All rights reserved by the author — 12/01/2026
In southwest Uganda lies Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
The name is honest.
Dense. Old. Unforgiving.
This is where mountain gorillas live — not in enclosures, not for show.
You don’t arrive loudly here. The forest doesn’t allow it.
Locals treat the forest like a living elder.
You don’t argue with it.
You listen.
Bwindi doesn’t try to impress visitors.
It simply continues — roots gripping time itself.
Places like this don’t shout history.
They breathe it.
That is why Ugandans are proud of Bwindi —
because it was never tamed, only respected.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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