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(For publishing, mail me at rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com)Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.comBlogger1664125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-57143823672341062762024-03-26T08:51:00.003+05:302024-03-26T08:51:43.592+05:30The Great African Seaforest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9wjAH1K7sL9HzsJWIzSLCFNgtEDApijjUF7H0dl4rXPOYmYWiOQp0S92zFDSOxApmNtKQiDUOyXAedhy6iljcOB2gJGGUZoYB6VmyRhDA1vIG5g0b0CcM5vgvUlgBgk0PuLISYarndgY8UwpvHm912_j3bVVzo8HwRMNKM1GROoyqvw11blobmGWMYEJ/s2401/great%20african%20seaforest%20comp%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="1697" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9wjAH1K7sL9HzsJWIzSLCFNgtEDApijjUF7H0dl4rXPOYmYWiOQp0S92zFDSOxApmNtKQiDUOyXAedhy6iljcOB2gJGGUZoYB6VmyRhDA1vIG5g0b0CcM5vgvUlgBgk0PuLISYarndgY8UwpvHm912_j3bVVzo8HwRMNKM1GROoyqvw11blobmGWMYEJ/s320/great%20african%20seaforest%20comp%20web.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Click on the image for a larger view)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In one of my lengthiest and most detailed illustration projects yet, I got the honour of working closely with the fabulous team at <a href="https://seachangeproject.com/" target="_blank">The Seachange Project</a> (creators of the Oscar winning documentary 'My Octopus Teacher')- to create a vision of hope for the Great African Seaforest, a vast expanse of kelp forest in the Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of South Africa. From the glamorous Cape Fur Seal, Cape Clawless Otter and the African Penguin to little known klipfish and limpets, the Great African Seaforest is home to a myriad marine organisms that make the kelp a living, breathing, and a dancing ecosystem! Many of these creatures are threatened by overfishing and anthropogenic disturbances today, and conservationists at the Seachange Project are working towards establishing safe, undisturbed habitats for these species to bounce back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The illustration is available as a freely downloadable resource on <a href="https://seachangeproject.com/great-african-seaforest/" target="_blank">the organization's website here</a>. A massive thanks to the Seachange team (Swati Thiyagarajan, Craig Foster, Carina Frankal, Dani Ehrlich, Jannes Landschoff) for trusting me with the illustration, for having me at Cape Town for a field visit, and for their patience through the project!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKqc1V3hH-oBE3cs4jJS7hNG5Yq9R1z67wu7eeQfykyCDR8iA8ixvXHmtnt9o2V-tc1a-rvoNWtBEdF8AlLaINrDdJQBJWmynLjX3p8LQxlSKuXTcb0se4oDXDKetfClNE3mbKC-kfhFGY5y5TaSIqISbKJSJlSEtiPOlLuyv9S4oab-GfVEdHDrPqy3L/s1697/ins2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="1697" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKqc1V3hH-oBE3cs4jJS7hNG5Yq9R1z67wu7eeQfykyCDR8iA8ixvXHmtnt9o2V-tc1a-rvoNWtBEdF8AlLaINrDdJQBJWmynLjX3p8LQxlSKuXTcb0se4oDXDKetfClNE3mbKC-kfhFGY5y5TaSIqISbKJSJlSEtiPOlLuyv9S4oab-GfVEdHDrPqy3L/s320/ins2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejjvpdyStQepqv45MScMCBnKiEv6KssJwb-HqubfnuAqi064fETSnG3Z3GClkUWgJUOLmgzxhjIEBX6zLuvmMwrh4NFWxJerY8ipLz4C2TUF_vSWbpOrlg2IFFUdk7TD2pIr6FP8miPNQDyVaJsmnzLKej8XnmiahtC_Js4vC7NTWci8TU7kiw2kEWvx8/s540/ladakh%20environmental%20threats%20panel%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejjvpdyStQepqv45MScMCBnKiEv6KssJwb-HqubfnuAqi064fETSnG3Z3GClkUWgJUOLmgzxhjIEBX6zLuvmMwrh4NFWxJerY8ipLz4C2TUF_vSWbpOrlg2IFFUdk7TD2pIr6FP8miPNQDyVaJsmnzLKej8XnmiahtC_Js4vC7NTWci8TU7kiw2kEWvx8/s16000/ladakh%20environmental%20threats%20panel%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mass hunger strikes and protests are underway in Ladakh for environmental, cultural and governmental safeguards. But Ladakh's wildlife doesn't even need to go on a hunger strike! