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It was an ordinary day in a not-so-ordinary village, where the fields stretched beyond the horizon, and the air, unburdened by the smoke of industry, smelled of tamarind and neem. This is the kind of place where time moves to…

In the fragile quiet of a Madhya Pradesh dawn, where fields once lay fallow and despairing, there now stands an army of trees. Teak, bamboo, guava, neem. Saplings planted not just into the earth but into the stubborn hearts of…

Let me start with a confession. When I first heard of a plan to plant 20 million trees in West Bengal by 2028, my first thought was: “Bah, who has the stamina for such lofty promises?” Then I took a…

When I was a young man, there was a tree in our village—a grand, ancient peepal under which the world seemed to gather. Weddings were blessed under its shade, arguments settled, and lovers whispered promises. The tree asked for nothing,…