When Varad Giri first set foot on the lateritic plateaus of Goa, he had no idea how ecologically rich they were. Slowly, what seemed like barren rock revealed a hidden world. Saw-scaled vipers sheltered under stones, frogs arrived with the rains, and countless other life forms adapted to this stark terrain.
Ever since then, these plateaus have been calling him back again and again.
A Roundglass Sustain filmDirected by Biont
Updated September 24, 2025
A Roundglass Sustain filmDirected by Biont
Updated September 24, 2025
19 min watch
When Varad Giri first set foot on the lateritic plateaus of Goa, he had no idea how ecologically rich they were. Slowly, what seemed like barren rock revealed a hidden world. Saw-scaled vipers sheltered under stones, frogs arrived with the rains, and countless other life forms adapted to this stark terrain.
Ever since then, these plateaus have been calling him back again and again.
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About the Authors
Biont
a 'team of four friends', tells stories through visual media, with a mission to connect people with science, beauty and threats of our natural world.
Sustain Team
We are a driven group of people from diverse backgrounds, bound by an abiding love for India’s natural world.