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Comic for <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/green-humour-rohan-chakravarty-ongoing-ladakh-climate-protest/article67963644.ece" target="_blank">The Hindu Sunday Magazine</a>. </div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-7465502378484158352024-03-21T17:57:00.000+05:302024-03-21T17:57:06.019+05:30The Saga of the Saiga Antelope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6syMCrouFVfya7fooMod_A2Hj-gWS5SG7YB6-OTwvUqpVXw5swRPIhUGkfzQtDlEcQdQGRbO4CVxuVmSi0TMlRa14YblX_7wmu4vfBB2Ek29oHUH2Z2Zno-CJ8rO4yznc810MJbd7TvZ8QaDxOlDRxlXd58wOdxqoWIDQ19G6NSLok8wMS-GAZVRKEp8P/s540/saiga%20antelope%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6syMCrouFVfya7fooMod_A2Hj-gWS5SG7YB6-OTwvUqpVXw5swRPIhUGkfzQtDlEcQdQGRbO4CVxuVmSi0TMlRa14YblX_7wmu4vfBB2Ek29oHUH2Z2Zno-CJ8rO4yznc810MJbd7TvZ8QaDxOlDRxlXd58wOdxqoWIDQ19G6NSLok8wMS-GAZVRKEp8P/s16000/saiga%20antelope%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;">If you too have had a long face reading about the decimation of the Saiga Antelope's populations from hunting and disease over the years, there's some news that might bring a smile to your face too! Efforts by the Kazakh government, NGOs and people have paid off enough to bring the Saiga from critically endangered to near-threatened on the IUCN Red List. In these times, that's a long jump, even for an antelope!</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;">Not-so-fun-fact: The bird in the comic strip, a Sociable Lapwing, is a critically endangered steppe species too.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;">Comic for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C4qIwzqNN_q/?img_index=1" target="_blank">DW Envronment</a>.</div></div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-40388096799214991702024-03-20T12:02:00.000+05:302024-03-20T12:02:45.928+05:30World Frog Day with the Purple Frog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1mano-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="1mano-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Join the endemic Purple Frogs for some underground </span><span class="_5zk7" data-offset-key="1mano-1-0" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); border-bottom: none; font-family: inherit;">JOMO</span><span data-offset-key="1mano-2-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> this </span><span class="_5zk7" data-offset-key="1mano-3-0" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); border-bottom: none; font-family: inherit;">World Frog Day</span><span data-offset-key="1mano-4-0" style="font-family: inherit;">!</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="d666d" data-offset-key="9ai89-0-0" style="background-color: white; 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Cartoon for The Hindu Sunday Magazine.</div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-3355350425783816642024-03-11T08:30:00.001+05:302024-03-11T08:30:00.127+05:30Carbon Credits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNv_8KW-YPQbAybnZNufh9X3fBd7AqiEIJQRrqYCf2qZ9eRk2KJmEiY1ZRTTDKMy4lTsrnQGLW23XGLSxyfCBhMYw2uQnGwSXICPPvzB18cpKLrQzStH84ybVuf5H7d8o1zNBlqpc7y0I-vgICQJ0Vz1h13vMVL55nth6rleUE8gdQYl99DEYXMLmL4jYf/s540/carbon%20credits%20panel%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNv_8KW-YPQbAybnZNufh9X3fBd7AqiEIJQRrqYCf2qZ9eRk2KJmEiY1ZRTTDKMy4lTsrnQGLW23XGLSxyfCBhMYw2uQnGwSXICPPvzB18cpKLrQzStH84ybVuf5H7d8o1zNBlqpc7y0I-vgICQJ0Vz1h13vMVL55nth6rleUE8gdQYl99DEYXMLmL4jYf/s16000/carbon%20credits%20panel%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="2olun" data-offset-key="fer60-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c2b33; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="fer60-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="fer60-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">How </span><span class="_5zk7" data-offset-key="fer60-1-0" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); border-bottom: none; font-family: inherit;">carbon credits</span><span data-offset-key="fer60-2-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> 'magically' transform the planet! From my </span><span class="_247o" data-offset-key="fer60-3-0" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoon?searchID=CX925089" target="_blank">GoComics</a></span><span data-offset-key="fer60-4-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoon?searchID=CX925089" target="_blank"> page</a> also available royalty free on </span><span class="_247o" data-offset-key="fer60-5-0" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoon?searchID=CX925089" target="_blank">CartoonStock</a>.