We set up our tents among the Mahua trees, and cooked up a quick meal of rice and egg curry on a campfire. That first night, soon after turning in, I was awoken by guano (bat droppings) falling on the roof of my tent. In pitch darkness, I fumbled and covered the tent with tarpaulin and went back to sleep. Not long after, I was awoken again when a rain shower drenched my tent – leaving me with no choice but to take refuge with my colleagues.

Camping On Jahaji Beach

by Vardhan Patankar

We set up our tents among the Mahua trees, and cooked up a quick meal of rice and egg curry on a campfire. That first night, soon after turning in, I was awoken by guano (bat droppings) falling on the roof of my tent. In pitch darkness, I fumbled and covered the tent with tarpaulin and went back to sleep. Not long after, I was awoken again when a rain shower drenched my tent – leaving me with no choice but to take refuge with my colleagues.