A morning cycle ride in Whitefield always leads to the lap of nature. Today, my journey took me through countless emerald fields, on bumpy dirt roads, and past a serene temple, right to Kannamangala Kere (lake), a hidden gem in the outskirts of Bengaluru. Kannamangala Lake is not particularly easy to access, nor is it…
A tryst with freshwater swamps....and unfolding projects surrounding these rare systems...keeps me on my toes!
When people look at me, they can't seem to accept that a city girl like me is passionate about ecology fieldwork and wanders about in forests and wetlands for a living. Well, here are my thoughts on this unique and always-interesting lifestyle that I have chosen!
Learn how one determined woman and her army saved Assam's most maligned wetland bird - the hargila
My article published in Current Conservation magazine in Nov 2019 on the fate of Manipur's sangai, the dancing deer. You'll find links to beautiful videos on this rare species at the end of the article as well...
The longer version (with pictures!) of my article in the Deccan Spectrum about India's endangered Myristica swamps
A photostory of my fieldwork in Vembanad Lake, Kerala...
As Mumbai gears up for yet more meaningless development, citizens can bid adieu to the wetlands that have protected their health and property for decades. The lack of value that India has shown thus far to her wetlands will only succeed in further degrading our environmental and public health. Wetlands in India are comprised of…
In the dense, knotted swamps of the Sundarbans mangrove forest in West Bengal and Bangladesh, nature's rules are topsy-turvy. This is a land where fish climb trees and animals drink salt water. This is a land where tigers attack humans by day and trees reach their roots up to the star-speckled night skies. This mangrove…
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