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="2olun" data-offset-key="80rp5-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1c2b33; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="80rp5-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><br /></div></div></div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-65156432778217194932024-03-10T08:34:00.004+05:302024-03-10T08:34:57.371+05:30Green Credits Programme<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4B2fXYMY2-tvnzpNred39BbQJqoR43ImKk_sXbvVgaU9n_D44ENHTdF1_ctMeknp9BYDoyKkgSSWPghlqAJKS6pKtHiTKLy-vJcilYvNWvFvnueKDFQ-ACp0r01oZj9Jox5MBLhDyH3Oz4gc_sqm-RNp4jnb60CYIVd3taE7_legG4cbFeBaWa96dx3s/s540/green%20credits%20programme%20panel%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4B2fXYMY2-tvnzpNred39BbQJqoR43ImKk_sXbvVgaU9n_D44ENHTdF1_ctMeknp9BYDoyKkgSSWPghlqAJKS6pKtHiTKLy-vJcilYvNWvFvnueKDFQ-ACp0r01oZj9Jox5MBLhDyH3Oz4gc_sqm-RNp4jnb60CYIVd3taE7_legG4cbFeBaWa96dx3s/s16000/green%20credits%20programme%20panel%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After earning a dubious reputation the world over, carbon credits are coming to India in the form of the Green Credits Programme. After decades of consistently failing to preserve wetlands, grasslands and scrublands, the MoEFCC and the Government of India refuse to even recognize these as crucial ecosystems. Cartoon from my column with <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/green-humour-rohan-chakravarty-pitfalls-government-green-credit-program/article67913065.ece" target="_blank">The Hindu</a>. </div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-10964011062782419852024-03-07T09:01:00.004+05:302024-03-07T09:01:46.840+05:30Whale Hybridization<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeJSO95GpQiWaDk6oxv24CDqFFLGGMn0LPAwhXldNLZzGR2pMwttviF-njs5yg2eygG6LZJ-Yd3ihfD02SfvxnCUw01Qq5mF6PEjqByvNnynQzBuF6bGnt_0h_1Gm84mLMWPdAHdFslDLhRYf06-4_OLSXgr95eCfSTeVM1XveEIDgoalvrCLZIj-4J56/s540/blue%20whale%20fin%20whale%20hybridization%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeJSO95GpQiWaDk6oxv24CDqFFLGGMn0LPAwhXldNLZzGR2pMwttviF-njs5yg2eygG6LZJ-Yd3ihfD02SfvxnCUw01Qq5mF6PEjqByvNnynQzBuF6bGnt_0h_1Gm84mLMWPdAHdFslDLhRYf06-4_OLSXgr95eCfSTeVM1XveEIDgoalvrCLZIj-4J56/s16000/blue%20whale%20fin%20whale%20hybridization%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-discovery-shows-blue-whales-have-been-mating-with-another-species" target="_blank">New studies have found that</a> hybridization between two of the largest animals on earth- the Blue Whale and the Fin Whale, is far more common than previously thought. What's more, some of these hybrids have also found to be fertile, indicating the occurrence to be beneficial particularly for the endangered Blue Whale! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cartoon for <a href="https://roundglasssustain.com/green-humour/whales-hybridization" target="_blank">Roundglass Sustain</a>. </div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-71009352208508802182024-03-06T09:46:00.002+05:302024-03-06T09:46:35.114+05:30Nepal: Mountains, People, Biodiversity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29OwuLHBZcJYLvLwIGgnRDrDLy6iNEjD8CoWbJ_aGCQIlGsr68nxPBjyTPld0n5IHDm6wsgYhLMPhEg-TYoYFe6BoniQ76DvuNx1yKmc2EGJguARCy28ZkVTr9S8Y_XYEbuhr34aHgdyvQRh3BcBSPnFUpnfu6p08nELFFAucelVH9_4daOIMjelbKwR_/s2400/nepal%20map%20web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; color: #343434; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Every mountaineer dreams of summiting the Himalayas where they are at their mightiest- Nepal. As an illustrator and an orophile, my dream of summiting Nepal's mountains was through drawing them, and this map of our beautiful neighbour's biodiversity, mountains and people, created for the International Mountain Museum at Pokhara, was the perfect opportunity! From the tallest peaks in the world to the most pristine grasslands, from creatures as large as the Wild Yak and the bone-cracking Lammergeiers, to the diminutive Hispid Hare and the Himalayan Newt, from intricate architectural marvels like the Darbar Square monuments to the rustic Mustang Caves, here is Nepal in all its glory.