalyan Patras camera shares some of the thrills and spills of this exciting event. »»
Everybody tries to be as one with whoever they worship. Irrespective of the labels of our respective religions, we must all acknowledge the supremeness of Nature. Ashok Nath visits the Sacred Groves of Goapockets of sanctity that need to be multiplied a million-fold so we can live better now, instead of building up a bank-balance that we cannot take with us to a hereafter of sorts we cannot bank upon. »»
The birds do it, the bees do it and Ranjit Lal and Rajiv Dang do it too. They all visit Bharatpur again and again. »»
Roop Bandyopadhyay needs some lessons in singing. Instead, amidst the grandeur of the Garhwal Himalayas, he gets lessons in English, fails to alleviate the pain of the leading lady of a Hindi film and forlorn, leaves Tungnath to seek his own depth in Deuriyatal. »»
Supriya and KP went to Matheran because it is close to Mumbai and they had a weekend to kill. They took the train up and returned impressed by the ambience of the place. No hillsides full of shabby hotels and no traffic to dodge except some handsome horses. The train was clean and blue, the town clean and green! »»
Mumsmy word! Over the ages, they have won the admiration of flower aficionados everywhere, become the National Flower of Japan and are being cultivated as the centre-piece of the gardens of a million green-thumbs worldwide. Krishan Avtar Abrol and Lokesh Abrol share with us their passion for the flower of a hundred petals. »»
Sonanadi who? Neighbouring the better known Corbett National Park, the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary has been shielded from the excessive attention of media, tourists and interfering busybodies and that has stood it in good stead. Samir Sinha takes you on a trip of discovery to the virgin forests that are home to a wonderful variety of flora and fauna. »»
