Neelima Vallangi

The deadly February 7 flash flood in Uttarakhand should not be blamed on ‘nature’s fury’ alone.

Climbing Machhapuchhare is forbidden, a rarity in a country like Nepal that has embraced mountain tourism so enthusiastically that even the world's highest point gets overcrowded.

A shooting star, a twinkling planet, a meteor shower, a faraway constellation or a ginormous galaxy—the list of celestial delights is endless

Text & Photographs by Neelima Vallangi

Limi Valley is a hidden place of absurd contradictions

Text & Photographs by Neelima Vallangi

An ancient building battles mother nature as melting glaciers make a remote Himalayan valley susceptible to flooding.

A monsoon drive along the Nila (Bharathapuzha), Kerala’s second largest river, reveals centuries-old art forms and the sentinels who safeguard them.

Text & Photography by Neelima Vallangi

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A Wild Paradise: Chitwan National Park is unique: it is, perhaps, one of the very few tiger reserves in the world where one can walk inside the core area. The park’s 100+ tigers are rarely seen but the 600+ rhinos that call Chitwan home present a clear, often downplayed danger.

Text & Photographs by Neelima Vallangi

Eerie and desolate, Ross Island harbors a tale of oppression and disaster
By Neelima Vallangi

Lessons in belief and beauty on an arduous Himalayan trek across Auden’s Col in India's Uttarakhand. Text and Photographs by Neelima Vallangi

Ross Island, an abandoned British settlement in the remote Andaman archipelago, is being taken over by its rightful owner: nature.

Situated at the edge of Johar valley, along the ancient Indo-tibetan salt route, Munsiyari is as remote as it is alluring.

By Neelima Vallangi

An African-origin ethnic tribe of about 20,000 people has been living in near total obscurity in India for centuries.

By Neelima Vallangi

While most of Shekhawati’s havelis have crumbled and remain abandoned, a small window into the world of these painted mansions is being preserved.
By Neelima Vallangi

In the summer, the Zanskar River runs wild between the deep canyons of the Himalayas. In the winter, it becomes a road of ice – and the only escape.
By Neelima Vallangi