Storyteller, Quizzer, Marcom Pro.
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Ever seen a tree where flowers and fruits sprout directly from the thick trunk or woody branches instead of leafy twigs? This fascinating botanical phenomenon, called cauliflory (literally “stem-flowering” from Latin caulis and flos), is an evolutionary adaptation prevalent in trees such as jackfruit, figs,…
Located in Uttar Pradesh, near the India–Nepal border, Pilibhit lies in the fertile Terai belt at the foothills of the Himalayas. It is best known for the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, a key habitat for India’s tiger population. There are two…
Growing up, I walked three km each way to school every day. Along the way, it was common to see vultures hunched over animal carcasses by the roadside. It was a familiar, grim sight to me in the 1980s. Decades…
The Bishnois are a Hindu community known for their deep-rooted commitment to environmental protection and ethical living. The sect was founded in the late 15th century by Guru Jambheshwar, also called Jambhoji, in the Marwar region of present-day Rajasthan. He…
The Silent Valley National Park, in Kerala’s Palakkad district, is a biodiversity haven spanning 237 sq km. It is known for its pristine tropical evergreen forests. Legend ties it to the Mahabharata, claiming the Pandavas hid here during their secret…
The Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the world’s largest mangrove forest, spanning 10,000 square kilometers in the Bay of Bengal. This dense, swampy cluster of low-lying islands—spread across India and Bangladesh—was formed by the confluence of the Ganges,…
The Great Indian Bustard, the state bird of Rajasthan, is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). With an estimated population of around 100 birds worldwide, the species is on the verge of extinction.…