Rohan Chakravarty's Blog, page 49

Ustad Mansoor Bloopers

Mughal miniature bloopers featuring Ustad Mansoor, one of India's most celebrated wildlife artists of the Mughal era. Cartoon from my Roundglass Sustain column.

Potter Wasp Pottery

'Ghost' starring Potter Wasps. Cartoon from my Roundglass Sustain column.

Death's Head Hawk Moth

Remember the moth from The Silence of the Lambs? My acquaintance with an actual Death's Head Hawk Moth was made a few weeks back when I came across five gigantic caterpillars of this insect. For someone who has always been a lover of the cryptic and the inconspicuous, moths are scoring way higher on the allure-meter for me than butterflies! Comic from my column with Sunday Mid-Day.

Project Dolphin and National Waterways

Project Dolphin was launched by the Prime Minister this year on Independence Day (15th August) with the aim of conserving our national aquatic animal, the endangered Gangetic Dolphin. But another government endeavour, the National Waterways Project, threatens the species, which will involve dredging and development of the rivers that are the dolphin's last remaining strongholds. Is Project Dolphin actually designed to bear fruit or simply as a greenwashing measure for the ecologically destructive National Waterways Project? Comic from my column with The Hindu.

Metamorphosis

[image error] 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.

Know Your Gorillas

Know your Gorillas this World Gorilla Day (14th September). Meet the four races from two species of Gorillas in this silbverback poster. Gorilla prints and merchandise on my webstore here. For t-shirts within India, visit this link.

Gender Reveal Parties and California Bushfires

The California wildlifires have been traced back to gender reveal parties involving explosions.

Mammals of Sikkim

Some mammals of Sikkim and their tracks. Illustration for the Sikkim Forest Department, paying tributet o Himalayan Thangka art. Click on the image for an enlarged view.

Jair Bolsonaro and Amazon Fires

Bolsonaro and the Amazon fires: cartoon from my Gocomics page. A similar far-right leader in India has recently auctioned coal blocks in our forests to mining companies, pushing India towards the same fate as the Braziian rainforests. Can you guess who?