Herpetologist Chirag Roy
A true field herpetologist, his passion would take him to Bangladesh on a mission to help him understand the ecology of pythons.
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Going Green
Nature knows best
It’s not a new concept. Ayurveda accepts that ‘nature knows best’. Da Vinci and the Wright brothers studied birds to design flying machines. Architects are now using passive cooling, after borrowing the idea from termites.
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Kashmir: Heaven on earth
Amir Khusrau put into words what anyone with a beating heart feels when stepping into the heaven that is Kashmir: “Agar Firdaus bar rōy-e zamin ast, hamin ast-o hamin ast-o hamin ast.”
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Athenae’s Curse
By legend a young, female mortal, Arachne, had the temerity to challenge the goddess Athenae, patron of the craft of weaving, to a contest!
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Head for the hills
I was born in the hills of Himachal Pradesh, but know the Kashmir and Uttarakhand Himalaya much better. I have trekked here, birdwatched, bathed in wild rivers and sat frozen as a bull elephant in musth pursued our riding elephant with amorous intent in the Rajaji National Park!
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