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SUKOON@NANDI HILLS
Sukoon @ Nandi Hills
Kamat family home in the hills
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Still a tree
There’s something quietly affirming about seeing design embraced by nature. In our outdoor bar area—just beside the live-edge teak table...

chet kamat
6 days ago2 min read
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Amber eyes, summer light
A couple of evenings ago, just as light was fading, we thought we saw something. A large silhouette on the roof of Sukoon—possibly an...

chet kamat
Apr 132 min read
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A breath before flight
From bougainvillea bloom to Champa tree branch, a young white-eye takes its first steps into the sky. In our garden, something quiet and...

chet kamat
Apr 112 min read
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Boulders and blooms
Last week, a neighbour from our community asked me for garden/landscape recommendations - this query and my subsequent response after...

chet kamat
Feb 253 min read
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We have babies !
It's been five days since I saw the eggs in the bulbul (pycnonotus cafer) nest - I was at our site yesterday and noticed the red vented...

chet kamat
Aug 21, 20231 min read
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The early bird
While we were the first site owners in our development to break ground two years ago, many of our neighbours have started home...

chet kamat
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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Steel, stone and scales
My first saw scale viper up close, Goa 2019 My first opportunity to photograph snakes up close was during an exciting midnight hike in...

chet kamat
Oct 22, 20222 min read
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Meet the 'Toad'al rockstar
This morning I was wandering around the site and stopped by the boulder under the ficus tree. I noticed what looked like unusual tiny...

chet kamat
Jul 30, 20221 min read
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Watching out for monkey business ...
I usually check out the close circuit cameras at site a few times a day. Since I cant visit Nandi Hills everyday, this gives me a visual...

chet kamat
Jul 10, 20211 min read
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The egrets came calling
Some brands become synonymous with a product category - like Google for search or Xerox for photocopying... The parallel in the...

chet kamat
Nov 25, 20202 min read
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