The worldwide focus on charismatic species has meant that people have become poorer for the lack of quality content on other equally interesting life-forms, as well as social and ecological matters impacting our lives. This forms a crucial gap in telling nature’s story in its entirety. ‘On Assignment’ is a carefully co-ordinated process to bring you offbeat stories from nature with fresh and well-researched content.

River Terns of Bhadra

July 15, 2017

On a hot, sunny day in May, bathed in sweat, I watch the shimmering waters of the Bhadra reservoir. It’s hard to miss the cacophony of a thousand birds on […]

Every Tree Counts!

June 01, 2017

In the last few decades, rapid urbanisation and unplanned construction have caused the loss of several trees in the city. Residents of Bengaluru from the 1980s and 1990s would have […]

Daivyvanas of Karnataka

April 01, 2017

You may have read JLR Explore’s article on Devakad – sacred groves of Kodagu, highlighting the importance of nature worship as an integral part of Indian culture. Extending this concept […]

Kere Habba

February 01, 2017

Kere Habba was on an unusually warm January Sunday. The biggest tell-tale sign of the third edition of the habba was people busying around in the well-maintained walkers’ path of […]

A Spot of Birding

December 01, 2016

I’ve been birding now for about four or five years. However, last year, owing to my being in the tenth grade, my birding trips significantly reduced in number and duration. […]

Where the wild reads are

October 01, 2016

Show a child the wondrous world tucked inside a seed pod, and you will have a tree hugger for life. Tell her about the magnificence of a tiger in the […]

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