Labours of Love: Part Two

Written by R. Venkat Ramanujam Part 2 of 2 (Read Part 1 here) Drops of fresh pig-blood trickled down from Kutuk’s upper arms and chest, and stained his brand new pink loin cloth. A thick beaded necklace hung from his neck. Richard respectfully placed a glass of milk-tea in front, next to the kerosene lantern. Kutuk…

Labours of Love: Part One

Written by R. Venkat Ramanujam Part 1 of 2 Emily looked up at me and smiled her shy, dazzling smile. I might have turned a deep red but was saved from embarrassment by the colour of my skin. “I was at the market just now, and bought this for you, er, for your family. This is…

Use Your Smartphone Smartly: Apps in Ecological Research

Written by Soumya K.V. Have you ever wondered what your smartphone can do besides making calls, waking you up, reminding you of things to do, navigating your way, accessing your emails, communicating with your friends, accessing social media, taking pictures, playing music and videos, and so on? We all have smartphones but do we use…

Part II: Not without my Toddler – Travelling the coldest regions of Europe in winter!

Written by Priti Gururaja (This is Part II of a two-part story. Read Part I here)  Prague to Cesky Krumlov: It was very cold. Avyakta had fallen asleep. We had alighted the bus, following our fellow passenger. Communication continued to be difficult. The local people were unable to understand us. No one could direct us to our…

Part I: Not without my Toddler – Travelling the coldest regions of Europe in winter!

Written By Priti Gururaja “Congratulations! You have been selected for the Genomics workshop in Cesky Krumlov in January”, said the mail in my inbox.  I was elated but my mind started calculating ahead: Should I travel alone for 21 days leaving behind my one-year-old son? Or should I take him with me to a tiny…