The Animal Kingdom never fails to mesmerize me. From the bio-luminous crystal jellies to the empathetic dolphins, from the aggressive hummingbird to the gentle giraffes, from the life-giving bees to the poisonous desert tarantulas, the chain of fabulous interactions, quirky behavior and respect towards dominance have always made me fall …
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 …
Climate Justice On a sunny day of March 15th, 2019, my friends from college and I went to Connought Palace, New Delhi, to protest for the rising #Fridaysforfuture ; a climate change protest started by the Swedish Greta Thunberg. We held banners that our juniors made for us. We watched …
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 …
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 …
Remember my article about the Palode Ranges which is Narnia in Kerala? Those beautiful ranges of lush semi evergreen forest is having its life under the puppet strings of the fake EIA report generated by IMA for a construction of a biomedical waste treatment plant, to be situated at the …
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 …
Once, when I was in 7th grade, I read about the genetic modification of organisms for the first time. I had mixed views about it, just as I do currently. The one thing that changed in me was that I wanted to know if each and every grain of rice …
Modern life is a panaroma of abstractions that insulate the lucky among us from reality. We have all come a long way and the path of consumerism is religion practiced with devoted art. No matter what we try to aid for the economic betterment with sustenance in check, it’s still …
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 …
