MEETUP WITH ADV. YESHWANT SHENOY SIR

On 16 August 2021, I was blessed with an opportunity to meet the esteemed Adv. Yeshwant Shenoy sir. As part of my online summer internship, I worked under sir’s guidance and drafted my first legal draft. In the month of August, I visited my hometown for the sole purpose of …

Right To Make Noise

It feels good to be back, to be writing down blog articles again. I’m sorry about that short break. Life is a mixture of chaotic noises for everyone. Call it a cacophony. Sometimes meaningless, sometimes it leaves us trying to find it through oblivion, and sometimes, we just have to …

A Forgotten Land

Before I begin, let me recite an old Malayalam poem: Malarani kaadukal thingivingi Marathaka kandhiyil mungi mungi Karayum mizhiyum kavarnju minni Karayatturalasa graamabhangi – Edapally Changampuzha Krishna Pillai This was a poem which my grandparents taught me when I was a child.  Okay interesting is this famous poet’s children were …

Shallow Waters

The last time I visited The Akkulam Lake, I was unable to count the number of sea shells, unable to distinguish between the various chirps of the birds, and the shadow of the tree canopy cooled the land. My father told me that during his childhood days, this lake was …

The Questionable Nature of the Fake Genuineness Of The EIA Reports In India : A Case Study

I got selected for poster presentation for an international conference organised by The Society of Conservation of Biology(SCB) held on 20th and 21st of March 2018 at Amity University, Noida, India. To prepare for this, I sat through and read the Environment Impact Assessment report of the land purchased by …

Palode: The Unsung Myristica Swamp

  On a cloudy day, a few hours before 2017 got over, I went to a forest land in Palode, Trivandum, Kerala, India. Little did I know that there were issues going on for the forest land. Indian Medical Association(IMA) under their sub-wing IMAGE has used The Department of Environment …