</p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; color: #343434; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; color: #343434; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Nepal's majesty, mystique and aura can never be justly captured in illustration, and certainly not contemporary illustration. So when this challenge was thrown at me, I was convinced that incorporating stylistic elements from its indigenous art form Paubha (the precursor to Himalayan Thangka) would be the only way of doing justice to a project of this nature. I must convey a huge thanks to Samuel Thomas for facilitating a visit to the veteran Nepalese Paubha artist Lok Chitrakar's art studio, where I received some very important quick tips and insights into not just the art form but also the mind of the Paubha artists who he trains. </p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; color: #343434; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; color: #343434; font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The map will soon be on display at the <a href="https://www.internationalmountainmuseum.org/" target="_blank">International Mountain Museum</a>. If you happen to visit Pokhara, do pay the museum a visit!</p></div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-28660171142329876642024-03-05T08:16:00.004+05:302024-03-05T08:16:44.108+05:30Marine Soundscapes and Ocean Health<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXztOl5ce8bROy_utZoHYBt3jvo4yJgBqPwFlWlC_Y2ypA8Erg-pz8nevy3q99UCKTBPgCnxBfROeJC22KX22XYUYAcBAU8Gf3zC70bNCBsFMTZKqEwGJEdAhXqtfzjteSrzUZ5jtkbM8Wb1yb0d5eg3Pm82K2a5s4Jl-4TGDCedf1ftfOR32z5Ww9p8gE/s540/acoustic%20recorder%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXztOl5ce8bROy_utZoHYBt3jvo4yJgBqPwFlWlC_Y2ypA8Erg-pz8nevy3q99UCKTBPgCnxBfROeJC22KX22XYUYAcBAU8Gf3zC70bNCBsFMTZKqEwGJEdAhXqtfzjteSrzUZ5jtkbM8Wb1yb0d5eg3Pm82K2a5s4Jl-4TGDCedf1ftfOR32z5Ww9p8gE/s16000/acoustic%20recorder%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #404040; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;">What song would you play if you were a reef fish facing an acoustic recorder?</p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; 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--tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">DW Environment.</a></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-63461810387940565702024-03-03T08:40:00.003+05:302024-03-03T08:40:29.836+05:30The Indian Metropolis Growth Model<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8TO13AxcRGH0Tnb4PfXGcP10GaAkIw3F1_Ql-EmFRN9Z5rp-lBbsU_AG7edoFbbA1tIj0XJchLndgPGt5GlFzH9RvmLmYFekitN1WpX3RcJZRIiUlyghDZnqz4trTT274UUKpwRwXB83sBNQaDaRVjClzbiWMsXvIO2xjYSH-tTNaO0XvuKez2szHBaa/s540/indian%20metropolis%20growth%20panel%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8TO13AxcRGH0Tnb4PfXGcP10GaAkIw3F1_Ql-EmFRN9Z5rp-lBbsU_AG7edoFbbA1tIj0XJchLndgPGt5GlFzH9RvmLmYFekitN1WpX3RcJZRIiUlyghDZnqz4trTT274UUKpwRwXB83sBNQaDaRVjClzbiWMsXvIO2xjYSH-tTNaO0XvuKez2szHBaa/s16000/indian%20metropolis%20growth%20panel%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Growth, Indian metropolis style. Cartoon for <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/green-humour-rohan-chakravarty-plight-of-indian-cities/article67887562.ece" target="_blank">The Hind</a>u.</div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-9092710643024452892024-02-26T08:30:00.001+05:302024-02-26T08:30:00.172+05:30Termite Mimic Rove Beetle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhyphenhyphenEd31xXehTB2-koMRbBDWRY2K-K9ahRlKxAwTqgbMOXo9t26Hgwc85VTyHJE5OAZkQIjWNcgdKhNoiZX9lQlrW25dOK0xq11zH2g0E56hx8a-tzhRkTR45fz4eASUTmudaJWTaxChVXE9GQi-AejqCp7mW9JKO39DD-63PYpu7el2cilTukNJ-faG9L/s540/termite%20mimic%20rove%20beetle%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhyphenhyphenEd31xXehTB2-koMRbBDWRY2K-K9ahRlKxAwTqgbMOXo9t26Hgwc85VTyHJE5OAZkQIjWNcgdKhNoiZX9lQlrW25dOK0xq11zH2g0E56hx8a-tzhRkTR45fz4eASUTmudaJWTaxChVXE9GQi-AejqCp7mW9JKO39DD-63PYpu7el2cilTukNJ-faG9L/s16000/termite%20mimic%20rove%20beetle%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;">Word of the day, especially while you're reading this comic: Pupaphobia. No, not a fear of pupae, but the fear of puppets! Meet the termite-mimic rove beetle recently discovered from Australia that grows an entire termite puppet from its abdomen to fool termites!