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Ranjit Lal
Lal is an author, environmentalist and bird watcher.
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A lesson in democracy from the beesSubscriber Only
August 03,2022 17:35:41 PM
Despite a queen bee to helm them, the apian world runs in perfect harmony
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
What not to do when you photograph nesting birdsSubscriber Only
July 27,2022 13:02:14 PM
Don't behave like the paparazzi when it comes to birds and their babies
Wed, Jul 27, 2022
Is palm oil the wonder plant it is made out to be?Subscriber Only
July 20,2022 12:36:08 PM
They have many benefits but the cultivation of palm oil also leads to widespread exploitation and environmental degradation.
Sun, Jul 24, 2022
How many kinds of palm have you met?Subscriber Only
July 13,2022 13:53:45 PM
From flora to our food, furniture, and to spank mischievous schoolboys with, palms are a way of life.
Wed, Jul 13, 2022
Giving tigers a bad name: An imaginary conversation with an alpha tiger on the distressing subject of man-eating big catsSubscriber Only
July 06,2022 10:54:55 AM
Of shrinking populations, ill-thought-out ventures and its (sometimes) gory aftermath
Wed, Jul 06, 2022
What makes grey hornbills so enchantingSubscriber Only
June 29,2022 11:09:40 AM
They can hold a neem berry deftly in their pickaxe-like beak, toss it up and gulp it down like one would toss a peanut into the mouth
Wed, Jun 29, 2022
Where have all the birds gone?Subscriber Only
June 22,2022 10:30:33 AM
While birds that have disappeared leave us unsettled, those who have stuck it out give us some avian relief
Mon, Jun 20, 2022
‘Go live on the Moon,’ says Mother NatureSubscriber Only
June 15,2022 10:30:54 AM
A hard talk with Mother Nature about man’s tomfoolery and nature’s fury
Mon, Jun 13, 2022
When health doesn’t permit an escape to the mountains, beaches are your best friendSubscriber Only
June 09,2022 18:11:13 PM
Many lucky people, with houses in lovely locales to which they can escape to now and then, still remain blind to nature’s bounty around
Thu, Jun 09, 2022
Are there single parents in the animal kingdom?Subscriber Only
June 01,2022 15:14:46 PM
Be it watching over their young or claiming the skies, birds and the bears have much to teach us
Wed, Jun 01, 2022
What our eyes can teach usSubscriber Only
May 26,2022 13:57:13 PM
There’s a lot we can learn by watching animals, be it their acute sense of focus or ability to lie low and hunt prey
Sat, May 28, 2022
What makes them the juiciest of allSubscriber Only
May 18,2022 10:00:20 AM
Succulents hold their own, in gardens and wastelands, armed to the teeth with spikes and hooks and poisonous fluids
Tue, May 17, 2022
What happens when a tree explodes like a dynamite stickSubscriber Only
May 11,2022 11:30:28 AM
It’s how several species prompt their seeds to leave home and germinate
Wed, May 11, 2022
The apes and usSubscriber Only
May 04,2022 12:40:01 PM
The difference in our make and that of our relatives in the wild is only about one per cent
Wed, May 04, 2022
What Mother Nature missed out onSubscriber Only
April 20,2022 10:12:22 AM
When nature’s evolutionary engineering department forgot to invent the wheel
Wed, Apr 20, 2022
What I saw from my hospital windowSubscriber Only
April 13,2022 10:30:10 AM
In India, pet therapy may yet not be a legit line of treatment, but staring at birds outside a hospital-room window can be therapeutic
Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Who can horrify with its giggle or make you nervous with its howl?Subscriber Only
April 06,2022 10:30:49 AM
Listen in as we travel through the jungle and listen to the soundbox of creatures great and small
Tue, Apr 05, 2022
How Mother Nature engineers light and tough armours for her myriad speciesSubscriber Only
March 30,2022 12:26:47 PM
What’s common between a rhino’s horn, pangolin’s scale, and porcupine’s quill? These natural weapons are made of the same protein found in human hair
Wed, Mar 30, 2022
What a hypnotic dawn and dusk can doSubscriber Only
March 23,2022 09:02:02 AM
Every dawn brings with it the sense of a new beginning and every dusk a sense of serene closure
Wed, Mar 23, 2022
What makes a tree throw a party for every bird, insect and animal in this flowering seasonSubscriber Only
March 17,2022 13:12:17 PM
The flower goblets of the red silk cotton brim with the finest nectar, replenished almost every evening, for all to savour.
Thu, Mar 17, 2022
The bird who sang for a swimming poolSubscriber Only
March 09,2022 09:00:39 AM
There’s an exuberance about bird calls that make you feel optimistic despite the distress in the world
Wed, Mar 09, 2022
Who’s got the best eyesight in the world?Subscriber Only
March 02,2022 14:12:10 PM
Can it be an owl who can see at night, or a human being whose vision is seven times sharper than a cat or a dog
Wed, Mar 02, 2022
How I got hooked on to natureSubscriber Only
February 23,2022 10:00:29 AM
Stare long and hard enough at a tree, the sense of wonder will beginning to stir, or, perhaps, a coppersmith barbet might remind you of a clown with hiccups.
Tue, Feb 22, 2022
Why Lata Mangeshkar deserves a better moniker than the nightingaleSubscriber Only
February 16,2022 06:30:05 AM
Songs of the blue whistling-thrush, grey-winged blackbird, white-rumped shama or magpie-robin far outclass the nightingale
Tue, Feb 15, 2022
How wetlands are the nurseries of lifeSubscriber Only
February 09,2022 14:08:07 PM
And they really do a lot of the hard, heavy and dirty lifting in order to keep ecosystems ticking
Wed, Feb 09, 2022Journalism of Courage
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