The Indian Metropolis Growth Model

Growth, Indian metropolis style. Cartoon for The Hindu.

Class and Floods

Floods in Indian cities are quite a marvel. They expose the cracks not only in our urban planning, but also between class and caste hierarchies within our societies.

Lilac Silverline Butterfly and Hesarghatta

The rare Lilac Silverline butterfly, a resident of Hesarghatta grasslands in Bangalore comments on the government's decision to ignore citizens' plea for giving Hesarghatta a protected status and instead earmark it for developing a film city. Comic from my column with The Hindu. 

Stone mining in Banerghatta National Park

Banerghatta National Park near Bangalore (Karnataka, South India) is under severe and imminent threat from illegal stone crushing and mining. Banerghatta offers sanctuary to elephants, leopards, sloth bears, a wide variety of bird life in addition to several reptiles and amphibians, which is now at stake, as most of these quarries operate within the notified eco-sensitive zone.

Conservation India has launched an online campaign to urge action to save Banerghatta. Add your voice by signing up for the campaign here. 

The comic appears on my column with The Hindu Bl-ink today.

Bangalore Steel Flyover

A cartoon on the steel flyover scam in Bangalore that was originally intended for one of my columns but never quite made it to the print. The protest against the flyover, which will cause irreparable destruction to the city's green cover and heritage buildings has united the citizens of Bangalore like never before. Keep up the fight, ex-hometown!