by Anagha S Jahagirdar | Dec 10, 2025 | Blogpost
The day went by collecting fruits, cutting fruit and munching on watermelon. As evening approached, my neighbour, Dr Punith and I started our evening shuttle badminton play ritual. Before the play, every day, we walked past some trees, 5 different ones, including... 
by Sylva Lumen | Dec 3, 2025 | Blogpost
At the edge of a winding road stands a banyan tree, its roots sinking deep into the soil, its aerial strands swaying like threads of time. In the heart of the village, another banyan grows from an old stone platform, the circular seat around it now cracked with age.... 
by Dr Surender Kumar Batra | Nov 30, 2025 | Blogpost
I have been lucky to live among trees since my early childhood, which I spent with my family (parents, brother, and sister) in FRI (Forest Research Institute), Dehra Dun. My father was a research chemist, and my mother, a housewife, was also the secretary of the FRI... 
by Sandhya Sharma | Nov 29, 2025 | Blogpost
How often do we pause to look beneath a leaf? Have you ever felt curious about the secret lives of insects and how they interact with trees or other creatures? Every tree we pass by holds a secret and a new story waiting to unfold. My story is about one such... 
by Ovee Thorat | Nov 28, 2025 | Blogpost
When I started my PhD research field work, I had to change my shoes until I found a pair of thick-soled leather shoes that would survive the thorns of the Prosopis tree. The thorns were unlike anything I had seen, similar to Acacia, but longer, and extremely easy to... 
by Purnima Anup Singh | Nov 27, 2025 | Blogpost
The delicate light green leaves tremble in the heat, providing much-needed respite from the sun. I stand with my family on the side of the road at the start of our village, looking up at the grandeur of this gnarled old tree. We’re waiting for the bus to go back...