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;">Green Humour for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3sVcBCtJdk/?img_index=1" target="_blank">DW Environment</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-29923187241555667192024-02-25T11:53:00.001+05:302024-02-25T11:53:00.126+05:30State of World Migratory Species<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7mMA3B6WbaNMbi8csAUUG2hG2OFnQQr_V_R4EQOKFYQbxXS02Tdms2RjpZC2wi2YXuVM4c87B75UT3IBhoOldCBdCChBxNkRNT3Vr9KtKpUbYl3hykPBXmgiwdexSDphRVs-eXEB-dD1rnk_IAeA_BMs5Nbn2nxKPwc10HOtnY828W0JGfDK8aA-e766/s540/state%20of%20migratory%20species%20panel%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7mMA3B6WbaNMbi8csAUUG2hG2OFnQQr_V_R4EQOKFYQbxXS02Tdms2RjpZC2wi2YXuVM4c87B75UT3IBhoOldCBdCChBxNkRNT3Vr9KtKpUbYl3hykPBXmgiwdexSDphRVs-eXEB-dD1rnk_IAeA_BMs5Nbn2nxKPwc10HOtnY828W0JGfDK8aA-e766/s16000/state%20of%20migratory%20species%20panel%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A hilsa, one of our most popular migratory fish imperiled by dams and overfishing, summarises the findings of the first 'State of the World's Migratory Species' report, published recently by the <a href="https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/landmark-un-report-worlds-migratory-species-animals-are-decline-and" target="_blank">CMS (UN)</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cartoon for <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/green-humour-rohan-chakravarty-plight-of-migratory-species/article67863013.ece" target="_blank">The Hindu Sunday Magazine</a>. </div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-55993249554603022182024-02-22T08:19:00.001+05:302024-02-22T08:19:26.554+05:30Indrella ampulla colour morphs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1Vu_cxn0rmjOUBJUVRX_QBJRds91TjQF703G6nkT3TFWeiBlkvZiGBY5EYVm7c9lfW2kyHERU9-hvVDNQrR-Sij3S7yhs-_j9Us6yFj_82dQKpW_f4r86p50RVtyvhyphenhyphen2_kI5_ywuROP81zy2uVjaNqj2lBPEzahwY5-EUbrobRjIk7reo46X6EVCpfBF/s540/indrella%20colour%20morphs%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1Vu_cxn0rmjOUBJUVRX_QBJRds91TjQF703G6nkT3TFWeiBlkvZiGBY5EYVm7c9lfW2kyHERU9-hvVDNQrR-Sij3S7yhs-_j9Us6yFj_82dQKpW_f4r86p50RVtyvhyphenhyphen2_kI5_ywuROP81zy2uVjaNqj2lBPEzahwY5-EUbrobRjIk7reo46X6EVCpfBF/s16000/indrella%20colour%20morphs%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;">A new study shows that the Palghat Gap in southern India is the barrier separating the various colour morphs of the endemic gastropod Indrella ampulla. The article by Arathi Menon on Mongabay makes for excellent coverage of this study, which yet again proves the biogeographical mettle of the Palghat Gap!</p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Read another Green Humour comic on </span><a href="https://www.greenhumour.com/2020/05/gaps-in-western-ghats-and-evolution.html" rel="" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">genetic isolation resulting from gaps in the Western Ghats here</a><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; 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font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Cartoon for </span><a href="https://roundglasssustain.com/green-humour/indrella-ampulla-colours-morphs" rel="" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Roundglass Sustain</a><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: start;">(For readers from outside of India: the word ‘Mallu’ is a colloquial term referring to Malayali people from the southern state of Kerala).</p></div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-28911316709968069862024-02-18T08:30:00.001+05:302024-02-18T08:30:00.132+05:30Two Governments and Chhattisgarh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGnQMPA4RT8IMHPTqFWrFAcXOUO0i2z2mU9OOvbHOZjswME3asaa_xi6Apq7Q-8cohWQejVFK07LR1AD9vUoL_U4fnNmpxU3kRXaAQ0dWjqD_TI4NPFhJ8rll8dRt8MFz9elPgVNaic0BKLdyJ1cS2JENzg4oaHvGnbxruXK3q9chemVoETPuq1ai3jLo/s540/hasdeo%20panel%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGnQMPA4RT8IMHPTqFWrFAcXOUO0i2z2mU9OOvbHOZjswME3asaa_xi6Apq7Q-8cohWQejVFK07LR1AD9vUoL_U4fnNmpxU3kRXaAQ0dWjqD_TI4NPFhJ8rll8dRt8MFz9elPgVNaic0BKLdyJ1cS2JENzg4oaHvGnbxruXK3q9chemVoETPuq1ai3jLo/s16000/hasdeo%20panel%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Congress versus Hasdeo versus BJP versus Hasdeo. Cartoon for <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/protests-coal-mining-chhattisgarh-green-humour-rohan-chakravarty/article67837738.ece" target="_blank">The Hindu Sunday