Dragnet fishing of Anchovy
For the Pongal holidays I had brought my son to Mahabalipuram, where we are staying in the new Intercontinental Chennai Resort. Today morning I got up early (6 AM) and…
Animals
Animal Farm play
George Orwell‘s Animal Farm book published in 17 August 1945 (minus 2 years and plus 2 days from Indian Independence) is a classic. I read the book for the first…
Guindy Children’s Park 2014
It has been over five years since I last took my son to Guindy Children’s Park, a part of the vast protected “forest” area right in the centre of Chennai.…
My Husband and Other Animals
Last week my son picked this book My Husband and Other Animals by Janaki Lenin. I never understand any of his books on Animals, I find them boring for my…
Bird nest we got in Shimla
Last week while Holidaying at Oberoi Wildflower Hall, Kurfi (near Shimla) myself and son went for a nature trek into the nearby reserve forest. The resort is next to Shimla…
Turtle Rescue and Release Centre
Olive Ridley Turtles are endangered, a few decades ago they were in millions, now have dropped to 6000 in 2 oceans. The female turtles come to the shores to lay…
Guindy Children’s Park
I have been delaying my promise to take my son to a “Zoo” in Chennai to see animals for few weeks now. Even though today was a Saturday I had…
Chennai Crocodile Park
I have travelled in Chennai ECR road several times, but not even once I have stopped to go inside the Crocodile Park which is there. Today being a Sunday I…