
We love to care for you…
Dear Friends, We have at our den, guests big and small. Most of the guests whom I regularly meet mention to me that our staff is very friendly and they aren’t the usual hotel personnel with a measured gait, a smile that even a ‘donkey’ can deliver but with warmth in ...
Zulu my love, my world…
To Zulu on her ninth birthday…. My daughter, I take the liberty to address you so as there are people who understand the underlying feeling in my calling you the daughter of the house and because there are people who vehemently oppose calling you so. My letter to you...
The King turns 10
My dear Boy, Another year passed by, you are older by a year and I can hope to be wiser now, as older I am already You would have turned 70 today! I sit here in ‘Ekant’ meaning Solitude and see the setting sun through the shell windows that have been so lovingly made...
A towel as a ‘Declaration of Love’
Friends of Dhole’s Den, Some 6 months or so earlier I was gifted a ‘Gamcha’ from Assam. That was as a symbol of respect from my staff and their affection towards me. Upon asking about the details I was told by Parag who started off as my driver but now has grown up to...
Modi 4.5
Friends of Dhole’s Den Many of you must be wondering why a ‘political’ article here. The article is by me and was published in a bi-monthly magazine called India & You and was distributed at the recently concluded Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas at Varanasi. The reason to...
In Memoriam – Prince Jabu
How much did you purchase it for? Is what I heard as I stood there in Mysore on a morning of 2012. We were the exotic ‘Indian Breed’ among the 500 plus entries at the dog show in Mysore. I paused for a second as he was among the small group that had gathered looking...
Happy Birthday Simba!
My dear boy Simba, On this day you turn 10 and its natural that I look back at the time that has passed. Seems to me that it was just yesterday that I held you and your brother Jabu on my palm while your mother the love of my life, the queen of Dhole’s Den gave birth...
Camp @ Dhole’s Den is open…
How about pitching your own tent at the premises in Dhole’s Den? A Chance to stay out in the open and have a puristic experience. Guests of this facility can either bring in their own tents or use the ones provided by us. Basic facilities like toilets and a open...
Time to celebrate and aim higher…1000 Thanks!
Dhole’s Den has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. The accolade, which honours hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying...
A private Celebration…
Mr. & Mrs. Ravi R. visited us top celebrate an important date: Their Anniversary. Though they didnt make it to the Bandipur gate in time and were forced to spend the first evening in Mysore but once they reached Dhole’s Den, we tried our best to make them...