Author: Partha Purkayastha

les temps changent

Sitting on my balcony with a cup of tea on a lazy Sunday morning, I was watching a group of 7–10-year-olds learning to roller skate. A coach was screaming instructions as the children gracefully...

Revisiting Life

In March of 2020, I chose to retire from corporate life and step into the next phase. That phase where you are in control of your time, what you need to do, and what...

Sakrebyle, Shimoga

The Sakrebyle Elephant Camp is in the Shimoga district in Karnataka, one of the Southern States of India. Shimoga is also the gateway to the mountainous Western Ghats. It is approximately 265 kms from...

Arunachal Pradesh

Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas in the North Eastern part of India, Arunachal Pradesh is home/part home to over 700 species of birds, besides being breathtakingly beautiful. It is my belief that...