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Sunil Gavaskar's success against the world's best fast bowlers, on their own turf, was magical. He single-handedly elevated the status of Indian cricket.

Gavaskar: India's Greatest Cricketer

Little separates Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar in terms of record. Despite this, a persuasive argument can be made in favour of Gavas

The bandstand at Lalbagh, built around 150 years ago, was the early location of the flower shows. Behind the bandstand is a towering Christmas tree (Araucaria columnaris) that can be seen from any part of the garden.

A new book, by V.K. Thiruvady, traces the history of the Lalbagh garden in Bengaluru

V.K. Thiruvady’s book on Lalbagh, arguably one of India’s best public gardens, provides an evocative account of this fantastic arboreal world in Benga

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed,Photographs by K. Murali Kumar

Lalbagh in all its glory

V.K. Thiruvady’s book on Lalbagh, arguably one of India’s best public gardens, provides an evocative account of this fantastic arboreal world in Benga

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed,Photographs by K. Murali Kumar

A herd of bull elephants in the Savuti region of the Chobe National Park (11,700 sq. km) in Botswana.

Botswana is home to more than 33 per cent of Africa’s savanna elephants

The excellent field protection that Botswana provides elephants has led to a steady movement of the animal into that country from neighbouring countri

A.J.T. Johnsingh ,S. Murali

A snow leopard. It had been estimated that India could have at the most 600 of these animals, located in Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.

In search of the endangered snow leopard, in the upper Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh

The Nature Conservation Foundation has done commendable work over the past two decades to protect the snow leopard in the upper Spiti Valley in Himach

A.J.T. Johnsingh ,S. Murali

A snow leopard. It had been estimated that India could have at the most 600 of these animals, located in Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.

Spiti's snow leopards

The Nature Conservation Foundation has done commendable work over the past two decades to protect the snow leopard in the upper Spiti Valley in Himach

A.J.T. Johnsingh ,S. Murali

Botswana's wildlife

A 700-kilometre drive through protected wildlife areas of the landlocked country in southern Africa provides a window to the varied range of animals t

A.J.T. Johnsingh,S. Murali,Photographs by A.J.T. Johnsingh

Breathtaking Botswana

A 700-kilometre drive through protected wildlife areas of the landlocked country in southern Africa provides a window to the varied range of animals t

A.J.T. Johnsingh,S. Murali,Photographs by A.J.T. Johnsingh

A mother cheetah with cubs amidst a sea of golden yellow grasses in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana.

Unforgettable Kalahari

Climate change is possibly taking a toll on the Kalahari, but it continues to be a big draw for its range of wildlife and the sheer experience of camp

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A mother cheetah with cubs amidst a sea of golden yellow grasses in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana.

Camping in Kalahari

Climate change is possibly taking a toll on the Kalahari, but it continues to be a big draw for its range of wildlife and the sheer experience of camp

A.J.T. Johnsingh,S. Murali

The Public Works Department building on the Marina seafront. An example of the Indo-Sarcenic style of architecture, it was built in 1865 by Robert Chisholm.-

Chennai's architectural heritage

Like many other Indian cities, Madras was a British creation.

Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas was the highest wicket taker in the 2003 World Cup.-V.V. KRISHNAN

Selecting the World XI

There were several acts of individual brilliance in the 2003 cricket World Cup. An attempt to select the star performers in a World XI, based on their