On International Day of Forests, here is a little piece in praise of the tree that enlivens my day, every day… To the north side of my house, a window opens to the welcoming green branches of a tree. And just like that, I am transported from my mundane room to a magical sylvan aura. This single tree gives me […]
The Mango Tree
Originally written in the diary-cum-book by Ruskin Bond – Words from the Hills on 5th March, 2018. Every morning while preparing breakfast I stand in front of the kitchen window for a couple of minutes to look at the mango tree in our neighbour’s yard. Since I have come to live here, I had only seen dusty green leaves or […]
Sheesham
Indian Rosewood – Dalbergia sissoo It’s a pleasant tree to look at because of the colour of its leaf – lime green or leaf green. Standing under its boughs with golden sunlight dappling through its leaves that gently wave in cool evening breeze – it is a sight for sore eyes. It’s a very common Indian tree but being common […]
An Ode to the Mango Tree
I love trees with all my heart. There are so many that I have come across and fallen in love with instantly. But, my most favourite and special tree will always be of mango. Mango trees simply equal home for me. I have been meaning to do this for a long time, but here is a love letter I finally […]
Trees in Bangalore
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 […]
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 […]