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Jackfruits are in bloom
The season is changing and some of my favourite trees are showing signs of changes. Jackfruit is one of them. The market is flooded with small jackfruits, perfect for curry. Continue reading
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A beautiful kachnar in winter
A Kachnar tree in full bloom glowing softly in the late afternoon winter sunshine. It is a beautiful specimen standing tall decked in its attire of fuchsia colour flowers in the Patratu Valley Resort, Ranchi. Continue reading
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A Room with a (Tree) View
I wrote this article for the SeasonWatch tree blog back in July, and I am glad it’s finally published on their blog. It’s about the Pongamia pinnata (Karanj) that was my neighbour until a few months ago. A Room with a (Tree) View Link to the main article – https://www.seasonwatch.in/blogpost/roomtreeview/ Continue reading
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Some trees to add spice to your life
Clove adds a spicy zing to both savory dishes and sweets. A famous sweet in Jharkhand is Laung Latta – khoa is wrapped in a flour dough and locked with a clove. It’s then deep fried and dunked in sugar syrup. I love it! The nutmeg tree yields both nutmeg and mace. Mace is the Continue reading
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Papaya
A tree that is found in most of the Indian backyards or front gardens, corners of empty lands or even road sides, and easily thrives and produces these round or oblong fruits. I don’t like the smell of ripe papaya, but my dad insists it is good for health, so every now and then, I Continue reading
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Ficus drupacea – Mysore Fig
A magnificent specimen of this fig tree stands in Lalbagh Botanical Garden. It’s huge, with a spreading canopy, full of thick intertwining trunks. At a glance, it looks like a Silk Cotton Tree. But, its leaves and fruits give it away (not to mention, the tag on top of the tree!). I am not sure Continue reading
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Morning glory climbing a trunk
Neither an epiphyte nor a parasite, morning glory uses the tree trunk as support to twine its vines around. The effect is so pleasing. An otherwise empty, drab-looking trunk is transformed to a thing of beauty. Continue reading
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Absence
I have not been posting here lately. I have not worked on any script or podcast episode for the past couple of months too. Simply put, I lost motivation. For four months straight, I worked on script/blog post writing and podcast making feverishly. Then, with a break, I lost focus and motivation. I am not Continue reading
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Episode #18 – Peepal Tree / Ficus religiosa
If there is a tree that truly represents India, it is Peepal. From as far back in time as the Indus Valley Civilization, pottery has been excavated with designs featuring leaves of Peepal. It is a common tree in India, known for its beautiful heart-shaped leaves. As a beautiful, magnificent-looking creation of God, this tree Continue reading
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Episode #17 – Indian Almond Tree / Terminalia catappa
In the book, The Overstory, Richard Powers mentions “plant blind” to describe people who see plants but don’t perceive them or reflect about them. The term plant blindness was coined in 1999 by botanists J. H. Wandersee and E. E. Schussler. This is a very important term as it helps us to understand people who Continue reading
