ENLIGHTENMENT GAINED FROM HARVARD EDX COURSE

I had never viewed myself as someone who would oppose the idea of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). I never knew enough about this topic to form solid opinions about it. I was in view that if people want to have their own biological children, they should have the right to …

Norwegian Wood- Mental health review

India is under lockdown due to the Corona Virus and now I’m back at home, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, attending online classes (extra online classes for me, to sync the lateral entry problems -_– )  I just wanted to upload a post about a book which I read in the month …

Tiger in the Wayanad Tunnel

A few weeks ago, I sent an email to Project Tiger requesting them to declare Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve for protecting the tigers and to reduce disturbances towards the human settlements there. Before I tell you about their response, let me give you some facts about the …

KOTTOOR UPDATE : Giants Almost Free

One month ago, I complained to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change about the Kottoor Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. I also wrote RTIs and another complaint letter to the State Government requesting to free the captive elephant in the rehabilitation centre. These elephants are being ill-treated …

An Emotion Called Freedom

So, you’re an elephant walking alone in a forest and suddenly you get ambushed by humans. The next thing you know, you’re standing under a concrete stand. You feel tight pulls on your forelegs and hindlegs when you try to move a bit to scratch that never fading itch. The …

Carbon Farming

I had a discussion with my lecturer in college one day on how carbon farming which is afforestation in deserted areas, (mainly deserts) is done as a carbon sink to control climate change. Ofcourse, the ore trees you have as green canopies, the more carbon is absorbed and the less …

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 …