Magazine</a>. </div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-3975881409068625332024-02-15T08:22:00.001+05:302024-02-15T08:22:16.076+05:30A Male Spider's Guide to Not Being Eaten While Mating<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kkijuOa9b4o9WhB6Dto304Tg04UFBML6WXQNeDBanFpeptswDaUVUlIdNYdy0b8wR-mLWLh18FwuR5DjBfN2x-pjACWEuT54_qt0sW-oslVoV5MJIOGY28NoV5q4RNmfmYnyU5G5wyXipMesYy_iNluz_KkrrtUUtJh0QM-sG0lHBUoC9IeESPt1SkPA/s540/how%20to%20avoid%20being%20eaten%20while%20mating%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kkijuOa9b4o9WhB6Dto304Tg04UFBML6WXQNeDBanFpeptswDaUVUlIdNYdy0b8wR-mLWLh18FwuR5DjBfN2x-pjACWEuT54_qt0sW-oslVoV5MJIOGY28NoV5q4RNmfmYnyU5G5wyXipMesYy_iNluz_KkrrtUUtJh0QM-sG0lHBUoC9IeESPt1SkPA/s16000/how%20to%20avoid%20being%20eaten%20while%20mating%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are a male spider out on a date, DO NOT approach the lady without reading this comic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Valentine's Day special for <a href="https://roundglasssustain.com/green-humour/spiders-mating" target="_blank">Roundglass Sustain</a>.</div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-3293592636787820492024-02-11T08:30:00.001+05:302024-02-11T08:30:00.155+05:30Mantises on Valentine's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKk1e0Co7_ZOz1jrpgyYcjsQBhzTn4MwtYn7X2eoP5IpRRY1Jm2NDxaic_uKAl_LtHifcEwTeE8g0ufCV60Ud1q8bsFtobH3u5LjC2naqplOm1oghv116134pPUVAQBkdrf0U64qOxBOzH6UTvGpbJ3pfdG6X1OsYiFY9oNuR_gUmNbIfeRm7MCegR7tY6/s540/mantis%20proposal%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKk1e0Co7_ZOz1jrpgyYcjsQBhzTn4MwtYn7X2eoP5IpRRY1Jm2NDxaic_uKAl_LtHifcEwTeE8g0ufCV60Ud1q8bsFtobH3u5LjC2naqplOm1oghv116134pPUVAQBkdrf0U64qOxBOzH6UTvGpbJ3pfdG6X1OsYiFY9oNuR_gUmNbIfeRm7MCegR7tY6/s16000/mantis%20proposal%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A very happy Valentine's Day in advance, or 'head-day' if you're a male mantis!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cartoon for The Hindu Sunday Magazine. </div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-44802524073632864752024-02-10T08:30:00.003+05:302024-02-10T08:30:00.127+05:30Ussuri Bat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjjfn8J1pLuMyvTEsMwc9GLQ9xwlCpn0oMBWt1HQ92I_ilBmSCw2ognz5jgEDKs2eRGJM1uNkEG59c7Q9ojYsGrALIPMwWUz8UsBWBgqguFGF0bKGdi5tDbcQhtbZbhryzRMqleExjZ6aoxp6xinaeeKV040j4qPIi3JASSer9VsNFcFFhsVgU98JLJ5k/s540/ussuri%20bat%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjjfn8J1pLuMyvTEsMwc9GLQ9xwlCpn0oMBWt1HQ92I_ilBmSCw2ognz5jgEDKs2eRGJM1uNkEG59c7Q9ojYsGrALIPMwWUz8UsBWBgqguFGF0bKGdi5tDbcQhtbZbhryzRMqleExjZ6aoxp6xinaeeKV040j4qPIi3JASSer9VsNFcFFhsVgU98JLJ5k/s16000/ussuri%20bat%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;">If you're looking for a cozy winter retreat, log on to AirBnB, I mean, BatBnb, book your own private snowbank, and hibernate like the Ussuri Tube-nosed bat, one of the most cold tolerant mammals in the world! Fun-fact: <a href="https://batbnb.com/" target="_blank">BatBnb</a> is actually a conservation movement that crafts bat houses for urban bats to rest in, aiming to raise the numbers of these natural pest controllers in urban environments! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;">Cartoon for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dw_environment/" target="_blank">DW Environment</a>. </span></div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-14365085702026574222024-02-09T08:30:00.001+05:302024-02-09T08:30:00.142+05:30The Male Anglerfish's Selfless Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjAPTrAQnl7p9TWMLV9MVTC4BTFHBtao6zrAz7AUzGgQg1FinMg3X_FYjqTrgURx62e5vlcE7L0DNWhjRARmViRRQBCra04oLYHyUn5cadfyyl5hG5SiZerh5-qEFd8wk4dhwoX5fwIuHgjxYtX3drIm62UUSxu8NYyLzABsqSmDIceKVrdhMGIkIXjCl/s540/anglerfish%20vday%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjAPTrAQnl7p9TWMLV9MVTC4BTFHBtao6zrAz7AUzGgQg1FinMg3X_FYjqTrgURx62e5vlcE7L0DNWhjRARmViRRQBCra04oLYHyUn5cadfyyl5hG5SiZerh5-qEFd8wk4dhwoX5fwIuHgjxYtX3drIm62UUSxu8NYyLzABsqSmDIceKVrdhMGIkIXjCl/s16000/anglerfish%20vday%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you ever love your partner as selflessly as the male Anglerfish loves Roshni?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Comic for <a href="https://roundglasssustain.com/green-humour" target="_blank">Roundglass Sustain</a>.