by Fatima Humaira | Oct 29, 2025 | Blogpost
Once there was a tree that I enjoyed watching every day, until the day it was no more… I have always felt at home in the company of trees. So, when we moved house, I was comforted knowing that there were many trees in the new neighbourhood, especially a mighty Karanj...
by Dr Roli Shukul Thapar | Oct 22, 2025 | Blogpost
Back in 2021, when I was taking my first tentative steps towards living a life more rooted in the Yamuna floodplains, I undertook a plantation on the land I had recently come to steward. This first plantation consisted mainly of pioneer trees on the then barren...
by Angeline Mano M | Oct 15, 2025 | Blogpost
For me, home is where the birding begins. It is not merely a place of shelter, but an environment filled with love, learning, and the roots of who we become. From an early age, I loved discovering the natural world, which strengthened my relationship with nature. Over...
by Upasana Sharma | Oct 8, 2025 | Blogpost
There is an emptiness outside my house – not just on the earth where the Arjuna tree once stood but in my life, in my thoughts. I didn’t think I would miss it this much. But I still find myself glancing that way every day, especially in the afternoons, expecting to...
by Gaurav S. Soman | Oct 1, 2025 | Blogpost
Every year, as the first monsoon showers sweep across Mumbai, something quietly stirs in the landscape around me. The streets grow darker, the air gets heavy with petrichor, and familiar trees start to put on their seasonal show. One such tree is Kaim (Mitragyna...
by Mudita Agarwal | Sep 24, 2025 | Blogpost
The tree can very easily be missed. It is common-looking. A tough, rough trunk and leaves shaped very typically, just like leaves from a child’s drawing. But when this tree flowers, the tiny white dainties with an even smaller orange stalk take centre stage, wherever...