by Shantanu | Mar 31, 2021 | Experiential Education, Natural History
* ‘Insects are animals, too’ – book by Anthony Wootten * Don’t ask me how or why but I ended up with an M.B.A. degree and then, trying to look smart in a tie (!), started going in for job interviews. One such episode happened in one of India’s most picturesque and...
by Shantanu | Feb 3, 2021 | Experiential Education, Hiking in the Indian Western Ghats, Natural History
* ‘A Considerable Speck’ – title of poem by Robert Frost * Whenever the aeroplane I am in takes off or approaches an airport, I am drawn to the sight of clusters of buildings lying scattered below. And without fail I think of them as nothing but anthills. Valid...
by Shantanu | Dec 2, 2020 | Experiential Education, Natural History, Wilderness first aid
* And some wasps we did upset… – Meghan Pandit * Imagine walking into shrubbery and disturbing a wasp nest, and you coming to know about it only when the tiny insects swarm around your legs! It happened to me when I was walking in the woods surrounding our...
