New Species of 2023

Newly discovered species from 2023 congratulate India's biologists for all the discoveries and rediscoveries made this year! Let's hope that our biologists will BRB with new ground-breaking science in 2024! Comic for Roundglass Sustain.

Lord Baron Quotes

The caterpillar of the Baron butterfly is a camouflage champion! Cartoon from my column with Roundglass Sustain. 

Leaf Art by Various Artists

Leaf art by various artists! Comic from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

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The Blue Duke: Sikkim's New State Butterfly

Please join me and the Red Panda (Sikkim's State Animal) in welcoming Sikkim's new Chogyal, err, I mean Duke! The new official state butterfly of this beautiful and biodiverse Himalayan state: the Blue Duke butterfly! Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine. 

The Painted Lady Butterfly

Four fascinating facts about the Painted Lady butterfly. Comic from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

New Species of 2021

Just a few of the many new species discovered in 2021 congratulate our biologists, in my column with Roundglass Sustain. A very happy new year to all Green Humour readers! See you next year with new comics. 

Which Butterfly Family is Your Balding Pattern

Match the right butterfly family with your balding pattern! (Mine is a Lycaenid. Sigh!) Cartoon from my column with Sunday Mid-Day. Prints and merchandise on my webstore here , shipped internationally. (For orders within India, mail me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com)

Butterflies and Military Names

Ever wondered why so many butterfly species bear military rankings as their names? That's because the people who named these species were British military officers. Cartoon from my Roundglass Sustain column. 

Himalayan Wildlife Celebrates the Rhododendron Bloom

Come March, and red Rhododendron flowers can be seen painting the Himalayas red their vibrance. Here are some Himalayan animals celebrating the bloom, and wishing my readers a happy Holi. Cartoon from my column with Roundglass Sustain. 

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. 

New Discoveries in 2020

Trust biologists to make even 2020 a better year! Here are just a few of the many discoveries made this year in India, congratulating the biologists who unearthed them. Cartoon from my RoundGlass Sustain column. (If you wish to go through all the species discovered in India in 2020, email me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com). Happy 2021 , dear readers! Here's hoping for many more such breakthroughs in '21.

Crackdown by Governments on Artists

The crackdown of creative freedom of artists by governments is like triggering an evolutionary arms race. Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

Metamorphosis

On metamorphosis from my column with The Hindu. Happy Butterfly Month!

Sahyadri Blue Oakleaf Butterfly

Meet a very special butterfly from my home state Maharashtra, this Butterfly Month: The Sahyadri Oakleaf, which dazzles from above and resembles a dry leaf from below! Cartoon from my column with Sunday Mid-day.

Blue Tiger Butterfly Migration

September is going to be observed as Butterfly Month in India, and it also marks the return migration of Blue Tiger butterflies from the plains back to the hills! Upload your butterfly sightings on Butterflies of India, India Biodiversity Portal or Inaturalist and contribute to a better understanding of butterfly biology and distribution across India.  

Cartoon from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

World Tiger Day 2020

Meet just a few of the many animals that have been named after the Tiger, on World Tiger Day! Comic from my column with Roundglass Sustain. Can you think of any more?

And here is a World Tiger Day for India's Environment Ministry, which is all set to undo years of conservation with its Draft EIA.

Wildlife Quarantine Webinar Recommendations

Some wildlife skill-sharing webinar recommendations for you during quarantine, from my column with Sunday Mid-Day. 

How to Overcome a Creative Block: A Guide by the Common Bluebottle Butterfly

A guide for my fellow-artists from the Common Bluebottle Butterfly. Comic from my column with Sunday Mid-Day.

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The Wildlife Map of Maharashtra

Maharashtra's geography is as complex and intriguing as its animals. From the Western Ghats in the west home to a myriad endemic frogs, geckoes and birds, to the dry deciduous forests of the east home to a majority of India's tigers and the critically endangered Forest Olwet, Maharashtra has a staggering biodiversity. The state finds its state symbols in the Indian Giant Squirrel or Shekru (in Marathi), the Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (Hariyal in Marathi), the Blue Mormon butterfly, the Jarul flower and the Mango tree. Some of its true wonders are species that are found only in the Sahyadris such as the Amboli Bush Frog, the Koyna Toad, the Vigors' Sunbird and numerous varieties of hill flowers such as Karvi and the Satara Aponogeton. But possibly the biggest surprise of all is a mammal that's only found here and nowhere else in the world- the Kondana Rat, endemic to Pune's Sinhagadh!

A big thanks to WWF Maharashtra (Ms. Vaibhavi Shitut Amle, Ms. Caroline Pais, Ms. Farmeen Mistry) for commissioning the project and for giving me a chance to draw my home state! Thanks also to Dr. Parvish Pandya for reviewing the project and to marine biologist Abhishek Jamalabad for his valuable inputs. The map will soon be used in campaigns at schools associated with WWF India.

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Saffron coloured animals

Let's 'make saffron great again' by saving these animals, and by voting for an environmentally responsible government this year!

I have some exciting news to share with my readers. You may remember that I debuted with The Hindu's Sunday Magazine last year in December with this comic strip. This year, with this comic, I begin a weekly column with the paper! You can now read Green Humour every Sunday, in one of India's most widely read newspapers.