</div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-64554424087658389252024-02-04T09:02:00.002+05:302024-02-04T09:02:14.474+05:30Theri Sand Dunes and the Madras Hedgehog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUZ0b_KzjwPn6mVB7GAo2SoW7RQhDi5-cGV61vIJ72NDeGBxAx6Shwd8FPWzVhX3e9GXWkH03WZe_d_f-6GADeWxBoNiG48qh26tjBlbWpZ6PpXACaP2B62lbXCxZsOtt0bCS9qYqXcoYKyfY6vBkyRQY_nH64MvJ3htnN13uZxQQp7IV2c_EXSFk0kE5/s540/red%20sand%20dune%20panel%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUZ0b_KzjwPn6mVB7GAo2SoW7RQhDi5-cGV61vIJ72NDeGBxAx6Shwd8FPWzVhX3e9GXWkH03WZe_d_f-6GADeWxBoNiG48qh26tjBlbWpZ6PpXACaP2B62lbXCxZsOtt0bCS9qYqXcoYKyfY6vBkyRQY_nH64MvJ3htnN13uZxQQp7IV2c_EXSFk0kE5/s16000/red%20sand%20dune%20panel%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;">Tamil Nadu has its own dune, and the dune has its own Timothy Chalamet- the endemic Madras Hedgehog! Last year, I had the pleasure of venturing twice into the Theri dunes of Tirunelveli, with researcher Maria Antony and hedgehog biologist Brawin Kumar, but was never lucky enough to spot the animal. Hunted for various superstitious rituals and losing wild scrub habitat to development and urbanization, the Madras Hedgehog is now becoming increasingly rare.</p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;">To readers from Tamil Nadu who may take offence at the ‘Dune’ comparison when there is already a Tamil film called ‘Theri’ starring superstar Vijay, my due apologies! While I am indeed aware of the popularity of the film, I am not sure if it has anything to do with the red sand dunes, not having watched it yet (and if it makes up for anything, I have not watched Dune yet either!)</p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Comic from my column with </span><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/tamil-nadu-green-humour-cartoon-rohan-chakravarty-theri-red-sand-dunes-desert/article67788327.ece" rel="" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">The Hindu Sunday Magazine</a><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">.</span></p></div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-11016997316512519882024-01-28T08:30:00.001+05:302024-01-28T08:30:00.132+05:30Brutal Invasions of India<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCev4_MZm3zT5KVwHTnwziaBWWF-QAytLSMg3roesih-4BJrzPheQH4SLch89r33kAnMQwiDIJV2Z111wBVCJgheg7iiLElX18uqpFHYtfTQ4Mal9oJIUdd9QZQooTE8nF_OBvATQ5_5G7b_COVUFtx-0whI8txMkqIcAKEPV3JqyCV0gMCMR29u5TltK/s540/lantana%20invasion%20india%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCev4_MZm3zT5KVwHTnwziaBWWF-QAytLSMg3roesih-4BJrzPheQH4SLch89r33kAnMQwiDIJV2Z111wBVCJgheg7iiLElX18uqpFHYtfTQ4Mal9oJIUdd9QZQooTE8nF_OBvATQ5_5G7b_COVUFtx-0whI8txMkqIcAKEPV3JqyCV0gMCMR29u5TltK/s16000/lantana%20invasion%20india%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you've had a chance to visit any major national park in India in the last few years, you might agree that the most brutal invasion of India is underway: that by Lantana and several other introduced invasives! Several factors have led to this unchecked proliferation of these weeds, including deforestation and climate change. While many methods to manage the issue (periodic manual removal, burning, rotation and promoting alternative uses of lantana by forest dwelling communities) are underway, it remains to be ascertained which of them will be viable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cartoon for The <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/green-humour-by-rohan-chakravarty-on-the-invasive-species-lantana/article67718798.ece" target="_blank">Hindu Sunday Magazine</a>. </div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-50331279995703516032024-01-27T08:30:00.001+05:302024-01-27T08:30:00.130+05:30Wolf Lineages Meet in Pakistan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjjyHCWiTwFZ7zKegx1N1ITtEHmqSWHV7mP1BWg06lipHN6IFptiR-VuD4xbHSZW5IHkMaTwigf-zsxNS8S6qe1AEPAXeuNBGQ-2neDCQPML0eLx5eYUrH0kqi98nQKrRyqrFL_8eh-cukNtLhvWoAKYQiGy9pBpQ_NMapUMwHvXifHRtKaKrPwerO3yn/s540/wolf%20lineages%20pakistan%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjjyHCWiTwFZ7zKegx1N1ITtEHmqSWHV7mP1BWg06lipHN6IFptiR-VuD4xbHSZW5IHkMaTwigf-zsxNS8S6qe1AEPAXeuNBGQ-2neDCQPML0eLx5eYUrH0kqi98nQKrRyqrFL_8eh-cukNtLhvWoAKYQiGy9pBpQ_NMapUMwHvXifHRtKaKrPwerO3yn/s16000/wolf%20lineages%20pakistan%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;">We all know that Pakistan's mountains have been a melting pot of various cultures across history, but not just for humans, even for wolves! New research by Lauren M Hennelly et al, published in <a href="https://academic.oup.com/jhered/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jhered/esad066/7331716" target="_blank">Oxford Academic's Journal of Heredity</a> pin-points the point of convergence of three wolf lineages in Pakistan's north-west mountains. What food / drink are you bringing to this party?