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Category: Sahastra

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Encounter, Featured, Sahastra, Trees4 Comments

Encounter: The Sacred Grove at Oorani

November 28, 2012January 12, 2013 SR

The sacred grove at Oorani is the last stand of Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests — a postage stamp-sized green patch in the middle of insipid featureless coastal plain dotted with coconut plantations. It does not exactly draw your attention. That, however, would be a huge miss. Continue reading Encounter: The Sacred Grove at Oorani

Encounter, Featured, Flowering Trees, Himalaya, Sahastra, Trees1 Comment

Encounter: Rhododendron, sentinel of the highlands

October 7, 2012October 7, 2012 SR

Never mind its cough-syrupy taste, or its tongue-twister of a name, a Rhododendron in flower is inspiration enough to walk the Himalaya, or the Nilgiris Continue reading Encounter: Rhododendron, sentinel of the highlands

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Manjhi Akshayavat, an immortal Banyan tree

July 17, 2012July 17, 2012 SR

Located not far from Lucknow, the Manjhi Akshayavat, one of India’s celebrated great banyans, is all that survives of the vast forest that once protected it. Continue reading Manjhi Akshayavat, an immortal Banyan tree

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Encounter: Himalayan Bluetail

June 23, 2012October 7, 2012 SR

What do you call a bird with no name? Or one whose name has been changed lately? Such questions such briefly but subside when confronted with the dazzling beauty of the Himalayan Bluetail — or whatever they called it earlier … Continue reading Encounter: Himalayan Bluetail

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Le Question: What did God do?

May 10, 2012May 14, 2012 SR

When a mundane classroom question raises questions about God and the universe Shashwat : The early crustaceans gave way to archosaurs and then to Dinosaurs. Me : Yes, I guess so. Shashwat : They in turn gave way to reptiles … Continue reading Le Question: What did God do?

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Life and death – Another Richard Dawkins lesson

January 24, 2012May 3, 2012 SR

Silent in life — and in death While critiquing a book by his contemporary Stephen Jay Gould, the noted writer on evolutionary theory Richard Dawkins refutes his contention that the idea of progress in evolutionary history of life is an artifact … Continue reading Life and death – Another Richard Dawkins lesson

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Encounter: Large-tailed Nightjar

January 12, 2012July 15, 2012 SR

When the dim, shadowy silence of the leaf-litter suddenly takes wing, it’s either a ghost or a nightjar that sets your heart racing. Our search that began in the hunt for a peacock feather took us to the adorable Large-tailed … Continue reading Encounter: Large-tailed Nightjar

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Shrieks of silence in Pondicherry’s treeless avenues

January 2, 2012May 3, 2012 SR

Statistically, 35 people perished in the carnage essayed by Cyclone Thane. Yet, the obituaries that will never be written are of Pondicherry’s beautiful avenue trees, many of which we have celebrated on The Green Ogre. In the funereal streets of … Continue reading Shrieks of silence in Pondicherry’s treeless avenues

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Encounter: Cyclone Thane, Pondicherry

December 30, 2011May 3, 2012 SR

To those of us sitting in Bangalore, Cyclone Thane is just a cold, wet day to grumble about. Or perhaps even enjoy as we huddle (or … Continue reading Encounter: Cyclone Thane, Pondicherry

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When Sky Jasmine rained down

December 19, 2011May 9, 2012 Green Ogre

The Indian Cork Tree’s expended blossoms infuse rare magic into the morning after a stormy monsoon night I stay on the coast in Pondicherry. My sense of … Continue reading When Sky Jasmine rained down

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