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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...

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Jul 92 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...

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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...

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Apr 112 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...

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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...

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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...

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Oct 22, 20222 min read
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The sublime invasion
In February 2021, we had started work on a concrete retaining wall on the northern boundary of our site - this is where the site edge...

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Sep 30, 20222 min read
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About croaks and creaks
Last week I visited the grounds of a charming hillside resort in Wayanad to make images of malabar gliding frogs. My first image of a...

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Aug 16, 20222 min read
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The familiar ficus
The tree on the rock From the moment I discovered the tree on the boulder, I was keen to figure out what species it was. In our current...

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Aug 7, 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...

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Jul 30, 20221 min read
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Leaving my mark
Hexagonal patterned columns, Giants Causeway In the spring of 2014, I had the opportunity to travel to the Giants Causeway, a natural...

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Jan 25, 20222 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...

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Jul 10, 20211 min read
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The Farnsworth House
In his first visit to our site on 12th January, our architect spoke about a historic house that the plot brought to mind - the Farnsworth...

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Jan 13, 20201 min read
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Its all about the location ...
A few years ago I used to visit Nagarahole Tiger Reserve frequently and I explored the idea of having a small home on land abutting the...

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Dec 8, 20192 min read
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The best of both worlds ?
Once I got used to having a terrace garden, I started wanting an even larger garden. This is really what motivated me to explore villa...

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Dec 1, 20191 min read
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Odd at first glance
Sometime in late 2019, I chanced upon a plot of land at the foot of Channagiri hill (part of the Nandi Hills range) - the location...

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Nov 1, 20191 min read
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