The Sahyadris, of the Gondwana land, is known famously as the Western Ghats. Stretching its might of, valleys and ravines, forests and peaks, rivers and waterfalls, is older than the puissant Himalayas. And in these ranges lay tucked, within vastly coffee plantations in the beautiful And a reticent – Sakleshpur. The Switzerland of...

Picture: The burning Ghat, view from my Boat!  My heartfelt thwacked, with ceaseless fear, the beats were fast-paced and I could feel a cold ….. there were profuse sweating and effervescence of emotions, running down my veins. The chants seemed to come closer, and my views becoming clearer, the bodies lain dead, being brought one...

Wadiyars (Wodeyars), the rulers of the kingdom of Mysore, started as the Feudatories of the Vijayanagar in 1399. They ruled for more than 500 years ( 1399 to 1947) as vassals and as Independent Kings, till today, the reigns are upheld by the Titular Maharaja of Mysore. For me, it’s a tribute to be the …...

The Tale Of “Tusker Trails”​ Writing this piece was not easy, because she was gone and was not there to see this script in pen and paper. It now is a “A Memoir of the Wild” of Maharajkumari Vishalakshi Devi Youngest daughter of His Highness Maharaja of Mysore Shri Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar. People know her as a …...