T. R. Shankar Raman

mizoraman@biodiversity.social

Naturalist and wildlife scientist @ Nature Conservation Foundation, India. Author of 'The Wild Heart of India', co-author 'Pillars of Life: Magnificent Trees of the Western Ghats', co-editor, 'At the Feet of Living Things'. Toots in my personal capacity. Blog: View from Elephant Hills <a href="http://shankarraman.in" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">http://shankarraman.in</a> <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/NatureWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NatureWriting</a> <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/ecology"

Posts

Post #3808634
https://india.mongabay.com/2026/07/why-looking-at-trees-is-a-type-of-rebellion-book-review/ #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 about trees are all thrown out the window. Here, trees deserve to exist because they are living beings. ... in boldly claiming space for trees, the book veers away from anthropocentrism, the belief that hum...
Post #3169263
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&#39;s way into bookstores across India. #books #naturewriting #wildlife #biodiversity #India #indiebookstores #theWildHeartOfIndia https://shankarraman.in/2026/05/18/paperback-writer/
Post #3169261
My new book: The Trees of My Country It&#39;s been nearly five years in the making, and now it&#39;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 great country of the trees, from the steamy forests of the Andaman and Nicobar islands to the high Himalaya, from the coral atolls of Lakshadweep to the far reaches of Arunachal Pradesh. https://shankarraman.in/2026/05/24/my-new-bo...
Post #3169260
RE: https://shankarraman.in/2026/05/24/my-new-book-the-trees-of-my-country/ My new book on #trees of #India is now on pre-order at many outlets and independent bookstores like Champaca in #Bengaluru https://champaca.in/products/the-trees-of-my-country-a-natural-history-of-india-in-50-trees?variant=42450808897571
Post #2637590
A lovely and lively article by #ecologist Bibidishananda⁩ Basu on how the #forest comes alive around a fascinating fruiting #tree in #ArunachalPradesh. #India #nature #wildlife https://roundglasssustain.com/wild-vault/chalmugra-tree-visitors
Post #2637589
For these bullshit artists to come to their senses, we&#39;ll have to wait until the cows come home! #News #Delhi #NewDelhi #Aravallis #Forests https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/cm-govt-working-on-scientific-plan-to-link-gaushalas-with-ridge-101777486380563.html
Post #2637588
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? https://www.globalasia.org/forum/is-indias-great-nicobar-gambit-an-asset-or-liability_nirmal-ghosh
Post #1807288
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) https://champaca.in/products/the-wild-heart-of-india-nature-and-conservation-in-the-city-the-country-and-the-wild #nature #wildlife #conservation #naturewriting #ecology #NaturalHistory #india #Books #WestlandBooks
Post #1443910
Last few copies of the hardback edition of my book available via the #ncfindua store #books #naturewriting #wildlife #biodiversity #india The Wild Heart of India https://ncf-store.zohocommerce.in/products/the-wild-heart-of-india/1638627000003261114
Post #1443908
The world&#39;s getting crazier by the day. I&#39;m turned away from a neighbourhood store I walked up to to buy fruits. The fruits are right there. People manning the store are right there. But I&#39;ve to go back I believe and order the same thing online so that someone can deliver it, presumably driving up on a motorbike. Maybe even from a store that&#39;s part of the chain somewhere else in the city that the algorithm selects. #enshittification
Post #1443907
My 2025 reads... A modest haul, rich in reading... #storygraph #books And here&#39;s to another year of reading! #newyear2026
Post #1443906
Swiftly fly the years Sunrise, sunset Sunrise, sunset Swiftly fly the years One season following another Laden with happiness and tears ~ Fiddler on the Roof Why do we journey? What makes us put one step in front of another? What propels us to head one way and not in a different direction? What do we take along? And, equally important, what do we leave behind? https://shankarraman.in/2026/01/10/swiftly-fly-the-years/
Post #1443905
@JohnAltringham Thank you.
Post #1443904
A #blog post with ruminations on #nostalgia and a &quot;partial and eclectic list of the things that I’ve left behind that I feel deserve a revisit, and a brief account of my incipient steps towards reimagining their place in my present and future.&quot; https://shankarraman.in/2026/01/10/swiftly-fly-the-years/ #memoir #essay #longread #books #music #fieldnotes #radio