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Summer thirst

May 15, 2017 Deepa Mohan

I thirst…Not for love, money orEven happiness.I thirst for waterTo quench the parched earthTo bring green to the brownTo bring fresh hope to those Who raise crops and food for us.I need waterTo fill the potsOf

“Load-shedding” and voltage variations by BESCOM prove a disaster for consumers

April 25, 2015 Deepa Mohan

Purnimaa Ranganath writes: “Thanks to BESCOM and its erratic power shut downs already this month my fridge’s compressor packed up and had to get it replaced ….and yesterday the power supply went on and off

Summer blooms…

May 9, 2014 Deepa Mohan

Here are the blooms of summer…the purple of the Jacaranda, the yellow of the Copper-Pod Bearer, and the red of the Gulmohar… Even the height of summer, a walk in my city is

Mangoes on your mind

April 27, 2014 Deepa Mohan

When you’re facing the summer sun When your skin burns and it’s no fun To walk in the sunshine, it’s too bright The summer glare hurts your head and sight… You’ve got mangoes on your

Purple Beauty

April 1, 2014 Deepa Mohan

The Jacaranda trees are in full bloom now, across the city. Against the blue, the purple looks lovely: And then, of course, Nature strews the blooms across the path.

Greenscraps:Nature Journaling Workshop, Summer 2014

March 31, 2014 Deepa Mohan

Despite the scorching heat, there is so much to see all around us! Lets capture bangalore’s summer life in our sketchbooks ! Here’s the GreenScraps, nature journaling workshop for this summer! Please find

A different perspective to summer lakes

March 31, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Over the last few days, the Bangalore edition of The Hindu newspaper has carried two articles on lakes, both involving our Puttenahalli Lake, JP Nagar. On 26th March, an article titled “Lakes turn into

Pleasures of Summer…Mango Pickles!

April 18, 2011 Deepa Mohan

One of the pleasures of the summer is certainly….mangoes! From the most unripe to the most ripe, we can enjoy mangoes in a variety of ways…and with unripe mangoes, we can make a