Sanctuary Asia

The Sanctuary Nature Foundation’s flagship Sanctuary Asia magazine founded and edited by Bittu Sahgal has been in continuous publication since 1981 and remains India's leading and best-loved magazine in its genre. Browse through select articles from our past issues.
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Bandhavgarh Habitat
Bandhavgarh National Park spreads across 448 sq. km. in the Shahdol District and shares its Vindhyan Hill topography with Kanha. Once contiguous, the landscap

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Bandhavgarh Wildlife
Bandhavgarh is understandably most famous for its tigers. Local naturalists suggest that high prey densities are responsible for supporting the highest densit

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Bandhavgarh Places to See
The Rajbhera grasslands are a favourite spot for tigers. Keep a lookout for jackals that sometimes point the way to a kill lying hidden in the tall grass. Dho

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Bandhavgarh Tips
A good road links Bandhavgarh to Khajuraho. If you choose to fly to Khajuraho from New Delhi you could pack in a visit to the world famous temples, explore th

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Bandhavgarh Plan Trip
Best season Winter, from November to February is a favourite season. But the place often becomes over-crowded! The park is closed from July 1 to October 31.

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Kanha History
The area that is now the Kanha National Park, was once a sportsman's paradise, as borne out by Dunbar Brander who wrote in his epic book, Wild Animals in Cent

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Kanha Habitat
Photo: Rajarshi Banerjee/Sanctuary Asia. Kanha is one of the few Indian wildernesses reminiscent of the vast African veldt, where grasslands permit 3600 visib

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Kanha Wildlife
Photo: Kalyan Varma/Sanctuary Asia. There is every chance of seeing a tiger on early morning elephant rides, or from vehicles both in the morning or evening.

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Kanha Places to See
As with other wildlife areas, early mornings are the most rewarding. Silent rounds on elephant back provide you with an incomparable feel of the forest, its s

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Kanha Tips
Bookings for a morning drive or on elephant back into the park should be made the previous day. In addition to the Kanha meadow, ask to be taken to Bahmnidada

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Kanha Plan Trip
Best season The climate is extreme, with summer (April-June) temperatures rising to 430C. The monsoons wash the forests from mid-June to September when an av

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Panna History
According to legend, the Pandavas of the Mahabharat probably spent a good part of their exile in the Panna forests. The Pandava Falls, 11 km. east of Mandla,

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