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.

The Dragonfy: Flying Marvel

On the flight feats of dragonflies from my column with Roundglass Sustain. 

Valentine's Day Tutorials from Dragonflies

Valentine's Day selfie tutorials from dragonflies. Cartoon from my column with Sunday Mid-day.

Rocks of Hyderabad

On the rocks of Hyderabad from my column with The Hindu. My gratitude to Ms. Frauke Quader of the Society to Save Rocks, who was kind enough to take me on a rock walk to the Fakruddin Gutta Rock Formation in the city's outskirts and give me a lesson on Hyderabad's rock history and ecology. The Society to Save Rocks has been campaigning to save Hyderabad's remaining rock formations from unplanned development and frequently conducts rock walks for which you may register here. 

New Damselflies from Southern India

While primetime TV was bellowing about Bollywod drug busts, four new Damselflies were discovered from Southern India: Protosticta myristicaensis, Protosticta sholaei, Protosticta cyanofemora, and Platylestes kirani (named in honour of the late odonatologist CG Kiran). A big congratulations to the researchers behind the discoveries: Shantanu Joshi, KA Subramanian, R Babu, Dattaprasad Sawant, Krushnamegh Kunte, KG Emiliyamma, Muhammed Jafar Palot, and C Charesh. Why should these discoveries matter to us more than Bollywood? Because damselflies kill mosquitoes.

Comic from my column with Sunday Mid-day. 

Damselflies and Us

Damselflies and us. Comic from my column with The Hindu.

Home Biodiversity in Lockdown

Now that India is preparing to lift the COVID lockdown, here's looking back at how I spent the lockdown unearthing creatures from my backyard that were new to me, in collaboration with my pets Srishti and Sakshi. I have been illustrating some of these creatures as part of a self-assigned ongoing series called 'Home Biodiversity', which you can go through here. A special thanks to my friend Vena Kapoor for answering all spider-related queries with the patience and composure of a spider!

Comic from my column with The Hindu.

Some World Records Held by the Globe Skimmer

Meet the Globe Skimmer, a handsome dragonfly that happens to be the world's longest migrating insect! The comic appears in my column with Sunday Mid-day.

Kamasutra for Biologists

Are you a biologist? Here are some new positions to spice up your bedtime. Posters and t-shirts available on my webstore here.

It is a difficult life for biologists, because they're always having sex with specs on!