Purple Golden-Eyed Primrose

Botanical name : Primula calderiana Family : Salicaceae (Willow family) Common Name : Purple Golden Eyed Primrose Location : Yumthang Valley, Sikkim. Date : 20.5.17 My trip to #Sikkim opened up a whole new world of colours, which I failed to notice all my life. Driving by in the car as the trees and hills…

Sweet, tart and spicy -Thats life.

Hi Everyone, Happy Ugadi to you all. We at home, celebrate all South Indian festivals, as each state has been a part of my life in different stages of my life. Ugadi is closest to my heart, because of its ritual of making “Ugadi Pachadi”, which has a very close semblance to our everyday lives….

Gucci Mushrooms

“The Gucci Mushrooms in the Himalayas”. Tarun Ahuja-Malik – here it is my kind of Gucci!!! So here we are on our way to Kalpa our destination for today. Was reading about the Gucci mushroom after Tarun Ahuja‘ mentioned it. Was very curious to see the honey comb web shaped mushroom which was worth 20…

Seabuckthorn berries

Seabuckthorn Berries. (locally known as ‘Drilbu‘ and ‘Chharma’ in Himachal). Our host Mr.Tandup at Pin Valley insisted on having this tea as soon as we entered his home stay. With reluctance I tasted a sip of it and I was totally an addict from the first sip. It was soothing for the tired limbs after…

Kadale Beeja Festival Bengaluru

Kadale Beeja festival Bull temple Rd. “Auto ivathu Bull temple Rd athra baralla Bidi” said many a men riding their autos, untill the man of my need arrived in a vehicle with a green carcasses cladded with a sheet of black artificial leather and banded with an armour of aluminium frames. My Auto . ”…