Covid and the Earth
As Coronavirus spreads its arms across the globe, it seems to be just what the doctor ordered for the planet! Read the WHO advisory for tips to beat COVID19 here.
View ArticleRed Panda Species Split
The Red Panda is now two different species (Himalayan and Chinese), thanks to geographical isolation by the Yarlang Tsangpo river, and a new molecular study! My gratitude to my Sikkimese friend Minla...
View ArticleThe Ray Film Society
The film society of rays screens its old favourite auteur. Cartoons from my Roundglass Sustain column.
View ArticleBeing a Man vs Being a Woman in Wildlife Science
Being a man versus being a woman in wildlife science and related vocations in India. Comic from my column with Roundglass Sustain.
View ArticleSome Indian Women Taking Conservation Beyond Tigers
Some Indian women taking conservation beyond tigers in offbeat ways. Very proud to call many of them friends and colleagues. Comic from my column with The Hindu's Sunday Magazine.Special thanks to Cara...
View ArticleThe Antarctic Algal Bloom
Earlier this month, pictures from Antarctica depicting the ice turning red emerged. And no, it was no martian invasion, but the blooming of a Chlamydomonas algae, precipitated by climate change. Comic...
View ArticleTips to Beat Covid 19 from Wild Animals
Some tips to beat Covid 19 from wild animals. From my column with Sunday Mid-Day.
View ArticleCoronavirus and the Uncontacted World
Just the uncontacted and 'uncivilized' world having the last laugh.
View ArticleWorld Record by Marine Animals
From gigantic squids to virile barnacles, from deafening shrimps to immortal jellyfish- meet the world record holders of the sea! Comic from my column with Saevus magazine this month. Prints are...
View ArticleWork from home tips by Sea Anemones
Tips for a productive work-from-home routine by Sea Anemones. Comic from my column with The Hindu. Prints of the comic are available on my webstore here.
View ArticleCoronavirus and Governance
A bat and a pangolin discuss Coronavirus and governance, in my column with Sunday Mid-Day.
View ArticleFishing Industry and Covid Lockdown
Among the worst victims of the abrupt lockdown to curb the spread of COVID in India has been the fishing industry. Numerous boats out at sea for days were taken completely unawares by the lockdown, and...
View ArticleHow the Fiddler crab got its claw
The fiddler crab's characteristically asymmetric and much larger 'major claw' has many functions. Males use it for a waving display to win female attention, in combat with other males, and also to dig...
View ArticleThe Balcony Birder in Quarantine
Balcony-birders of the world, unite! Our time to conquer E-bird has come!
View ArticleCoronavirus and Bats
Bats don't give us Coronavirus. Our ill-treatment of bats gives us various diseases. Comic from my column with RoundGlass Sustain, and a humble attempt at dispelling a myth that may be potentially...
View ArticleJujurana- Mascot for the Great Himalayan National Park
Meet Jujurana the Western Tragopan, the official mascot for the Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh. The park is among the last places in the wild where this majestic but rare pheasant...
View ArticleLearn Physical Isolation and Solitude from the Masters
Learn physical distancing and solitude from the masters, and keep safe from the epidemic. Comic from my column with The Hindu.
View ArticleThe Nutcracker and the Pine
Meet the Nutcracker, a pine gentleman! Among the many trees that forge a symbiotic alliance with the Nutcracker is the Chilgoza pine, a rare and commercially important pine variety, now threatened with...
View ArticleMoEF during Covid
As the world acknowledges environmental destruction as one of the major factors precipiytating epidemics, India's Environment Minister took to Twitter yesterday to boast about granting environment...
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