The roads of village India

The internal road between Kamshet, Native Place and Karanjgaon (Shelar site) has been getting a face lift .for the past couple of months. The main Kamshet – Uksan ( Native Place ) road is half…

Cloud Messengers

  Consistent fluffy, cumulus, are drifting in from the west on strong gusting winds. These ‘meghdhoot’ or cloud messengers are alerting us to the upcoming monsoon season. For the past week or so they have…

Vidya gets her ground handling groove

A few years ago Vidya married Gokul a paraglider pilot and the trips to Kamshet, lots of parawaiting and managing an infant in the back of beyond all came as part of the package deal….

Black Winged Kite

We have often seen the black winged kite hovering alongside the takeoff at Shelar displaying enviable kiting skills and then suddenly swooping down soundlessly to catch a lizard or a mouse in its talons. Spotting…

The Shelar boys are flying

Under the hawk watch of Steve the 3 Shelar kids Bandiya, Vinya and Sandeep have taken to the skies and have already notched a few hours. We see them here on takeoff gearing up to…