Cars, Crackers and Courts
Wishing all Green Humour readers a happy, pollution-free Diwali. From my column with Mid-Day today.
View ArticleAdvantages of Being a Bat
I'm glad to announce that I'm launching a new column for Green Humour comics with Grammy-winning musician and conservationist Ricky Kej's 'Roundglass Samsara' magazine! After The Hindu's BL-ink,...
View ArticleForests and Rivers
On deforestation, development and rivers from my column with Mid-Day today.
View ArticlePlum-headed Parakeet
Adorned with a bright cherry-coloured head, the Plum-headed Parakeet is one of the most cheerful-looking birds you'll see in Indian forests. Illegal capture for the pet trade is a growing threat to the...
View ArticleTiger-Farmer Conflict in Dudhwa
(Click on the image for a larger view)Last year in summer, I accompanied scientist and friend Rekha Warrier to the sugarcane fields around Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh, where she is studying...
View ArticleThe Hume's Warbler in Delhi
Migratory birds aren't just seen in forests and lakes, but also come to your backyards. New Delhi, for example, has already started receiving its urban winter visitors, one of which is the humble...
View ArticleThe Douc Langur
The Grey-shanked Douc, one of the world's most beautiful primates, is endemic to Vietnam and is critically endangered, owing to hunting for bushmeat and poaching for Chinese medicine. The comic appears...
View ArticleThe Big Fat Indian Wedding's Bigger Fatter Carbon Footprint
On Indian weddings and their environmental footprint from my column with Mid-day today.
View ArticleThe Wildlife Map of Hong Kong
Hong Kong- the name automatically conjures the visual of that famous skyline, with high-rise buildings trying to outgrow each other in a dense concrete jungle. But what many of us aren't aware of, is...
View ArticleTrump Brain Soup
US President Donald Trump recently celebrated his ties with Vietnam with shark fin soup, on his visit to that country. Here's an eco-friendly alternative to shark fin soup.
View ArticleUS Ivory Ban Lift
The USA has lifted Barack Obama's ban on trophy hunting imports from two African countries (Zimbabwe and Zambia). The move was defended by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which claimed that this will...
View ArticleBNHS Bird Migration Atlas
One of my most challenging yet enjoyable assignments this year was this mega-poster for the Bombay Natural History Society. The brief was to depict migration journeys, ringing and recovery efforts...
View ArticleSome Costumes of India
On air pollution in New Delhi from my column with Mid-Day today. Wishing Delhiites a lung-disease free winter!
View ArticleThe Biodiversity of India
Who knows India better than her National Animal? From my column with Roundglass Samsara.
View ArticleSociable Lapwings
Sociable Lapwings are waders that breed in Russia and Central Asia, and winter in the middle-east and South Asia, including north-western India. The species is critically endangered because of habitat...
View ArticlePrimates of Vietnam
Vietnam is a land of incredible biodiversity, specially when it comes to primates. With 25 species of primates, it is among the world's foremost primate-watching hotspots. However, with the exception...
View ArticleBlack Friday Pollution
Environmentalists in the UK have predicted that the Black Friday shopping weekend is expected to cause a spike in air pollution and plastic waste. Read here.
View ArticleWhat does it take to be a great drummer
The Flameback Woodpecker guest-writes my comic for Sunday Mid-Day today!
View ArticleBhoorsingh the Barasingha Returns
In a continued series of commissions for Kanha Tiger Reserve (under Field Director Mr. Sanjay Shukla), I created a few more comics, posters and artwork with the park mascot Bhoorsingh the Barasingha-A...
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