Gandhiji and the gym
Like most Indians growing up in the 60s, I was taken to see and cry buckets over ‘Satyameva Jayate’, a movie which ended with the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. I […]
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To plough or not to plough
As with climate change, but not so publicised, we are edging towards another crisis: a desperate shortage of soil and arable land to grow the world’s food. It takes the […]
The weaver birds are back!
Several months ago, one of our neighbours got in a JCB to remove the lantana running wild on their land. In passing, a tree near our pond was uprooted. I […]
Old stones: Dolmens of Pandavar malai
Pandavar Malai, the hill next to our farm, is not only an ancient land form, over two and a half billion years old: it is also home to six dolmens. […]
Room with a view
My cutie pies looking out. Some prefer the view upside down. Happy Independence Day, everyone!
Earth’s enemy: the JCB
Right up there with dynamite and the atomic bomb. There’s nothing as chilling as the approach of the JCB. In a few hours, it can raze an entire landscape: trees, […]
Raised beds – four months on
‘That’s the reason they’re called lessons, ‘ the Gryphon remarked: ‘because they lessen from day to day.’ – Lewis Carroll In April this year, we started our system of raised […]
