'Sir,birds are fine but beware of snakes and they are poisonous too' This was the first statement from my boat man Madhi and we were hovering around the dense channels of Pichavarm Mangrove Forest. Couple of years ago, during a java discussion, I was comparing West Bengal with Tamilnadu. Starting from The Himalayas, Darjeeling when our discussion reached Sunderban, my peer Sriram said, 'Dude,Sunderban may be the best but we have Pichavaram' I asked with raising eyebrows, 'Where the hell is that?' 'Just 20kms from Chidambaram Town and don't you know it is the 2nd largest Mangrove forest after Sunderban' I said,'Man, you must be joking or getting high and dry after two cappuccinos' Sriram said,'Na,You can refer to any book or site, my information is correct, i've been there'. It was way back in Sp
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