Wednesday, December 14, 2011

We,some of the class-mates of 1958-61 batch of the Indian Forest College got together in  Gujarat from 26th Nov to 4th dec.2011;we visited some of the sanctuaries,temples and palaces;this blog presents a photo essay of Gir lions and other wildlife of Gujarat.
 The next photo is ,of our group;Mr.c.d Sahay  of the Indian police service graciously joined our  reunion with his wife and added color to the get together.We are grateful to Ladwa ,our host, for the excellent arrangements and to the forest department of Gujarat for their warm hospitality at all the places we visited. RKRAO


L-R:standing-mrs.vj naidu,rkrao,jk mehta,f.ahmed,bd sahay,
cd sahay,mr.cd sahay,mrs.parameswaappa,jp kapoor.
sitting-vj naidu,desai,jk mehta,bd sahay,sk avasthi,
kr ladwa,parameswarappa,jp kapoor,faizuddin ahmed.
missing-rkrao,the photographer !
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blackbuck-velavadar
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blackbuck-velavadar
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some water birds on the wing
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wetland habitat-Velavadar
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GIR SANCTUARY MAP
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The lion show-early morning in Gir,a photo essay follows
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tete-a-tete
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musical chairs !
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mother and cub-universal symbol of life
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smacking lips !
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sambhar deer
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sambhar stag
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The king
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chital
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a chital doe
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male chital in velvet
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