Small Strides-Giant Leap
It has been cooking in my mind for quite some time, to engross myself in the laps of nature. I had known Vinod Sriramulu (Mamu, we call him fondly) since 2004 and never in the remotest corners of my mind had I thought that he would be the tipping point for my transformation. First stride was to watch him (follow) do this magic on Facebook. Mesmerized by his works, I had convinced myself that it’s time for me to follow my passion and it’s not that hard. Seeing his post on FB regarding National Butterfly Trail Day, I had contacted him and informed him about my willingness to participate at the Kallar Trail. Second Stride was when he put me on to Subash Pullikal from Vaniambalam to join him along with Muhamed Sherif to conduct this National Butterfly Trail Day at Nilambur. This was on 05/03/2017 and it is still fresh in my memory. We had spotted more than 50 species on that day and I was like a small child running here and there pestering them with basics. They had the patienc...