Read previously: Expedition Narcondam : Part 1
The night came in early and soon we were sailing in almost total darkness, but under the canopy of a million stars–the milky way above us. We had started early that morning on a small, private, sail boat and still were not in sight of our destination. As [...]

When I started bird watching many years ago, one of the curious birds that I read about was the Narcondam hornbill. Why the name?
Well it turns out, this hornbill is endemic to this small little 6.8 sq km extinct volcanic island named Narcondam island between Andaman islands and Burma. Can you imagine? The whole [...]

This is the image that everyone has of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Clear blue waters, white sandy beaches which transform into lush rainforests as you move onto the land.

The truth however is quite contrary.
There is very little of original, undisturbed, pristine rainforests left. The Andamans were the timber source for mainland India for [...]