HAPPY NEW YEAR Twenty-two SMS on my mobile and 12 e-mails wishing me Happy New Year reminded me that today is the first day of yet another ...

As a rule, when I carry along my camera gear with me, it is usually because I am set on photographing some specific subject at a specific ...

Two years back, Sumit K. Sen, one of India’s foremost birders set himself the task of finding out which of the over 1,250 bird species fou...

I am happy to confirm that I have today submitted my entry to the Guinness World Records for the consideration of the colony of bee hives ...

“CQ” is a ham radio or amateur radio Code. When I call out “CQ, CQ” over my radio, I am inviting any ham radio operators listening in on t...

My following article appeared in the 2011 issue of " Window on Bhutan " a yearly magazine published by the Royal Bhutanese Embas...

The photo on my blog banner above was taken over a year back. It shows over one hundred abandoned honey combs on an imposing cliff face ri...

On 2 nd November, 2011, I posted an article on this Blog titled “ Shangri-la, GNH and Chewing Gum” . Of the 9 comments, I am so impressed...

I watched, fascinated, as this little fellow went about fishing for his breakfast. It is a beautiful little bird - dainty and colorful. Na...

One of the highlights of my trip to Trongsa and Zhemgang (from where I returned a short while ago) this time was that I managed to get a f...

Nathula Pass as seen from Bori Goma. This is the Tibetan side of Nathula ... I think on the other side is Sikkim .

A pack of Blue Sheep at the Gonzola Pass

Now that I am back from my trek, I am inundated with requests from friends to mail them some photographs of what I saw in the frigid regio...

A camp-fire in full blaze under the gaze of the moon.

A caravan of sure-footed ponies cross the treacherous Gonzola Pass. They will return ladden with cheap Chinese goods. The smuggling of g...

Chundugung in the evening sun. This is the abode of Aap Chundu, protecting deity of the the people of Haa. At its base is the Haa-Chu Ka...

My camp at the Gonzola Pass. At 15,770 ft., it is the highest point on the entire trek route .

A close-up of Mt. Kanchenjunga as seen from Gonzola Pass. A 200mm telephoto was used to acquire this image.

The famous Nob Tsonapata - I would love to reshoot this lake when it is completely frozen.

Pack ponies passing over Tsonaphingey just before arriving at Nob Tsonapata

Pack ponies atop the Tsona-La between Nob Tsonapata and Miruna (Altitude: 14,370 ft.)

The mountain range with Mt. Kanchenjunga as seen from Gonzola

I just returned from a long and arduous trek to the Alpine regions of Haa. I was photographing the high peaks and the lakes in that area. ...

I have news that the BBS is going to go ahead with the Show on the 1 st of December, 2011 as planned. It is sad.  Well, I tried … but...

On the evening of 26 th November, 2011, I just happened to be passing by the TV in my bed room – to go to the toilet. I noticed that the ...