Vol 1 | Issue 3 | July 2016 - Adventure & Wildlife Magazine

Black panther The phantom of the forest

What’s a Black Panther, Really? Many of us have mistaken that Black Panthers are a species of its own, it’s not a separate species, but rather any big cat with a gene that produces dark pigment.Melanistic leopards are commonly called Black

Goa International Sailing Week 31 MAR-3 APR, 2016

Vcloud Luxury and Marine Solutions come together to host the first Goa International Sailing Week to be held from March 31 to April 3, at Morjim, Goa.This edition of the annual regatta includes sailing through popular classes of boats like sailboards,

Photography

”Photography is a tempting hobby, once the passion craves in we go all out for it.”
It all started with a few common friends doing regular visits of the forests and parks in South India, the Bandipur National Park being the most visited park, a few trips with these amateur photographers and the passion kicks in.Foremost is to enjoy what we do. Just seeing the animals and their behaviour , the forests, trees , birds , water bodies in a pristine level is exciting enough, I spent almost 6 months en

FUELING RIGHT FOR AN ENDURANCE SPORT

Endurance sport is a cardiovascular exercise that is performed for an extended period of time (Rogers & Roberts 1997) which involves complex integration of multiple physiological functions. In an endurance sport/activity, the food that you provide to fuel your body directly determines your performance.This is true for any sport but especially significant in an endurance activity considering longer training duration and developing an energy system to meet the demand of the sport to sustain repeat

Himalayan Healing

IntroA magical walk through mystic lands – lush green meadows, dotted with hundreds of sheep; gurgling brooks frozen midway, only to resurface few metres away, the melodious sound of which you’ll fondly recall; majestic mighty mountains with snow-capped peaks, towering pine and deodar forests dwarfing everything and everyone around; free flowing winds filling you up with pure oxygen that’s never experienced in choked cities; not to forget the beautiful rainbow shimmering over the horizon as the

The Trumpets of Corbett National Park

Nestled in the foothills of Himalayas, Jim Corbett National Park is one of the oldest national parks of India. It is situated in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand and is known for its diverse flora and fauna. The flora encompasses a wide spectrum of grasslands and trees. The fauna consists of well preserved tigers, due to which it is called a tigers paradise.However, Corbett is not only about Tigers! It is also home to a huge population of elephants, reptiles, leopards, boars, deer, etc. and

Adventure tourism and Sustainability

Some observations from the Indian perspectiveWe live in a resource crunch time, where demand is way-too high than the supply could actually meet. The biggest challenge is not the lack of solutions it is rather non-practice of a culture

Take a ride

Good luck is a residue of preparation. Preparing for a motorcycle trip is, by far, an activity that is best described as “to each his own”. In my experience, motorcycle travellers prepare based on past learnings. If you faced heavy rains out of nowhere in your last trip, you are pretty much going to make sure you carry rain gear on your next. So plan well but don’t plan all. It sure helps to travel light. Here is a list of things to look out for, based on my experience and observations. I am su

MY PATH TO FIND CHI…

I stared across the length of the Zambezi River wearing my red helmet and a life jacket wrapped around my upper body. The nonchalant winds of an October morning brushed my face and the sun bright above my head.

Achievers Corner – Vol 1 – Issue 3

A young woman … Attacked by thugs.. Thrown off a running train… Amputated left leg… Bones of right leg held together by a rod… and a near impossible dream of climbing the highest mountain in the world…In a small district 200 kilometres outside of Lucknow called Ambedkarnagar. Arunima “Sonu” Sinha was born in 1988, Her father an engineer in the army and her mother a supervisor with the health department. Naturally athletic as a child, she loved cycling and playing football & was a national level

ADVENTURE & WILDLIFE MAGAZINE LAUNCH

Adventure & Wildlife, a bi-monthly magazine was launched on 6th April 2016 by the Hon’bleMinister of Medium and Heavy Industries and Tourism, Sri. R V Deshpande in the august presence of Akshay Kumar, President,

The mystique world of Orchids

Nature’s gift to mankind is amazing! with innumerable resources, among the natural resources plant kingdom is unique. Flowering plants within the plant kingdom attracts all living beings for various mutual benefits. There are