Through the corridor of tranquillity

View of the forest,Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary,Siliguri

Was that a scream of peacock? I made everybody silent to hear the screaming peacock. In the fascinating thicket of total silence, only the skittish movement of butterflies on the anther could be seen. Somewhere it was only the dripping sound of the water drops falling on the leaves and somewhere it was only the cricket`s call coming out of the vague visibility of the extreme core of the bushes with the reverberation, spreading all over in the kingdom of silence. Sometimes, like getting scared on envisaging the shadow of tuskers behind the camouflage of thick bushes, somewhere it was river Mahananda, where an eternal peace was felt, dousing the feet into the indefatigable fluvial flow of glacial cold water.

At the entry gate of Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary,Siliguri

Saw the deer, that was kept in an enclosure, was busy in eating the fodder, repeatedly came back after it was released it in the core forest. Some thing was there in its innocuous dark eyes, was that a complaint against the rapacious civilization? Was a death threat? Or complaining of the apathy towards the shrinking wilderness and building blockade on the corridors of the wild animals? I am still asking myself.

The captivated wild at Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary

The scenario of shading the shrivelled leaves by a gentle breeze, also bring the sound of forlorn whispers, of shrinking wilderness with increased urbanisation. The sound of frustrations comes in the murmurs of the withered leaves. Are we heading towards a civilization where the wild animals could be seen stuffed in the museums only? The espying alarm call of the deer coming from the deep forest made me alert, thinking of the multitudes of predatory animals. It was time to depart, from the vicinity of tranquillity and prayed to god for the fascinating scenic treasure to extricate it from the curse of getting shrunk. We took the road to home, the setting Sun spattered its lovely hue all over the sky, like it was set ablaze. It was an appeasing darkness in the forest, after truly “experiencing another world”.

The awareness Park at Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary

Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, through which the Toy train of Darjeeling, began its journey towards history. The train journeys give a feeling of a railway safari ride till the Sevoke through the hypnotic environment. Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary has an area, stretching over the hilly region of the Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri district. Rich with the flora and fauna is spread over an area of 161 sq. Kms. and very close to Siliguri town.