What the wild knows about citizenship By imagining a single, human-centric perspective, we are not just silencing these other stories, we are making our own infinitely more brittle The traffic in Bengaluru will not be solved by a tunnel that destroys a million living things. (File photo) Bengaluru needs a tunnel and 1,128... Continue Reading →
The Indian Express – How (not) to save the mountains
How (not) to save the mountains And yet, the basics remain this: If you fence a rocky patch, protect it from grazing, woodcutting and illegal mining, the vegetation belonging to that land will return by itself. It always does Written by:Arefa Tehsin An aerial view of Aravalli Range (Express Photo) The Aravalli is old. Older... Continue Reading →
The Indian Express: In Good Faith | Let’s listen to the birds, the trees and the Aravallis
In Good Faith | Let’s listen to the birds, the trees and the Aravallis The Aravallis are old. Old enough to know better than to expect gratitude. Older than the Himalayas, older than our arguments. The low hills with no interest in grandeur. That, perhaps, is their biggest mistake. Written by: Arefa Tehsin An aerial view... Continue Reading →