Call On on Prime Minister Sir, As a starry eyed Probationer, Fond Memories, (Even if Two Decades old..) I am yet to meet a more humble,soft spoken & wise personality of his stature.. Heartfelt Tributes #ManMohanSinghJi History will remember you with kindness & pride. Always..

I Do ; Stand (Happily) Guilty as Charged.. 🌳 🐅 Machan ❤️ #ForestersLife🧸

Cherishing Old Memories; & Trying to Fit into a Niche in Contemporary Times.. This Vintage #BushRadio was my GrandDad's; Was terribly dilapidated, Got it restored, as best as we could,with local Craftsmen, Feeling very proud 😇 Some Cheer to "Radio in" 2025.. #Heritage #TinyJoys

Why are Introverts so misunderstood? They are after all just.. "Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In my lane. Foccused. Flourishing.." #WorldIntrovertsDay Illustration by #JaneMassey

The shimmering #PurpleSunbirds have descended on their favourite Fiery Red Floral vine (Chlorodendrum?) today, Their kind of Party; Which I don't mind at all.. Just hear the chirps.. Makes your Sunday 😊

Today is #SquirrelAppreciationDay (Jan 21st) There is an endearing story in Hindi, about her pet squirrel "Gillu" by #MahadeviVerma Ji, In short, Gillu is more humane than most humans,enacting exactly why Squirrels need to be appreciated more & more, Do Tune In With Nature..

#TreesInWinter by Grant Snider R up early at Work Sweeping away the Night Dividing the Sky Into segments of Light Seeing off Jets on morning flights Standing up to Powerlines Standing against the Wind Making a road for Squirrels to run Holding onto Hope Of warmers days to come

Many of our Forest Infra have Paintings/Murals inspired by Nature For Aesthetics & Conservation Awareness; Most times it works well, except when a rare Painting turns up with a "Cross Eyed Tiger" That too brings giggles & smiles. A New Stress Buster..😀 #AmravatiForestCircle

When we are stricken & cannot bear our lives any longer, then a Tree has something to say to us: Be still! Be still! Look at me! Life is not easy, life is not difficult. Home is neither here nor there. Home is within you, or home is nowhere at all.. ~Hermann Hesse #Trees

May #Holi be as Joyous and filled with splendor as these Yellow Palash Blooms! #Palash~Butea monosperma, usually identified as Flaming Scarlet Flowers; The Yellow is a rarer, The White is almost never seen.. All medicinal & auspicious. Pic by Pushpa Satarkar RFO Dharni Melghats

"A poem is when you have the sky in ur mouth It is hot like fresh bread when u eat it a little is always left over A poem is when u hear the heartbeat of a stone when words beat their wings It is a song sung in a cage A poem is words turned upside down& suddenly the world is new"

My Experiments with Ghibli:- (Somewhere in Melghats..) -Successfully converted my Salwar Suit to a Kimono (Kind of like it !) -But, pray why is Ghibli making me look sadder..? (Perhaps #Ghibli capturing my inner soul!) Thanks to Grok OK. Back to work! #March31stMadness 🥵

Can you guess this Tree? Fruits? Clue: This Plant is not so Rare! But rarely allowed to become a Tree; It is a major source of livlihood in Forest Fringe & Tribal villages The need to collect more leaves, triggers major Forest Fires Diospyros melanoxylon #Tendu #Bidi #Melghats

Who says,Forests don't look nice in Summers; Even if it is Dry Teak Forests,the fallen leaves create a crunch of its own.. The Wild,too,enjoy this rustle; Now Nature is stark with dusty tones, A celebration of Brown,Rust & Gold with sparks of Reds from #Kusum & #Palash #Melghats

#BaelSharbetSeason Aegle marmelos.. How To Survive Heatwaves: "Hold Summer in your hand,pour Summer in a glass,a tiny glass of course,the smallest tingling sip for children,change the season in your veins by raising glass to lip & tilting Summer in" ~Ray Bradbury (Dandelion Wine)

May Rains..unusual but with benefits!(Less Forest Fires) The calming view outside our Protection Hut+Watch Tower is Bliss; Somewhere in Patur Forests of #Akola Watching #SuvarnaRiver flowing below from the Bamboo Platform; Meditative Work Place or Stress Retreat? #ForestersLife

When Life Gives You A Lemon.. With snapped tendons,torn ligaments & a very angry ankle, there's little else to do,but rest,think &catch up on Best Reads Matt Ridley #GeraldDurrell #BonnieGarmus #JamesJoyce Ok then,Ankle ji,Bring it on; I'm armed with Books & Jamuns to munch on..

When a humble Planter serves as a Nest ! The nervous Mom busy tending to the one hatchling, the other egg seems to be reluctant to see the world though.. #BirdLife

"What I Did When I Didn't SEE A TIGER" A Stunning Book meticulously crafted by 2 of our best IFS Officers from #Melghats Divya bharathi, IFS & Jeykumaran IFS Exploring the most obscure tiny details from nature; Sharing the Cover & few peeks from inside.. Brilliant Efforts! #ForestersLife

#AliceInTheWonderlandDay This book impacted me most,as a kid I meet its myriad actors in everyday people,even now.. This book & it's endearing characters resounds in the quiet magic realism that is our Life; More so now.. #MadHatter #MarchHare #CheshireCat #Queen❤️ #LewisCaroll