The Last Litter

This would be Cash & Rani's last litter(combination). Both have produced excellent pups till date. My first Karwani, Parsha was from their previous litter.
And, i can just close my eyes and vouch for their confirmation & gait. Infact, had it not been for Parsha, i would have never been drawn to this breed...maybe.

The pups are just over a month old. Their pictures would follow soon.


Pics in descending order : Cash, Rani & Parsha


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Curiosity & Perspective

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Om, Ozaan & Moon

Last week my sister was over with my nephew Om from Bangalore. Om's about to turn two. Though he has met Ozaan twice & Moon once, I think he was too young to remember them. This time around he seemed a bit uncomfortable with five dogs around him at the beginning. And, this seemed to perplex Ozaan a bit. He would go upto Om from time to time and try to be friends with him.

By the second day Om was showing his drawing to Moon, waking her up from her sleep and was jumping around with Ozaan. Asking for him when he was not to be seen around. To cut a long story short, Om was in his elements.




















Here are some photographs i managed to click on the third day. These images are for all those people who keep asking me from time to time how Karwanis are with children. And, specially for some experts who have always maintained that Karwanis are not safe with children. Hope you all enjoy this visual testimony of a Karwani's temperament.



















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Exploration Revisited

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Prasad Raghu Mayekar : The lone crusader

Prasad Raghu Mayekar, in other words, the Godfather of Caravan Hounds or Karwanis. Though he doesn't prefer being called by the latter name, Prasad, stands tall as a lone crusader.
For 26 long years he has nurtured over 16 generations of Karwanis. Not just that, also bred innumerable show winners & champions. Not to forget, his rare distinction of breeding 'DOG OF THE YEAR BEST BRED IN INDIA' for the very first time(Indian Breed).
At the age of 13 he had his first brush with Karwanis and since then his passion has done the talking. A pioneer in saving the breed from disappearing over the oblivion, no amount of words or praise does justice to what this incredibly magnanimous & passionate personality has laid down for the future generations. Hats off to you Prasad!


Picture courtesy : Dr. Yajnesh Shetty & Prasad Mayekar

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Say cheese !

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thaak na ektu, uruk na praanta!

chokhe-chokhe kauto kautha-i na hoto
aamader
kakhuno phoring er mauto lafiye
ek dustu jhloke takiye
chute jano setting sun ke freeze frame kaurar ek jehaad
aaro ek ghaunta khelbo, ekhon darao!

kakhuno majraat e jhuup kore
bichanay uuthe
aamader majhkhane paasbalish ke
ke hey tumi chokhe, du paulok takiye
chupi sare tene bichanar theke matite pathiye
taar jagay adhikar jaaniye suye paura

kautobaar-i na bauka khe
chhol-chhole, korun nayone takiye prosno kaura
kaeno aamar-i ba ki dosh
aaj bhujhi sei korun, dustu, misti chokher aabegh
kautobaar je boleche aamake
thaak na ektu, uruk na praanta
aamar kache toh besi din aar nayee

In memory of Parsha(For those who can't make out : The poetry is in bangla or bengali; the title is : 'let my soul soar'(transliteration is : let a bit remain, let my heart & spirit soar) the poetry talks about our(Parsha & mine) conversations. Which we mostly used to have, just looking into each other's eyes.
It talks about instances when his looks would be naughty, loving, caring and at times commanding. It also talks of a host of other emmotions & feelings as well. But above all one particular look/expression, which i have come to understand now(after he has passed away), is that of a plea, when he'd be scolded upon a mischief(which on lot of occassions would be just running away, chasing birds and not coming home when Zuzu(my Labrador) & Sultan(my Rottweiler) would be back), which seemed to say "thaak na ektu, uruk na praanta...aamar kaache toh besi din aar nayee(let a bit remain, let my heart & spirit soar because i don't have too much time) ".

P.S. : i will post the poetry in Bangla script very soon.


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Potrait (Ozaan & Moon)

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Bhagam-bhag (Ozaan & Moon)

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Caravan going places!

Yet another feather in the cap. Both for Prasad Mayekar and the Karwani, as a breed.
After Canada, now a 5 month old Caravan Hound, named Indy(Cash's grand-daughter), goes to Holland. The first Karwani to go outside India was Neil Trilokekar's beautiful bitch Rukmani ,again from Karbens, Prasad's kennel, way back in 2004.

With fingers crossed, i sincerely hope the big bosses(AKC) are taking notice. Because, until & unless American Kennel Council(AKC) recognises the Karwani as a breed, they stand on grounds of obscurity(on the world stage) except for Holland, Canada and their motherland, India. What an irony! What a pity!




*In picture here Indy with Prasad(top) & Prasad with Cash & Indy(bottom)
Pic courtesy: Prasad Mayekar


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Our 1st exploration.

Saturday, we went exploring the vast green and apparently hidden expanses, nestled partly in Delhi and partly in Gurgaon.

Needless to say, we all(Moon, Ozaan, Zuzu & me along with a few ring-side seat warmers) had a ball. Chasing cranes and just running around in open greens.

Moon & Ozaan just let themselves loose and took to the fields with gay abandon. While Zuzu(my Labrador), most probably got a hang of what we were there for and was occupied sniffing around with serious intent. The clouds would peep in and out from time to time, though never playing a spoilt sport even for a moment.

In all, it was absolutely great for a first time experience. Thanks to Vijayji for his warmth and hospitality, not to miss, of course the nimbu-paani.

The next trip promises to be more fun, according to Vijayji, as some scouting veterans are going to join us. Think, we all are looking forward to it, me in particular.



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