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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

A "tectonic shift" in #natureWriting in #India: My book #TheTreesOfMyCountry gets a mention and accompanying illustration in this nice article about three recent #books by Indian authors. #nature #wildlife #bookstodon #conservation By Neha Sinha in Mint Lounge @HindustanTimes

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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

#AirForceOne then and now! #Trump #Hollywood #USPolitics Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats From Iran - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/us/polit…

Famous scene from the movie Air Force One with Harrison Ford saying "get off my plane", with words now inserted before: "Only I will"

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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

#BookReview in Governance Now "Shankar Raman is a wildlife scientist – and an excellent writer. His book of essays, ‘The Wild Heart of India: Nature and Conservation in the City, the Country, and the Wild’, based on the findings of his field work and also his observations, has been a […]

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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

#BookReview by Aarushi Agrawal @mongabay "Written in a deeply narrative and lyrical style, each chapter is a celebration of the vitality and beauty of that particular tree. ... Each chapter focuses on the tree and its ecosystem, its environment and above all, its beauty. Reading the book is like […]

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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

#BookReview by Ranjona Banerji "If you have any interest in nature, in trees, in the environment, in the planet, then this is a book for you. And if you have no interest in nature, in trees, in the environment, in the planet, then this is definitely the book for you. ... This book is almost […]

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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

#BookReview Bahar Dutt writes "...It is this quest that drives this book, one story, one geography, one tree at a time. Raman takes readers on an expansive journey documenting India’s rich diversity of tree species, spanning varied landscapes and lives across the subcontinent. The Trees of My […]

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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

My new #book is now out and about in many #bookstores. A few #bookreviews have appeared that I'll share in this thread. The Trees of My Country – View from Elephant Hills shankarraman.in/2026/05/24/my-new-b…

Front cover with Sterculia tree against Ajanta caves

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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2026

india.mongabay.com/2026/07/why-look… #Bookreview #trees The book doesn’t try to advocate for trees or talk about their functionality and importance to human life...The tactics tree lovers normally use to try to get the unaffected to care […]

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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

A landmark speech by a towering leader on the world stage during the first UN Conference on the Human Environment that in Stockholm on June 14th, 1972, which gave the world a new #environmental parlance and #WorldEnvironmentDay (June 5). Indira Gandhi: One Earth, One Environment, One Humanity […]

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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/05/2026

My new book: The Trees of My Country It's been nearly five years in the making, and now it's almost here! The Trees of My Country: A Natural History of India in 50 Trees, published by Aleph, will hit the bookstores soon. It took me across India, this […] [Original post on biodiversity.social]

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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026

My book The Wild Heart of India is now out in paperback as a revised edition with five new essays. Published by Westland, the book has a brand new cover, a beautiful piece of art by Sartaj Ghuman, whose illustrations grace the pages inside as well. The book is now making it's way into bookstores […]

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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2026

My #book #thewildheartofindia is now out in #paperback! A revised edition, with some new #essays and a lovely new cover by Sartaj Ghuman. Do take a look! Available in a number of #indiebookstores like #Higginbothams (photo) and #Champaca (link) […] [Original post on biodiversity.social]

Bookshelf at Higginbothams Chennai with the book with blue cover on top shelf, extreme left under New Arrivals

Front cover of The Wild Heart of India with a Clouded Leopard, spinning sal seed and mountain backdrop

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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2026

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T. R. Shankar Raman @mizoraman.biodiversity.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2026

A perceptive take on one of the most ecologically and socially ruinous and destructive projects to ever be planned in Indias lands and waters. Is India’s Great Nicobar Gambit an Asset or Liability? www.globalasia.org/forum/is-indias-…

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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2026

Also see: Cephalopods deserve higher welfare standards in research www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-… These highly sentient creatures have weak protections for their well-being. That must change.

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Cephalopods deserve higher welfare standards in research

These highly sentient creatures have weak protections for their well-being. That must change.

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Forrest Fleischman @forrestf.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

This pre-print suggests that forest conservation is good for biodiversity, but large-scale afforestation is *bad* for biodiversity, and also will have little impact on short-medium term climate, underscoring the need for rapid emissions reductions. assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-822...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot

It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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