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The Hunt     One of the best wildlife moments... We had a morning Safari in the Junouna buffer of the Tadoba Tiger reserve and as a regular practice we were early and were the first gypsy at the gate. The gate opened up and just as we entered within about 100 meters we heard some spotted deer alarm calls on the right ride of the safari track. One of the deer jumped across the road on to the left side in absolute confusion. What we saw next was stuff that dreams are made up of... To our absolute shock we saw a leopard leap almost to about 12 feet mid-air and latching on to the deer and bringing it down. It was 5.37 AM, almost pitch dark and yet we ended up getting enough time while the leopard lay the choke bite to get a decent video and a few pictures. One of the most memorable moments of my wildlife career.

The Gompa Land A photo story Rat race, routine, traffic, pollution, choked, bills, …. I associate all these words with city life. Somehow we have been auto tuned to accept this and make merry of the most mediocre ways of life. Partly this witlessness is attributed due to our dearth of travel opportunities. I for one have been extremely fortunate to have a profession that gets me to inhale some of the most spectacular and exquisite views the natural world has to offer. One such paradise on earth is in Ladakh and Zanskar Valley. I have been travelling regularly to this rugged yet stunning abode since past few years and here I share some of my best landscape pictorial stories from this Land of the Gompas. Ek Kaarwaan aisa bhi hoga … This shall pass too…. Someday…. Someday soon…… Sometime looking at a picture is like reading an entire book, only difference is you end up making your own story while you get deeply engrossed viewing it. This image is one such story for me. Double humped