I have always loved writing, but sitting down to actually write The Dark Forest was a surprisingly daunting task. Not the researching and actual writing part, but the knowledge that this is the first actual guide to biodiversity of an ecosystem that I hold very dear to my heart. Many researchers have studied the biodiversity…
A tryst with freshwater swamps....and unfolding projects surrounding these rare systems...keeps me on my toes!
Hello folks! Thanks for following me and being such a wonderful support system over the past 4 years since I got this blog - now my personal/professional website - up and running! It really means a lot to me. Life has been overwhelmingly busy these past few months. I was lucky enough to be surrounded…
Finding yourself bored at home during the lockdown? Check out my series of reading lists based on books I love. My first reading list includes books on nature and wildlife, with links to purchase books on Amazon.in and Amazon.com!
"And I knew that as long as I responded, in both a physical and mystical way, to the natural world-sea, sun, earth, moon and stars – I would never feel lonely upon this planet."Ruskin Bond As an ecologist, I adore the natural world. Fieldwork – true back-breaking, exhausting fieldwork – fuels me and pushes me…
Reflecting on the past few months of dance, writing, and the new normal...
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…
Some of us enjoy playing with words. Some of us love rolling a pen between our fingers and watching curls of ink shape ideas on pages. Some of us love burying ourselves into a good book, only to emerge hours later having traveled through many lands. Stories can open up a world of possibilities at…
On Life and Wildlife 