Touch-Me-Not The Lionfish Story
Lionfish are beautiful and interesting creatures. They have unique features and habits. In this article, you will learn all about them....
Nishna Mehta
A Sea of Change
Photo by Chetana B. P. It is a quiet sunny afternoon on the island of Havelock in the Andamans. You can hear the sound of the waves...
Ishita Das
Sand in My Flippers
That is me looking exactly as exhilarated as I felt that first time I touched a leatherback. Their skin is smooth and comforting and they...
Samuel John
Peacocks are from Paris
It was one of those lazy sunny afternoons at the bungalow, the kind you hear about in a song by The Kinks, the kind you use to start a...
Samuel John
For the love of trees
The Andaman Islands is still largely forested, with magnificent old growth canopies emerging to kiss the clearest skies studded with...
Chetana B P
Spiders at Mealtime
You know when people say they've had a heavy brunch! Our garden has a lot of flowering plants and a host of butterflies that come to...
Chetana B P
Textures of Coral
I emerged at the ocean’s surface, coral measuring tools in hand, and a mind fully boggled. After months of diving in the same coral reef,...
Samuel John
The Ocean in Monochrome
There are many ways to experience the ocean - ankle deep tide pools, cliffside sunsets, SCUBA dives; even simple 'sand between the toes'...
Samuel John
Why Don’t Spiders Get Trapped in Their Own Web?
Ever wonder how a spider so nonchalantly ambles around its own web without being trapped? Each spider produces a variety of silk...
Samuel John
Web Designers
Orb weavers are among my favourite examples of the biodiversity that surrounds us wherever we go. Whether you're trekking through a lush...
Samuel John
The Day We Saw a Rasta Jelly
Jellies and sunlight. On one of our favourite snorkelling routes, we were engrossed in following a school of snappers over the reef....
Chetana B P
Beak2Beak: Affection among winged wildlings
Where we stood was the perfect vantage point. The blue mountains in the distance, a cotton roll of mist passing through and tall trees...
Chetana B P
My Garden of Eden at the bottom of the sea
Winner of the M. Krishnan Memorial Nature Writing Award 2015
Chetana B P
Making room for bulbuls to start a family: The garden story
Photo by Purushotham B. G. It has been my mothers dream for as long as I can remember to have a garden at home that is healthy enough for...