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This month we have Pooja Kadaboina from Ashoka University and Rupert Barrington and Janette Taylor from Bath Spa University speak about our book pairing for the month: Emma Rea’s My Name is River and Siddhartha Sarma’s Year of the Weeds.
Reviewed by Zai Whitaker Once in a while a spectacular natural history book comes along, and The Living Air: The Pleasures of Birds and Birdwatching is one of them. Aasheesh Pittie is in that category of ornithologists who are also good writers; who have not only seen the rare Jerdon’s Courser but describe the incident in a way that makes…
By JoAnne Saldanha With inputs from Meghaa Gupta Out of the 38 cat species across the planet, only six have the distinction of being called ‘big cats’: lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, jaguars and cheetahs. While they may look like oversized kitty cats, one of the main differences, other than size, between big cats and their smaller cousins is the…
Dharani and Farishta from Ashoka University and Charlotte and Lexi from Bath Spa University speak about Nilanjana Roy’s The Wildings and SF Said’s Varjak Paw and explore the adventures that unfold at the intersection of ‘domestic’ and ‘wild’ worlds, in a conversation with the Greenlitfest’s Meghaa Gupta
Except for an essay on the poisoners of the living world, the nightshade plant, the other essays are non-vegetarian, so to speak. By and large, the critters are of a size that wouldn’t require a microscope to see them. They can slither, bite, sting, trumpet, dash, bark and swim. The essays aren’t organized in any particular order. The chapter titles…
About Me My name is Tejas Kannan. I’m a 16-year-old, Grade 11 student from Texas, USA. I am passionate about raising awareness among young people about protecting the environment, particularly from harmful chemicals found in everyday products. What Are You Doing? I’ve established website called Product Insight that is dedicated to shedding light on the harmful effects of chemicals in…
By Archana Natraj India is the world’s second-largest coal producer and a major producer of bauxite, iron, and zinc ore. Extracting these ores offers significant economic benefits, but it comes at a cost – land-use change, deforestation, erosion, contamination of wetlands and carbon emission that affect the environment, the livelihood and social fabric of local communities. The coal and lignite…
By Meghaa Gupta The wildings (stray cats) of Nizamuddin are in a frenzy. An unknown cat is invading their minds with its thoughts… Mara is scared, put me down! Where did my mother go? Where are you taking me? Don’t want to leave the drainpipe! You’re frightening Mara… It needs to be silenced, once and for all. Except, this intruder…
In our second pairing for the literary exchange, we look at elephant adventures featuring feisty girls. Chaya, a no-nonsense, outspoken hero, leads her friends and a gorgeous elephant on a noisy, fraught, joyous adventure through the jungle where revolution is stirring and leeches lurk. Will stealing the queen’s jewels be the beginning or the end of everything for the intrepid…
By JoAnne Saldanha “LEAVE MY BROTHERS ALONE.” These words stand out on the opening spread of Lady Tarzan! Jamuna takes a Stand, a picture book biography of the indigenous environmental activist Jamuna Tudu, written by Lavanya Karthik, illustrated by Rajiv Eipe and published by Jugnoo Prakashan. The illustrations indicate that the ‘brothers’ being harmed are trees. Jamuna’s fierce cry and…