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This website is for sharing thoughts on life, travel, photography, wildlife, running, baking, cooking, and anything under the sun. My Instagram profile reads: Nature lover, runner, travel enthusiast, and occasional baker. This space is not just for me, it's for our family. And I can say for sure, all three of us love food and travel.

Recently, this website underwent many changes, hopefully for the better. While it has been a great learning and playground for me, some things might have broken in the process.

Rocking the cyber world since the ancient times of13th October 2000

The Pachmarhi Redux

Dehradun Ultra 2026

A challenging 50km road out-and-back with 1200m elevation gain

Moving from pagefind to Algolia

Search migration to Algolia

Moving from Firebase to Cloudflare & Astro Beta 6

Migration is always madness

The Bodh Gaya Marathon 2026

Finished 17th overall and 2nd in my age category, ticking Bihar off the list

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tiger on brown grass field during daytime

Tiger at Bandhavgar

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Red-throated flycatcher or taiga flycatcher

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a group of people hiking up a mountain

Hiking at Hemis National Park

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School building mural - promoting education as fun. Two kids walking on the field. The school is in rural Assam a remote part.

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a monkey sitting on top of a tree branch

Baby Stump-tailed macaque.

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Shettihalli Church is located 2 km from Shettihalli, Hassan, in Karnataka. Built in the 1860s by the French missionaries in India

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a close up of a butterfly on a branch

Butterfly with its wings spread in Meghalaya. Bengal Leopard lacewing

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tiger on green grass during daytime

Tiger - Kabini Karnataka.

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a bird is perched on a tree branch

Crested Hawk Eagle

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Nagar Nigam ( municipal corporation )

Shimla, India
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pink rose in bloom during daytime

A pink Rose

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people walking on brown sand near gray elephant statue during daytime

One horn Rhino

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Flowers

Coonoor, India
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a small owl is sitting in a tree

Spotted Owlet (Athene Brama)

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A wonderful sunrise -- Ooty, Tamil Nadu

Ooty, India
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A good hearty Breakfast at German Bakery

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