Love is in the Rain

Monsoon river and its new regulars, the smooth-coated otters.

Monsoon river and its new regulars, the smooth-coated otters.

This is one of the easiest ways to understand local and global conservation.

You know that moment when you open the freezer, spot an ice cream box, and get excited for exactly two seconds before discovering it’s actually filled with peas? Almost every Indian household gave that box a second career. And somehow,…

Every city has its sundowner spots like the rooftop where conversations stretch longer than planned. The tucked-away bar where regulars don’t need menus anymore. The forest has a version of that too. Not marked on maps or a place lit…

Imagine this: You are in a movie theatre and instead of watching the film, you are scrolling through your phone. Sounds absurd, doesn’t it? Yet somehow, most of us constantly use the skip button in real life. And somewhere in…

I don’t think I fell in love with wildlife all at once. It happened slowly. So slowly, in fact, that for most of my childhood, I didn’t even realise it was happening. I just thought I was curious. While other…

Have you ever played Chain Reaction with someone? You place one orb.They place two.You place three.And then—without warning—the board flips.Cells burst, colours spill and suddenly what you thought was your game… isn’t anymore. There’s always that one moment where you…

Valentine’s day lessons from spiders: In the human world, Valentine’s Day is a high-stakes dance of dinner reservations and overpriced floristry. But if you think the pressure to find the perfect gift is intense, be glad you aren’t a male…

Sometimes the health of a forest is not revealed by what you see, but by what you no longer hear. When people think of wildlife conservation, attention often goes to large or familiar animals that are easy to recognise, photograph…

In the ever-changing tapestry of life on Earth, mammals have carved out a niche as some of the most charismatic and influential creatures. From the majestic elephants of Africa’s savannas to the elusive snow leopards of the Himalayas, mammals play…