Mahesh Rangarajan
Mahesh Rangarajan
Mahesh Rangarajan
Swadeshi's heroic failure
At a time of 'Make in India' and Asia's rise, the story of a man, a failure in his endeavour, shows us how the past can illuminate and educate our current journey
 "Swadeshi's heroic failure")
The nature of things
In the midst of 21st-century India's relentless pursuit of growth, A Walk up the Hill offers an enjoyable and enlightening perspective
 "The nature of things")
Tracking the history of the cheetah
The debate over the cheetah is a reminder of how our own power needs to be tempered not just by knowledge but wonder. This is not a book to be missed
 "Tracking the history of the cheetah")
History through climate change
Historian Peter Frankopan traces the story of human civilisation through its impact on the biosphere
 "History through climate change")
Laws and the green movement
When it comes to our environment, laws and policies have accomplished little by way of success. Environmental Law and Policy in India examines why this is so
 "Laws and the green movement")
Focusing on woods and trees
Book review of Reliving the Memories of an Indian Forester: Memoir of S Shyam Sunder
 "Focusing on woods and trees")
Nature, conversation, economy: A book chronicles India's balancing act
A rare set of essays examines how conservation systems crafted in an era of state dominance can work better in a time of private enterprise, civic action and science
 "Nature, conversation, economy: A book chronicles India's balancing act")
Animal Intimacies offers sparkling exploration of animal-human relationship
For the lucidity of the prose and the animal/human characters alone, this book is a reader's delight
 "Animal Intimacies offers sparkling exploration of animal-human relationship")
The wood wide web of trees
A German forester makes an eloquent case for reconsidering man's relationship with forests as living, communicating entities, beyond the narrow economic view of plantations for harvest
 "The wood wide web of trees")
