Nature

March has arrived in Mumbai. A long low growl. A warning of days to come. Walking from Churchgate via Oval Maidan to Regal this morning was not pleasant. The trees helped though.
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Composting is a deeply satisfying and rewarding pursuit. It is a lot like motherhood. In some ways, more reliable. There,

Lately, there is a wonderful beginning to my day. At around 5.45 a.m., when the sun is edging over the hills of Alibag, an Oriental magpie robin sits on a gulmohar branch
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The trees, as always, offer a distraction from these mournful thoughts of crumbling buildings. The rain trees are making a

It’s a silent afternoon in Mumbai – there’s only the muffled sound of a single electric drill in the distance. No Metro work, no loud voices, almost no honking or traffic.
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Retail therapy at its best. Spent the morning browsing in a plant nursery with a friend. Surrounded by drowsy bees and puddles of water and oh! the plants. Pitcher plants (sly looking creatures that entranced me –
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