"Dance is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual" - Anna Pavlova I dance as a form of expression, a creative outlet that comes with little external pressure to produce a perfect product. Even as Bharatanatyam, like many other classical dance forms, emphasizes the perfect body posture and pristine execution of the many…
My attempt to talk about what I do during the lockdown, and why I do it. By no means is this a guide to what you should do. This is my attempt to discuss my ways of dealing with anxiety and stress during this pandemic.
A description of an experience that shaped me as an ecologist and environmentalist - a day at Navdanya!
Join me on a photostory of my trip to Kannur, a coastal city in Kerala. My journey commences on the coast and takes the reader to the crest of the Western Ghats...hop on board!
Here are some ways to keep the self-isolation blues at bay! Somewhat lengthy, but lots of stuff in here for everyone (we are all in this together!)
It has been quite a journey for me as a writer since the beginning of 2019. 2019 has truly been a year of growth as a writer and as a scientist. I joined the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, as a researcher in January 2019, and have found my…
The landscape is a myriad of colours, pulsing with life, dazzling, radiant. A burst of chaos amidst a sea of sand and Prosopis. My nostrils flare to absorb the unfamiliar mixture of smells, from camel hide to tanned leather to sweetmeats to sweaty horse to cattle droppings that litter the sandy soil.
Part 3 of my tourism woes 4 part series...this time, a record of my (mis)adventures in Nagarahole TR
Part 2 in a four-part series on my experiences with being a tourist/wildlife scientist in India's tiger reserves. Read on to find out about how I fared in Bandipur...
What happens when a wildlife scientist turns tourist on a safari? Find out in this four- part story. Part 1 - Ranthambhore - is below
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