Archive for September, 2018
Posted in Uncategorized on September 30, 2018|
Activities at Club Mahindra Ooty
Posted in Airda Member Updates, Industry News & Updates on September 18, 2018|
Air Commodore Nitin Sathe addressed the members of the audience who had come down to Club Mahindra Ooty for the Ooty Literature Festival.
He is an Airforce man who’s always had a special place for words in his heart. The first book that he authored, A Few Good Men and the Angry Sea, is based on the events at the Nicobar Islands during the tsunami of 2004.
His book, Born to fly (2016), is a biography of a batchmate who became quadriplegic at the age of 24. He is currently working as a Senior Instructor at the Defense Services Staff College at Wellington.
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Views on wildlife from the perch of a jeep
Posted in B.S Rathor, Industry News & Updates, Message of the Month, Principal Advisor, Vacation Diaries on September 10, 2018|
Over the last few months, we have featured some of the country’s best-known travel writers. These are people who venture into uncharted territories to tell a story – a story that’s untold. They do this through a narrative that takes us right there – right in the middle of it.
And unlike most of us who take a break from work, these travel writers take their breaks from travel to be with family and friends.
While their life and lifestyle sounds interesting, things can be difficult – because you’re always on the move. For some people, sunrise could be at one location and sunset, in a totally different geography. But they still do it, with unbridled enthusiasm that fuels every step, every mile, and every journey that they undertake.
B. S. Rathor
Advisor & Member – Executive Committee
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Message of the Month – September 2018
Do you think families with young children should do sanctuary tours?
Posted in Q&A, Sharath Bhat, Vacation Diaries, Views & Interviews on September 10, 2018|
Do you think families with young children should do sanctuary tours?
It is useful to take children out on a safari, as it rolls out lessons on a whole new world out there, and the need to protect it. They get to learn about animal behavior and natural habitat. They learn the importance of patience and discipline. They could also learn about conserving nature and protecting our national reserves. Personally, I think this should also open people’s eyes to the sanctity of wildlife. If your children see an elephant in the wild, they should be alarmed at the prospect of “converting it into a tourist vehicle” for revenue and profits.
Having said that, I must say that it is not advisable to take children below six years, for more than one reason. For one thing, a three-hour-long safari can be extremely tiring – it can also be scary in terms of jungle noises and sounds. (It can also be difficult to expect them to be orderly and quiet – just not possible.)
On a recent safari, I saw a family with a baby, barely five months old. It was 40 degrees Celsius and extremely dusty – uncomfortable even for adults. I just cannot understand how people can be so irresponsible.
In conversation with travel writer, Chittra M.
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Q&A – September 2018
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