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.
My association with butterflies goes way back; it began with observing fluttering butterflies in my backyard in Bombay. Many butterflies such as Common Crow (Euploea core), Common Grass Yellow (Eurema […]
A few years ago, I was observing a Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) butterfly pupa on a curry leaf tree (Murraya koenigii), or kari bevu as it is called in Kannada, […]
A good portrait is not just a visual representation of a person or an element of nature, but also reveals the very essence. My quest for this ‘essence’ draws me […]
It was a day like any other, five years ago, but little did I know that it would change my life forever. My neighbour, who happened to be my high […]
The climate crisis we’re facing may be one of the biggest threats we will see in our lifetimes, and in those of the generation after us. Around the world, including […]
On a bright morning on the 4th day of the new year, an energetic, inspired, yet concerned group of citizen volunteers and birdwatchers gathered at Venkatappa Art Gallery for a […]
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