Tag Archive for: Jalpaiguri
A Butterfly of Raimatang, by Nirupam Roy
We were on a trip to Raimatang, a spot just beside the Mountain Bhutan and the River Jayanti, known for a good family picnic spot. Although the most attractive things for us were the different butterflies and their activities, but we were interrupted…
Polyura Athamas, by Nirupam Roy
Rabindranath Tagore once said, "The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough". I came to realize the meaning of his quote once I came into contact with this species 'Common Nawab' or 'Polyura Athamas'. It seems that the…
Obeyed Labor, by Nirupam Roy
Once we went on a trip to the forest of Dooars, in North Bengal, India with the hope to find wild animals; instead amid the forest we found these two, workers of the forest. Asking them we came to know that they are called 'Kunki' in local language.…