Parth Joshi

Dholavira and its austere relics - travel travails and heck Dholavira, an ancient Harappan site in Gujarat 🇮🇳, lies serene despite its significance, letting one contemplate its enigmatic history.

Amidst the shimmering infinite expanse of salt marshes, the Harappan outpost of Dholavira quietly holds the secrets of a lost civilization. 🛤️🪨

A journey into deep time – where history, geology and solitude converge.

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When small talk about the weather gets complicated The skies over Delhi finally broke – sporadic showers offering a welcome reprieve from the sweltering heat, yet the India Meteorological Department has still not formally declared the southwest monsoo...

Weather is arguably the global benchmark for small talk, but what if it starts getting a bit complicated for that.

Weather forecasting has been one of humanity's most impactful scientific achievements, but #ClimateChange threatens to unravel progress.

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Panpatia and its frigid portals… - travel travails and heck 🏔️ Trek report from Panpatia Col, a high-altitude Himalayan trail connecting the valleys of Badrinath and Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, India

🏔️🛕 Inspired by a fabled route connecting Badrinath and Kedarnath, #PanpatiaCol trek in #Uttarakhand is a journey deep into the Himalayan hinterland.

Amidst never-ending moraines and crevasse-ridden snowfields, we touch the ethereal silence of the mountains: bit.ly/4k7TeEt

Kapileshwar Mahadev and unperturbed histories... - travel travails and heck Kapileshwar Mahadev temple near Almora, Uttarakhand is an ancient shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, built by the Katyuris around 9th century...

🛕 Kapileshwar Mahadev is a part of the ensemble of ancient Shaivite temples that dot the quaint riverine valleys of Kumaun Himalaya in #Uttarakhand 🇮🇳...

Built in 9th century during the Katyuri dynasty, it's unique feature is the tilt of the main temple...

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Going gentle into that good night: The Great Indian Bustard - travel travails and heck Musing on the Great Indian Bustard, a ground-dwelling bird species found only in the Indian subcontinent which is critically endangered today.

In the windswept dunes of Desert National Park 🇮🇳, the #GreatIndianBustard plods along - awkward, aloof and almost gone... 🌵

A gentle giant fading away into the oblivion... one wonders if it can be saved, or will it go gentle into that good night... 🪶

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🦋 Butterflies in the Himalaya, like elsewhere, weave a delicate tapestry of ecological significance.

From pollinators to nature's early warning systems, these ephemeral creatures are vital yet vulnerable, as they disappear silently.

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