adventure and wildlife magazine articles
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
India Bike Week
India Bike Week (IBW), touted as the country’s largest biking festival, kicked off on February 19 and 20 with a high note at Arpora village in north Goa with thousands of biking enthusiast from India and abroad participating in it. It’s been a
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
Achievers Corner
Billed as the most dangerous race in the world, about 61 people have died, either participating or watching as spectators, over the past 37 years!What makes Dakar so dangerous? The rally pits drivers not only against each another, but also against
Achievers Corner
Two young men,Deepak Kamath and G.H Basavaraj planning their journey of a lifetime for four years, and that too on a motorcycle. Back in 1994, it appeared to be impossible but their dream to travel around the globe came true and how. Read on.During their 119 day journey, this legendary duo covered a distance of around 42,038 km over six continents. This was when there was no access to mobile and satellite phones, GPS or any other space age technology.The expedition was called The Yezdi Castrol C
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,
Tribute to Zafar Futehally
Zafar Futehally was born in Andheri in 1920. The family lived at Gulshun, a property bought from Homi Mody in 1918. This land was mortgaged by his father to establish N. Futehally & Co., one of the first Indian companies to deal in the export of cotton to and import of textiles from Japan. In 1924 the family moved to Kobe in Japan to run the company branch and returning to India only in 1927.He studied economics at St. Xavier’s College in Bombay. Graduating with a BA in economics and political s
