Conservation
By Robin Gupta
This Eden is fragile, and the trees and bushes stand mute witness to the daily tragedies of the short lived and ultimately temporary liaisons, none of which can ever fill the void in a life empty of companionship. When we are introduced to Rupert,
Reviewed by: Anjana Neira Dev
By Stephen Alter
From watching experts at work among snakes in the Agumbe Rainforest Research Centre, absorbing myths of the fearsome serpent Kaliya in Mathura-Vrindavan and witnessing the performance of an oracle propitiating Naga Devatha, to visiting sacred groves in various topographies
Reviewed by: Govindan Nair