My dearest Jabu and Simba, Five long years have passed since the day you Jabu climbed the rainbow bridge all so suddenly. I was never prepared. Is one really ever ready for such events that engulf oneself so unexpectedly? The bitter truth is one isn't, never. Separation from you and [...]
On a short trip to Chennai to visit my parents, I realised it's the same city Chennai that has shaped me so much. The trip from the airport was in short a hot journey as the taxi that I took had a faulty air-conditioning and I wasn't in a mood [...]
We thank Dr. AD for his detailed review better a travelogue of his short visit to Bandipur with friends in March 2023. Meanwhile the landscape has turned green and invites you to come and spend some Me Time... Happy Reading! Summer Weekend in Bandipur Forest - Team-BHP Send in your [...]
Young Rishi Roshan stayed 3 nights at Dhole's Den deciding to spend his vacation time with his parents in tow and friend of the house Nilanjan Coomar to experience our home and ask questions about what he was fascinated about: our hounds. This led me to ask him to send [...]
Friends of Dhole’s Den, Greetings! Its been quite a silent season for us at Bandipur and we do realise that the safari is a big part in your stay. But the silence gives you time to ponder upon, revel and above all contemplate. As a young man (Well I think [...]
A herd of Elephants cross in front the vehicle.-24th September 2012 A pack of sleepy Wildogs were found in the nearby Waterhole ‘Outside the National Park’. 25th September 2012. When the forest is left in peace and we humans arent disturbing it untowardly the forest comes up alive in all [...]
A couple of weeks back I took a road journey with my new found freedom and the car that bears the sign ‘Hound Inside’ with a friend to Valparai. Though an avid and prolific traveler in India this part of the country was a ‘white spot’ for me. We started [...]
It was a difficult 2010 with the year ending on a bad note and taste when I stumbled upon adopting you from my dear friend Nagesh. I had always seen you from a distance and then you came to our humble home Dhole’s Den and I was happy to have [...]
Following is what 9 year old Mrudula had to say about us and her stay at Dhole’s Den: Dhole’s Den; 9th & 10th August, 2013 I vacationed at Dhole’s Den over the Ramzan weekend. At dhole’s den, we were received warmly by Karthik uncle all the folks working there. He showed us [...]
Friends of Dhole’s Den, The Canine Club of Mysore conducted its first Open Show at Dasara Exhibition Grounds on 31st August. This time we had decided to tell the story how it all began at Dhole’s Den with the hounds. Thus Shaka was being shown under the Hound Group. It was [...]
To Jabu and Simba on their 4th birthday… Photos by Rohit Varma Friends, I find the word dog being used as a very derogatory term and our so called exalted civilisation that we are so proud about, still uses this term to denote something that is not worthy enough of protection, [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout" sticky_enabled="0"]To Zulu on her Sixth Birthday! It was a slightly nippy early April night, when we going to bed and your sleeping basket placed right next to [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout" sticky_enabled="0"]An Excerpt from: A King called Shaka… The next day started early. The car to take me and my business partner Gokul to Bandipur arrived early and [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout" sticky_enabled="0"]Dear Friends, I came across an article published by a friend of Dhole’s Den Research Foundation which we actively support. Mr. R.K. Rao has been active in [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout" sticky_enabled="0"]Dear Friends, Its been quite some time and you must be happy to see the blog in new colours and design. Change being the only constant in our [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" sticky_enabled="0"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout" sticky_enabled="0"]For two weeks now my world is a room in our townhouse in Mysore. After a fall caused by a fit of anger that rose [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" theme_builder_area="post_content" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" type="4_4" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"]A young spirited guest Iraaj Mohan who stayed with us last month had the following to write back about us. I am quoting him and putting some images of him [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout" sticky_enabled="0"]To Zulu on her ninth birthday…. My daughter, I take the liberty to address you so as there are people who understand the underlying feeling in [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout" sticky_enabled="0"]My dear Boy, Another year passed by, you are older by a year and I can hope to be wiser now, as older I am already [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"]Friends of Dhole’s Den, Some 6 months or so earlier I was gifted a ‘Gamcha’ from Assam. That was as a symbol of respect from my staff and [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content" sticky_enabled="0"]Friends of Dhole’s Den Many of you must be wondering why a ‘political’ article here. The article is by me and was published in a bi-monthly [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout" custom_margin="5px|5px|5px|5px|true|true" custom_padding="5px|0px|5px|0px|true|true" sticky_enabled="0" width="94%"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="et_body_layout" sticky_enabled="0" custom_margin="|5px||5px|false|true" custom_padding="|5px||5px|false|true"] How much did you purchase it for? Is what I heard as I stood there in Mysore on a morning of 2012. [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"]My dear boy Simba, On this day you turn 10 and its natural that I look back at the time that has passed. Seems to me that it was just yesterday that [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" sticky_enabled="0"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"]How about pitching your own tent at the premises in Dhole’s Den? A Chance to stay out in the open and have a puristic experience. Guests of this [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" theme_builder_area="post_content" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" type="4_4" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"]Mr. & Mrs. Ravi R. visited us top celebrate an important date: Their Anniversary. Though they didnt make it to the Bandipur gate in time and were forced to spend [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" theme_builder_area="post_content" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" type="4_4" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"]Friends of Dhole’s Den, thanks to the comparatively better monsoon and the benevolent rain gods our fresh water reservoir at Dhole’s Den has filled and actually overflowed. All the water [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" theme_builder_area="post_content" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" type="4_4" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"]Greetings from Dhole’s Den Bandipur! We are glad to share that Dhole’s Den turns five this year. It was sometime in April-May 2009 that the last but key portions of [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" theme_builder_area="post_content" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" type="4_4" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"]Dear Friends, we had an inspiring visitor to Dhole’s Den Bandipur. The lady 76 years old was travelling with three nurses. She had booked a 10 -11 day Kerala Karnataka [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" theme_builder_area="post_content" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" type="4_4" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"]As part of our Dhole’s Den Resort commitment to responsible tourism practices, we are Wildlife Lodge member of the Travel Operators for Tigers campaign (TOFTigers). TOFTigers is a global travel [...]
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" theme_builder_area="post_content" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="5px||5px||true|false" custom_padding="5px||5px||true|false" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" type="4_4" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" theme_builder_area="post_content" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"]Dear Friends of Dhole’s Den, Every now and then I stop to think about the guests at Dhole’s Den. Meeting a fairly large number of people and playing host to [...]
