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Nat Geo photo of an elephant being bathed in a river, green water around as it lies partially submerged near the bank.

No country For Elephants?

India offers some of the strangest set of contrasting juxtapositions when it comes to wildlife. With animals being an integral part of the celebrated cultural and religious ethos, it comes as no surprise when one comes across temples where milk is offered to snakes or abodes where monkeys and langurs are as much a part of the milieu as devotees. In the heartland of India, one can see ladies offering the ‘rotis'(chapati) to cows and stray dogs. It is the land where animals are embedded so deep in the religion that half the deities have an animal as their preferred mode of transportation.

Elephant is declared as the ‘national heritage animal’ of India.

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jallikattu tamilnadu festival

Jallikattu- the juggernaut that must be stopped!

Modernity is a myth, if it doesn’t abolishes orthodoxies which don’t find a sync in the moral views of the new world.

Every year a sleepy village in Tamil Nadu comes to mainstream media spotlight. Decorations and delight all around, the celebration is impregnated in the air and as hoards of spectators huddle together, the human perimeter around the field sinks in the fanfare. The frenzy of both locals and foreign tourists reaches an avalanche- a rural celebration of epic proportions? Wait.

Into this grand setting that may remind you of a tight budgeted amphitheater, an infuriated bull is unleashed — adorned with tawdry accessories, rubbed with bright colours and with money tied around its horns.

Animal cruelty knows no bounds when it comes to humans.

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Share a photo of your dog!

Share a photo of your dog!

Starting today, we would be celebrating the bond that transgresses the said and done, the friendship between those with ‘two leg’ & those with four- be it your pet, the stray that you befriended, your cousin’s pet or the like. The concept of “interspecies altruism” would be cherished and communicated through YOU. So mail me your pictures, anecdotes, tales about your furry friends and I’d be more than happy to post them for the world to see!

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When Sir Isaac Newton s dog caused a fire

When Sir Isaac Newton’s dog caused a fire

The sense and sensibility displayed by animals have always amused humans. The smartness displayed by animals under stressing conditions and emergencies reveal a side of them which both, bemuses and bewitches readers. Being the companion of men from time immemorial, dogs have always bemused us.

Newton and his dog feature in this anecdote about virtues of patience, love and friendship.

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Which came first egg or the chicken?

Which came first egg or the chicken?

It is said that age old mysteries have a vintage charm of their own. Be it the Stonehedge, the Pyramids, legend of Troy or the lost city of Atlantis, the myth and the magic surrounding them has kept us enchanted for long.

But then none of the conundrums can quite match the enigma surrounding the chicken or the egg dilemma; perhaps for its sheer simplicity to invite responses even from toddlers or baffling the brains of homo sapiens, failing to come to a consensus.

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Stop Canada Seal Hunt!

Stop Canada Seal Hunt!

Just in time for Canada Day, PETA will be running its new “Explore Elsewhere” ad featuring a rendition of Canada’s national anthem “O Canada” playing over footage of baby seals as they are clubbed to death. The ad will run on Google and several travel blogs this week to let potential tourists researching Canadian summer vacations know that the Canadian government still sponsors the annual seal slaughter, which just concluded in Newfoundland. World leaders as diverse as Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, and His Holiness The Dalai Lama have spoken out against the controversial massacre.

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Octopus who predicted FIFA world cup results

Paul the Octopus and Billy the cat: the animals who predict World Cup winners

If you thought African safari would be all about terrain raiders, the big cats and the elephants…think twice, for no other animal friend of mine has attracted more eyeballs in this World cup than the sea voyager, eight-limbed oracle- Octopus!

Two year- old Paul, the octopus who was born in Britain and later moved to the German aquarium in Oberhausen has been quite a sensation in FIFA world cup 2010 with a cent percent record when it came to predicting German team’s results at the 4 year event.

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A girl and her dog

Why Dogs are better!

My dogmail is usually flooded with forward messages from my furry friends. Yesterday while I was checking my inbox, amidst the milieu of mails with subjects like “Crash course on how to threaten a cat”, “What annoys a cat the most” etcetera, there was a mail from Gucci(the one who keeps Runa as his roomy) It read about how dogs are better than Women.

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FIFA 2010: the beautiful game!

FIFA 2010: the beautiful game!

As I scribble this, the biggest spectacle on the planet is precisely 2 days,11 hours and 50 minutes(as per FIFA timekeeper) from letting the lid afar from the cocktail of emotions, euphoria, dreams and heartbreaks! The FIFA world Cup 2010 is eagerly awaited by the animal kingdom too. Surprised? Here’s to the cynics like good old Calvy, check out this video showcasing the soccer skills of my friends from Kalahari desert.

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Case # 012 Why the dog watched CNBC?

Case # 012 Why the dog watched CNBC?

Case # 012 Why the dog watched CNBC-TV18?

Lately, a news channel created waves in the canine circles by toppling Discovery Channel and Nat Geo in the battle for grabbing eyeballs/TRP. Given the gravity of the situation, the opposition asked for availing the services of sniffers from Scotland Yard but the Dog ministry voted in the favor of ‘Detective dog’ aka Rusty!

For more path breaking stories follow the detective dog on twitter https://twitter.com/kaalicharan

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Maa: Lady of my life!

Going by the calendar’s marquee, although I have always believed in the immortality of the emotion rather than affixing a date to it; to me love should be celebrated year long and not only on V day. Similarly, the greatest of all relations mother permeates through the life and timelines.

An adage runs, ” God could not be everywhere, so he created mothers.”

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heart warming story of friendship & love between two men and the lion. Love is universal emotion. friends man and lion UK australia

A lion in the living room…

There was a lion who traveled by Bentley, ate in fine London restaurants, played soccer in a church backyard and spent his days lounging in a furniture shop. The incredible yet true story of the pet lion ‘Christian’, his playful antics in the London of Beatles era, his bonding with the humans to his eventual release into the wild – is as moving as it is incredible. Fact, they say, is stranger than fiction!

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The amazing story behind Pink Floyd dog song

Seamus: The Pink Floyd Dog Song, Explained

The great Indian Summer is scorching the capital, with mercury rising to peak levels and no signs of an early shower; the good old canine thought of providing the readers some much needed respite from the heat. So here’s every favorite band Pink Floyd (they have an album titled ‘Animals’ with a 17 minute song titled ‘Dogs’ ) performing the soundtrack ‘Mademoiselle nobs’ from the documentary/concert ‘Live at Pompeii’

The dog is baying at the moon… 🙂

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Illustration of a tiger’s face with bold text reading ‘Save Tigers’, highlighting wildlife conservation and the urgency to protect endangered tigers.

Save Tiger: the king needs a safety cover!

The national animal of India, has been a soft prey for poachers and in 2009 alone India lost 86 tigers.
The ever receding Tiger paw counts make for a sorry figure. Let’s put in an effort to save the big cat for the generations to come. For if we fail, the stakes are too high, Tiger should not meet an inevitable fate like Dodo.

You may dismiss my recommendations as being that of a canine but think deep within; had man done enough my need wouldn’t have arrived! So here I voice what I consider may well be the probable solutions, you are free to comment and recommend your viewpoints.

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Best TV ads featuring dogs

Well, there is no dearth of talent and wits when it comes to copywriters having dogs in their artwork, yet for the sake of succinctness in the post, I’ve taken the liberty of choosing four. However in the coming posts I’d again reiterate on the idea.

So, here’s presenting the TVC with pups in a starring role…

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