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09 August 2009
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Cow conference?

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Morning, they set off as a group to graze in the jungles. By early evening, they return to their respective houses. On the way back, a stop for water - apparently this happens every day!



They are self-sufficient. No shepherds needed!

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11:16 PM
09 August 2009
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Revisiting the Bandekars

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Arun Bandekar and his wife were our hosts for a day during the last Dandeli trip. The front room of Arun’s house has a small shop and a hotel that serves the food cooked by Mrs Arun. Inside, rooms with basic facilities are available – ideal for backpackers.



This time when we dropped in, the Bandekars remembered us. Excited on hearing about TGDC they did a photo-op with Cedia Sports.



Some regular customers of Bandekars also joined. One of them, a Lancer fan, was impressed with the Cedia and was almost drooling over it.


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09 August 2009
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When in Dandeli, eat at *** hotel

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A non-descript room with a verandah. No name. Not even the ‘Meals Ready’ scribbling. Front room of a house converted into a hotel. Five benches and tables can seat 10 people. If there are more customers, one more room is opened and seating arrangements are made. At Rs 20/-, you get simple and tasty homemade food, that too unlimited.





This small setup attracts quite a few people during lunch and dinner time

 

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09 August 2009
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Through the land of Kali river

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Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary was our refuge during last year’s Diwali as we ran away from the noisy and smokey Mumbai. We fell in love with the place and had decided to come back for more wilderness. This time though we didn’t have time to do that.

Kali river is the lifeline of Dandeli WLS, famous for its thick forests that houses black panther, bear, elephant, Indian gaur, flamingo, and many other species of flora and fauna. Forest department provides accommodation inside the forest, known as Kulgi camp. Apart from jungle safari, 1/2-day or 1-day trekking can be done with prior permission from forest office. Syntheri Rocks, a huge monolithic rock structure is another attraction in Dandeli. White water rafting in Kali river also attracts a large number of adventure seekers.

West Coast Paper Mills releases its effluents to Kali river. As it employs around 5,000 people and is crucial to the town’s economy, this pollution is largely ignored. The cost of development! However, a positive outcome of this is the presence of many crocodiles in the part of the river where effluents are released. The not-quite-popular adventure of crocodile tracking can be done with the help of local guides.

Just driving through the roads in Dandeli is very exciting. Small roads offshoot from the main ones to various villages. Supa and Bommanahalli dams are off-limits to visitors.

 

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We, Unny & Bindhu, are a couple currently based in Mumbai. The best introduction can be: He (Unny) - Armchair traveler. Reluctant reader. Would-be writer. Amateur photographer, Day dreamer… and likewise, a pretender of too many things.

She (Bindhu) - Add a few more pretensions - a good cook, a good host, etc. Easily mistaken for a serious, intellectual reader, but far from it. Engineer by qualification; freelance writer by choice. Also volunteers as a teacher for Akanksha, an NGO.

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