Wellbeing

“Campus kids” who grew up at Hyderabad Central University speak out about the deep connections and sense of well-being they derived from growing up surrounded by a vast, biodiversity-rich wilderness area

Besides supporting a host of organisms, plants and animals, banyan trees symbolise resilience, survival, and adaptability. In many cultures, people believe these ficuses have links with the spirit world

Every generation has its own yardstick, memory, and experience of a place or species. That becomes its baseline. Any change in the visible numbers of a species that comes after it is abnormal or unnatural. The baseline of previous generations is forgotten, and the new generation creates its own new baseline

With their gracefulness, colour, and vibrancy, butterflies evoke feelings of wonder, hope, freedom, and connection with our evolution and soul. They bring humans closer to nature and instil a sense of well-being and joy

A little terrace in Bengaluru glows with wildness and tranquillity, and brings home the lesson that your very own Zen garden does not have to be an immaculately tended space

From observing bird behaviour in an urban garden to tracking butterfly lifecycles on a balcony, we can all build an enduring connection to the natural world

Being looked at, witnessed, and experienced by other beings reveals our interbeingness and reassures us of our shared existence

Parents tend to be the ones trying to get their children interested in hobbies, but sometimes, it works the other way around

A nature walk can be rich and satisfying even in the largest cities. Tune your senses, slow down your pace, linger, explore the wild things around you, and embrace nature as part of your daily routine

If you let it, nature has a way of reeling you in, of taking you out of pondering about the death and loss you have experienced