Nikhil Nagle

The morning of 8th September began on a fantastic note – a sunrise to remember (as Michael, my naturalist, described it “What a way to start the day”), three white rhinos laying down on the road in beautiful golden light (my first sighting of the white rhino) and a female leopard crossing the road in […]

The morning of 23rd September 2011 – the penultimate morning of my 3 week safari to Southern Africa. And the Botswana wild gave me a send-off to remember – just as I had begun to miss Mumbai, I was given an invitation to extend my stay in a style unique to the wild world. The

Every national park has its own unique character, but there are a special few that just capture your imagination and never let go. My now favorite parks, Ranthambore and Bandhavgarh, are worlds apart, but what is common is that they have both carved out a niche for themselves in my heart and mind. Another distinction

The tigers of mythology, of legend, of stories from childhood are all embodiments of raw power – the quintessential tiger is a creature of great strength, unmatched ferocity and savage instinct. I have never seen a tiger fit the description as perfectly as the larger Mirchaini male sub-adult. He was the ultimate predator, who at

2010-2011 for Bandhavgarh was a time of contrasts. It was a time of twilight for the existing emperor B2 and the dawn of a new king, the Bamera male. It was a time to delight in the number of new cubs in the park and a time for sorrow at the tragedies that hit. It

In what has developed into a classic case of “whodunnit”, a 10 year old tigress locally referred to as the Jhurjhura female died in the main tourism zone of Bandhavgarh National Park on the morning of the 19th of May. Bandhavgarh is widely recognized as one of the foremost hotspots for tiger tourism in a

There are a few tiger reserves and national parks in India more famous than their counterparts. Every starched little Indian student will rattle off the names for you – Jim Corbett, Ranthambore, Sariska, Kaziranga, Periyar, Kanha – and if you’re lucky or they’re an exceptional student, maybe a few more. Kanha has been called the

I had been keen on taking a vacation in March, which is one of the best times to visit quite a few national parks in India. Sightings are better in the blazing hot summer months of April and May when waterholes tend to dry up, but March has the advantage of a relatively pleasant climate

This was my third visit to Kaziranga National Park – while the first visit many years back had been plagued by rain, the second visit had been outstanding – the highlight being the charge by a rhino. This time round my overriding objective was to get photographs of a charging rhino. My driver from my

This trip – like most of my trips – was planned on the fly. I originally had planned to spend 2 weeks in Kanha to photograph the tiger, but then an opportunity to go to Gir, along with someone who was on a governmental committee to save the Asiatic lions came along and thus, Gir