It is almost impossible to live in Bangalore and not notice the abundance of trees, even though there is a sharp decline in tree cover all across the city. I have inherited love for trees (or love for Nature really) from my mother, so when I asked her what it was that she liked about Bangalore the most, her answer […]
How do you say final farewell to butterflies
‘ If people noticed their natural surroundings more often, I am sure they would find that sooner or later, a small, beautiful winged creature would come along fluttering around the blossoms or just lightly alight on them only to flutter off again. I am sure people see butterflies of course, but we don’t watch them, register them in our consciousness. In […]
I love Octobers
I absolutely love Octobers. In India, October is a delicious concoction of warm sunshine and chilling breeze. As I am writing down these words, the sunshine outside is getting weaker and weaker with every passing moment. Very soon, it will smoothly give way to the chill of November, eventually losing itself completely to the freezing cold of December. But, right […]
Exploring bookshops
As an introvert, I mostly prefer to stay at home on weekends to enjoy a cup of tea and a good book. So, in order to make me go out, the best lure my husband has found out (previously used by my parents too) is to casually remark that, “there is a bookstore over there too, by the way”. And, […]
Trees, Trees Everywhere
It is the most obvious, common-place things in our life that we easily overlook, we take such things for granted. Of all the things around us, a tree is the most obvious thing in sight (maybe this will not be the case in near future), and almost always, excessively overlooked. It is a sad truth, but all of us suffer […]
Thoughts on climate change
As I scrolled through my Facebook and Twitter feed, I came across a news repeatedly, it is apparent the kind of uproar it has created worldwide. Prior to this day, I had no knowledge whatsoever of Paris Climate Agreement, but this morning I found the feeds flooded as people began to pour forth their opinion against the decision of U.S President Donald […]