Monty and the Holey Leaves

Monty and the Holey Leaves

Once upon a time, in a lush rainforest, lived a curious little seedling named Monty. Unlike her siblings, Monty’s leaves weren’t smooth and round. They were bumpy and strange, with little holes scattered all over them. “Why am I so different?”...
The Neem Tree – A Quiet Giant in Our Lives

The Neem Tree – A Quiet Giant in Our Lives

Did you peek out at the greenery outside your window this morning? Or glance at the tree beside your bus stand while waiting for the bus to take you to work? Chances are, your answer might be “maybe… not sure.” But if you did, you may have noticed that in many parts...
Still rooted where I left It

Still rooted where I left It

My parents and I planted a little Gulmohar sapling in front of our house when I was three years old. The story has been told so often that it’s part of me now, even though I can’t recall the details — what I was wearing, whether I helped dig the pit, or just played...
Babool: A Native’s Quiet Resistance

Babool: A Native’s Quiet Resistance

It must be very hard to be a native tree in the city. Not just because of the consistently drastic environmental changes post-Industrial Revolution, but also because of the amnesia that afflicts the city, as much as it does its inhabitants. One native tree, Babool...
Kadamba Showers & Ichigo Ichie Moments

Kadamba Showers & Ichigo Ichie Moments

A walk that became a conversation with the earth — soft, unplanned, and unforgettable. We didn’t step out looking for anything that morning. There was no agenda — just that soft sense of wanting to walk. And so, I went with my friend… letting the quiet of Lonavala...
A relationship arc with the Pala Indigo

A relationship arc with the Pala Indigo

Plant Blindness – the inability to see or notice the plants in one’s own environment Researchers around the world raise alarms about plant blindness, they deem plant taxonomists an endangered species. The data tracks, we would be hard pressed to find the same...