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A review by nuts246
Wild And Wilful by Neha Sinha
5.0
Why are we moved by the plight of individual tigers, but don't care too much about the leopards in our midst? Solar power seems like a miracle from the sustainability standpoint, but what does it do to the habitat of the Great Indian Bustard? What made a tribe in Nagaland give up hunting the Amur falcons and now conserve them? Which is the creature that looks fragile and delicate but flits from one eco-zone to another with gay abandon?
The book has answers to all these questions and more.
Neha Sinha doesn't just study wildlife, she loves all creatures great and small. Her empathetic heart and lyrical prose draw you into the stories, and you can almost visualise what she describes. The book is divided into four sections- Earth, Sky, Water, Heart.
Heart! The Rosy Starlings. The iconic image of them with their head buried in a silk cotton flower- a feathered Thumbelina if you will. The Rosy Starlings that the author waited for during the desolate weeks of Lockdown. The Rosy Starlings which came late, but when they came chased the loneliness away and filled the heart with joy.
If you haven't read the book yet, please do. You will fall in love, forever.
The book has answers to all these questions and more.
Neha Sinha doesn't just study wildlife, she loves all creatures great and small. Her empathetic heart and lyrical prose draw you into the stories, and you can almost visualise what she describes. The book is divided into four sections- Earth, Sky, Water, Heart.
Heart! The Rosy Starlings. The iconic image of them with their head buried in a silk cotton flower- a feathered Thumbelina if you will. The Rosy Starlings that the author waited for during the desolate weeks of Lockdown. The Rosy Starlings which came late, but when they came chased the loneliness away and filled the heart with joy.
If you haven't read the book yet, please do. You will fall in love, forever.