PinnedShivanginiHow I started relating to the birds in my yard — 2Born into an urban family, I grew up in and around wild places because of my father’s job. Monkeys and snakes inside the house were not…2 min read·Jul 11, 2021----
ShivanginiEcological Restoration: Our Path to Harmonizing with NatureImagine a once-vibrant forest, now quiet and lifeless due to overlogging and neglect. This scene, sadly familiar in many parts of the…2 min read·Nov 21, 2023----
ShivanginiWhy I want to help address the climate crisisA wonderful colleague at my first job who was in the habit of asking, ‘what burns you?’ He ran a programme that encouraged and supported…2 min read·Nov 20, 2021----
ShivanginiHave we created a societal order that disproportionately rewards psychopathy?I was an idealistic young person at a conflict resolution symposium at The Hague in 2004 when I first heard about a think tank called the…2 min read·Jul 16, 2021----
ShivanginiWhat do we sacrifice in the service of convenience?Earlier this year two of us wrote a report for a court appointed committee about the consequences of installing a new high voltage…2 min read·Jul 15, 2021----
ShivanginiHow to be a friend to forests -2Even though a conservationists had told me 15 years ago about how only a tiny (2%) amount of the original forests of the western ghats…2 min read·Jul 14, 2021----
ShivanginiHow to be a friend to forestsSomeone asked me what I would do if I had a little fund to work on conserving our local forests and wildlife. This post is my attempt to…2 min read·Jul 13, 2021----
ShivanginiHow I started relating to birds in my yard (Part 3)My interest in birds comes from wanting to understand and relate to these seemingly alien creatures. This impetus among humans has likely…2 min read·Jul 12, 2021----
ShivanginiBiophiliaI just learned about EO Wilson’s biophilia hypothesis. He defines biophilia as “the urge to affiliate with other forms of life.” Biophilia…1 min read·Jul 10, 2021----
ShivanginiNature vs Technology in aid of the worldWe think of nature and technology at the opposite ends of a spectrum. The word nature inspires imagery of trees and wildness. Think of you…2 min read·Jul 9, 2021----