Difficulties of being a Naked-rumped Tomb Bat (yes, there's actually a bat species by that name, and yes, it's rump is really naked, and yes, it is found in India!). Cartoon from my Roundglass Sustain column.
The Common Hawk-Cuckoo, also called the Brainfever (Papeeha), is a brood parasite of a common backyard bird: the Jungle Babbler. Spring is the time to look out for hungry cuckoo chicks pestering their foster parents! Comic from my column with Roundglass Sustain.
This beauty pageant winner from the Western Ghats is an endangered species, thanks to the aquarium trade, invasive species and habitat loss. Meet the Miss Kerala Fish in my column with The Hindu Weekend.
On Hindalco's mining operations in Mali Parbat, Odisha, from my column with The Hindu. Stories like these seldom catch public attention, so I must urge you to read Sriranjini Raman's coverage of the issue on The Bastion here.