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By Andal Srivatsan Nature and poetry have been linked for centuries before the genesis of the term romanticism. While the proverbial connotation of romance is rooted in love, attraction, and a deep sense of belonging, romantic poets wrote about striking rural landscapes as a source of joy. Alfred Tennyson’s The Brook quotes the brook itself. It is human, delicate, undaunted…
World Bamboo Day
Lagoons throughout the world are threatened by the capitalistic ambitions of states and international territorial disputes, yet literature on them is missing an intimate portrayal akin to Nan Shepherd’s work on mountains or Roger Deakin’s portrayal of the British Isles.
Lagoons throughout the world are threatened by the capitalistic ambitions of states and international territorial disputes, yet literature on them is missing an intimate portrayal akin to Nan Shepherd’s work on mountains or Roger Deakin’s portrayal of the British Isles.
On a pleasant November morning, writers, publishers, conservationists, scientists, academics, literary enthusiasts and nature lovers gathered at Century Club in Cubbon Park, the green heart of Bengaluru, for a day of conversations and literary reflections on the environment.
On a pleasant November morning, writers, publishers, conservationists, scientists, academics, literary enthusiasts and nature lovers gathered at Century Club in Cubbon Park, the green heart of Bengaluru, for a day of conversations and literary reflections on the environment.
On a pleasant November morning, writers, publishers, conservationists, scientists, academics, literary enthusiasts and nature lovers gathered at Century Club in Cubbon Park, the green heart of Bengaluru, for a day of conversations and literary reflections on the environment.
Greenlitfest is delighted to bring to you this series of notes from the field to appreciate the work done by the researchers and to gain a deeper understanding of our environment in partnership with The Habitats Trust.
By Monisha Raman With inputs from Meghaa Gupta We do not have prose praising the deserts as Thoreau praised the woods or Hemingway the sea, nor do we find an Ode to the Sand by Wordsworth, Keats or Shelley. Yet in a way we do… ~ Rune Graulund There is no clear way to define a desert. What is construed…
Author-environmentalist Zai Whitaker shares some of her favourite monsoon memories and reminds us just what makes this season so magical.