Romulus Whitaker comes to Charotar

It was an absolute honor to meet Romulus, Janaki Lenin and Nikhil Whitaker during the 6th Charotar Crocodile Count that was held last week on 4th-6th January 2019. My first introduction of Rom was though the biographic book Snakeman by Zai Whitaker (Zahida Futehali) published back in 1989.  This was at the time I was

The Turtle Savior

This piece first appeared in: Saevus Magazine, March- May Issue, 2017 The presence of mind to handle a situation is one of the most important lessons in life! And a quick wit along with a Compassionate heart provide an additional advantage in solving a problem. Here we (Dr. Raju Vyas & Vishal Mistry also contributed to

What I think about “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost

The poem, ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’’ by Robert Frost, I read during my school days (18-20 years back). I love poems. Not many people know this. I could not understand this poem at once. I was 13 year old boy then. But it took me many reading attempts to see the many

Charotar’s Crocodiles

Charotar’s Crocodiles Photo: Soham Mukherjee. This piece first appeared in: Sanctuary Asia, Vol. XXXVI No. 2, February 2016. Many thanks to Sanctuary Asia for publishing the article, and Rufford Foundation, Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Trust and Idea wild for supporting the project. Darkness had descended on Deva village and the crescendo of frog mating calls