 "Barking deer and Kaleej pheasant at Jabarkhet Nature Reserve")
This week, while crossing Bhimtal on the drive down from Almora in Uttarakhand, I commented on how the once-sleepy village around the lakefront had morphed into a crowded, tourist destination. “Indeed it has,” said taxi driver Ashok Singh, who turned out to be from Bhimtal. “It used to be surrounded by jungles till 20-odd years ago — but the growing demand from tourists and real estate developers has made Bhimtal a wonderful place to live today,” he added. I covered my nose to avoid inhaling exhaust fumes as we crawled to a standstill amid heavy traffic and continued with the
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