On the south-western outskirts of Bengaluru, a few residents of the gated community, Good Earth Malhar, lament the clearing of the old sapota (chikoo) grove beside the community’s western walls for construction.
“No more peacocks in our backyard looks like....”
“The Indian grey hornbill would call from these trees almost every day.”
“And fantails, Coucals and so many other species”
“All the wilder backyards are pretty much gone now.&rdqu
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is a writer of the newsletter, The Trench Dispatch, writing both (creative) non-fiction and fiction. He also writes freelance, and volunteers for Bahutva Karnataka, a civil society group for social justice.
