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...
by Pradip Namdeo Chogale | Nov 26, 2025 | Blogpost
The Sundarbans is a place where trees talk to the sea. Not with words, but through the silent language of seasons, salinity, and survival. As the tides ebb and flow through this labyrinth of mangrove roots, an extraordinary conversation unfolds between the forest and...
by Shubham Purohit | Nov 19, 2025 | Blogpost
मैं पलाश हूँ , सदियों से परिंदों के सुकून की तलाश हूँ, मौसमों की पहली पुकार हूँ, और अब, शायद… तुम्हारी याद में खोती जा रही एक आवाज़। में हूं एक पुराना, सीधा-सादा पेड़ — ना ज़्यादा ऊँचा, ना बहुत घना ,पर जब वसंत आता है, तो पूरा जंगल मेरी ओर देखने लगता है। मुझसे कोई...
