Roopkund trek “There is a voice that doesn’t use words” – Rumi. I believe it is our inner voice most of the time. Sometimes the subsonic voice in you becomes too loud for you to handle and you got to listen to it. So what was my inner me craving for ? Freedom from everything…
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Zankar the frozen river trek
A memorable trek on the frozen river Zanskar at temperatures ranging from -25 to -35
Keeda Jadi
Cordyceps sinensis — also known as caterpillar fungus, or by its better-known names yartsa gunbu and keeda jadi — is found across the Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttarakhand. My first encounter with it was during my Roop Kund trek in 2017. My guide mentioned it in passing and showed me a dried, half-mature keeda…
Fescue grass blade
Fescue grass blade
Himalayan Strawberry
Botanical name: Fragaria nubicola Comman Name : Himalayan Strawberry Family : Rosaceae Location : Sikkim Date : 19.5.2017 Facts : Herb which grows very close to the ground.- White flowers, 1.5-2.5 cm across- Himalayan Strawberry is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to Burma, at altitudes of 1800-3800 m.- Flowering: April-June. Himalayan Strawberry is a…
Elephant Rope Tree.
Botanical Name: Sterculia villosa Common Name : Elephant Rope Tree Place : Naugriat, Meghalaya Date : 23.5.17Wiki says .. I am not a botanist, I don’t go in search of plants. I love to know the plants and trees which I am surrounded by. Now when I pass by the trees and flowers with great…
Coelogyne Orchids
Botanical Name: Coelogyne Stricta Common Name : Coelogyne Orchids Place : Naugriat, Caves, Meghalaya Date : 23.5.17 Coelogyne is from the family Orchidaceae, distributed across India, China, Indonasia and Fiji islands. They can be found from tropical lowland forests to montane rainforests. A few species grow as terrestrials or even as lithophytes in open, humid habitats. We found many…
Fennel
Botanical Name: Foeniculum vulgare Common Name : Fennel Place : Home Garden, Jayanagar Date : 17.6.17 Home Garden, Jayanagar 1 st block
Indian Mustard
These are the beauties which made us tolerate SRK and Kajol in DDLJ. The iconic fields of Punjab – "Mustard". Do you guys know the maximum production of mustard in India is from ? Don’t google it up . ;-) Botanical name: Brassica juncea Comman Name : Indian Mustard Family : Brassicaceae) Location : Punjab Date…
Naturally Hema 