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Natural Forests versus Miyawaki Plantations
Miyawaki plantations have been touted as the easy answer to unplanned urban development, with even India's MoEFCC promoting it as a quick fix for urban greening. The science though, is drastically...
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The Many Faces of Climate Change
The worsening impacts of climate change on the world week after week and month after month, have been exposing the hypocrisy of world leaders with their stance on fossil fuels. Comic from my column...
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Deep Sea Worms
Deep sea worms are among nature's most enigmatic and mysterious creatures, so what if some of them are a bit awkwardly shaped? Comic for DW Environment.Did you know that many such deep sea creatures...
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Bats in Monuments
Bats in Indian monuments- a boon or bane? Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.
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Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve Illustrated Map
(click on the image for a larger preview)The distinction of being the most populated tiger reserve, not by tigers but by humans, comes with unique challenges, both for tigers and humans. Add to that...
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Marine Biologist Dance Parties
I’ve never really been to a marine biologists’ dance party, but I’m sure this is how those weirdos celebrate!Listen to some soulful Humpback Whale music here as you read this piece from my column with...
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State of Indian Birds Report
An Indian Roller reads out the key findings of the recently published 'State of Indian Birds' report. Comic from my column in The Hindu Sunday Magazine.
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Hispid Hares and Forest Fires
Nepal's terai grasslands are home to the critically endangered Hispid Hare, but tiger-centric conservation measures including burning of grasses, is proving to be a survival threat for the species. A...
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Small Cat Poaching in North East India
A new study by Amit Kumar Bal et al. reveals that poaching of small cats is on the rise along the Indo-Myanmar border. A Marbled Cat gives you a quick summary, from in column with Roundglass Sustain....
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Emperor Penguin deaths in Antarctica
Thousands of Emperor Penguin chicks have perished in the last breeding season, owing to unprecedentedly low levels of sea ice in Antarctica's Bellingshausen Sea. Clearly, we've got the monarchy...
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Iceland Resumes Whaling
Iceland resumes whaling after temporary ban, despite public outcry and worldwide condemnation. Cartoon from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.
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Silver Pomfret the State Fish of Maharashtra
My home state Maharashtra has a new official state fish, everyone's favourite Silver Pomfret! But the 'pom still frets', as the high demand for the fish has led the mechanized fishing industry to...
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Art for the Aquarium Museum of Leige
Over the last year I have been illustrating a very funky set of aquatic and marine organisms for the Aquarium Museum, University of Leige, Belgium. The artwork has been used for various communication...
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Coral Reefs then and now
A mass bleaching event in Central America and the Caribbean has recently triggered fear among scientists that this could be the start of a global catastrophe. Why bleach something that's naturally a...
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Tuvalu and Climate Change
Tuvalu, climate change and the metaverse: featuring Tuvaluan minister Simon Kofe who, during the COP 26 appeared on TV knee-deep in water making a speech on climate change and its impacts on the island...
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Bank Mynas and Embankments
If you're a keen observer of your surroundings (assuming you're not a birdwatcher), you may have noticed driving past embankments anywhere in peninsular India, that the mynas nesting here do not have...
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Libyan Government and Storm Daniel
Libya- a perfect example of how climate resilience and social justice will always take a backseat in the face of political instability. Cartoon from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.
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Bats and Music Festivals
New research from the Universities of Bath and the West of England concludes that loud music festivals reduce bat activity by half, unsurprisingly so. Reading the research findings took me back to...
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Amazonian Droughts and Amazonian Dolphins
In more climate-change-induced panic this week, a heatwave records as well as hearts were shattered in Brazil’s Lake Tefe, with hundreds of Botos (Amazonian River Dolphins) reported dead. Carcasses...
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Fashion Influencer Instagram Carousel BTS
The Instagram aesthetic contest between fashion influencers has been fuelling a grossly unsustainable monster- the fast fashion industry! Is your friendly neighbourhood fashion influencer a fashion...
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