We visited Kolkata

had an evening admiring the Victoria Memorial,

enjoying puchka

jhaal mudi

and visited the family who brought me up.

We visited Pradeep and Sulakshana Barthakur at their home in Jorhat, where they run a centre for children. (Pokamura, 7km from Jorhat)

The location is

here

Their home is a veritable garden of Eden which they share with all kinds of beings:

Bronzeback Tree Snake

Blue-throated Barbet

We went to Kaziranga National Park, staying at Wild Grass resort.

Hog Deer

Red Jungle Fowl

Elephants

Rhinos

Swamp Deer (bArAsinghA)

Here’s K1’s beautiful depiction of the elephant safari,

where we saw so much of wildlife.

The Flickr albums are:

Blr-Kol and visit

Kol, Science City and Gariahat Mod

Kolkata-Jorhat

Jorhat, 100517

Wild Grass, Kaziranga, 11,120517

Jorhat, 130517 morning

Jorhat-Guwahati-Bangalore, 130517

It was a memorable trip and I enjoyed it very much, through my own experience and that of my family.