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;">Cartoon for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dw_environment/" target="_blank">DW Environment</a>. </span></div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-16020036760252696862024-01-25T09:37:00.003+05:302024-01-25T09:37:52.046+05:30Who Wore It Better<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZXbTOn6Oq3K5YLNfC_-TUAEQnSffFf-Y-wlmTxKCCn1ZV8LtOoA4ebiFOylzsOd-vx_ZYSA7kZbqX5JWG1-fZZUi4uIxBvQSJHu_4AykBHy_-wiO6PiF5lBSJhQsRr_GSZWZ1poOHZ84XnJ1lvbJWUb2ttUXbiQORKxPeZ-WSe4jMm3FY25fM50kALI_/s540/starry%20dwarf%20frog%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZXbTOn6Oq3K5YLNfC_-TUAEQnSffFf-Y-wlmTxKCCn1ZV8LtOoA4ebiFOylzsOd-vx_ZYSA7kZbqX5JWG1-fZZUi4uIxBvQSJHu_4AykBHy_-wiO6PiF5lBSJhQsRr_GSZWZ1poOHZ84XnJ1lvbJWUb2ttUXbiQORKxPeZ-WSe4jMm3FY25fM50kALI_/s16000/starry%20dwarf%20frog%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amitabh Bachhan's legendary light-bulb fitter costume from Yaarana has close competition- the bright polka dotted Starry Dwarf Frog, endemic to the Western Ghats!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cartoon for <a href="https://roundglasssustain.com/green-humour/starry-dwarf-frog" target="_blank">Roundglass Sustain</a>.</div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-49044274024925278432024-01-21T09:22:00.004+05:302024-01-21T09:22:35.106+05:30Kashmir and Climate Change<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIy-N4rv2QQ7XXU6fRGxVhmntGtSzERlfB_ezDWRnJbjYs3Shjqyj5C4dv2QfuGblH_I5CHQYVgJ0xk9ZgBwOsnkl9hXPqIjtAAkL2CQmFGSv2Uz8n8tKCh_0VfCdF41CxPN7JK4ql0v9vgg1tmAwAyTmclyWDD__OYM_7Ak_UZpLoJT02OwhZSZ9lktAy/s540/kashmir%20and%20climate%20change%20panel%20gh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIy-N4rv2QQ7XXU6fRGxVhmntGtSzERlfB_ezDWRnJbjYs3Shjqyj5C4dv2QfuGblH_I5CHQYVgJ0xk9ZgBwOsnkl9hXPqIjtAAkL2CQmFGSv2Uz8n8tKCh_0VfCdF41CxPN7JK4ql0v9vgg1tmAwAyTmclyWDD__OYM_7Ak_UZpLoJT02OwhZSZ9lktAy/s16000/kashmir%20and%20climate%20change%20panel%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; text-align: start;">Gulmarg’s ski businesses suffering from the lack of snow, is barely the surface of a larger crisis unfolding in Kashmir. A Himalayan Black Bear takes you through it, in my column with </span><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/green-humour-by-rohan-chakravarty-on-kashmirs-climate-change-woes/article67744487.ece" rel="" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #eaf1e8; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; text-align: start;">The Hindu Sunday Magazine</a><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; text-align: start;">.</span></div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4670269376973152664.post-69681003655137327852024-01-18T08:57:00.003+05:302024-01-18T08:57:52.918+05:30The Crocodile Bark Tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxeeP_-y2k8n64VmFwYI_vzK_OgBecFapUC9BdIfofVNK7RNy4UXLF_2TQ4raWGVmfi5KfxHA727aIgnfXDJy4X2rYT6Sf3ceFGnflgdeWO7anj0SFrhDPGaldScunKs7csi4855rQNdhfWv0WyhWml7KziHSRJ7Yfdc-a7QvplGfq7EgdADu8UlX_LTVy/s540/crocodile%20bark%20tree%20gh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxeeP_-y2k8n64VmFwYI_vzK_OgBecFapUC9BdIfofVNK7RNy4UXLF_2TQ4raWGVmfi5KfxHA727aIgnfXDJy4X2rYT6Sf3ceFGnflgdeWO7anj0SFrhDPGaldScunKs7csi4855rQNdhfWv0WyhWml7KziHSRJ7Yfdc-a7QvplGfq7EgdADu8UlX_LTVy/s16000/crocodile%20bark%20tree%20gh.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The crocodile bark tree (Terminalia elliptica) has a little secret- crocodile tears! Comic for <a href="https://roundglasssustain.com/green-humour/the-crocodile-bark-tree-tears" target="_blank">Roundglass Sustain</a>.</div><br />Rohan Chakravartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11367133454812868973noreply@blogger.com0