Food from the Paataal Loke – fishing apple snail, field rats and more in the Sickle Economy
North Bihar is a flood-prone region and every village and Mohalla in this region is either bisected by small and big rivers flowing from the...
White, shiny, aromatic and more…signals of finesse and identity – How consumer choice affects agricultural biodiversity?
Agro-biodiversity, bewildering types of agricultural crops and their visible and invisible features, is central to our sustainable food system. Like biodiversity, there are many players...
WILD UNCULTIVATED EDIBLE PLANTS OF INDIA
Part 2 (......after part 1) Nelumbo nucifera Family: Nelumbonaceae A perennial aquatic herb boasting soft pink flowers does not only soothe our eyes but also...
Glimpses Of Nature And Culture
An airport for feathery flyers We heard about birds hitting the aircraft, occupy the runway even there are drones to divert them but having an...
The hidden structure of tropical forests
Humans seem to constantly seek patterns, and their explanations, in nature, even when doing so has no obvious intrinsic value. Many years ago, I walked...