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... 
by Purva Grover | Sep 17, 2025 | Blogpost
People often ask me why I wrote The Trees Told Me So (2017). I wish I had a grand, romantic story to tell — something with butterflies in the stomach or a dramatic turning point. But I don’t. What I do have are smaller, quieter truths. As a child, I remember... 
by Pulkita Anand | Sep 10, 2025 | Blogpost
Banyan tree A magic machine, a friend, hope, and faith As if a green canopy with the sun, moon, and twinkling stars. As if it were a dream where a bird was peeking and pecking on the branches, Sliding and hiding. Leaping and falling from the blue as if stitching And... 
by Poyani Mehta | Sep 3, 2025 | Blogpost
If you ever happen to visit Kamla Nehru Park at Malabar Hill in the heart of Mumbai City, then do take in the magic of the scores of lush trees that bade you to marvel at their vibrant splendour. Each is unique in its characteristic personalities. But two trees that... 
by Sachin Ranade | Aug 27, 2025 | Blogpost
A beautiful tree with a light brown trunk and large oval leaves. Each leaf with prominent veins and dark green colour- just like the artwork by a young child holding the sketch-pen for the first time! The flowers have much sophisticated colour combination- the bowl of...
