Chirps of a Forest Bird

  Some call me Ganga, some call me Narmada. Some named me Nile and some says Congo. I go by many names, but I am same everywhere…With different forms and different names, I’m the water you drink… I’m Aghanashini for some, and Amazon for some. I’m  nehir  in Turkey, and  nadi  in India.I’m part of many lives and heritages- and I’m universal… I don’t only nurture humans, but also lacks of other creatures… There are colourful birds, jumping frogs, and quirky fishes… and tonnes of other. I’ve got a huge family called earth. And in that huge family, humans are members too… members-not rulers. Photo by  Sergio Capuzzimati  on  Unsplash Today, I am all polluted. You seems to thing I belong to you only… but no. There are many other creatures living in me, not only you. You dump your wastes in water, it may be an easy deal for you. But not for animals live with me. Your plastics are eaten by the fishes here. Your pollution is making the coral reefs in sea ...

Dear 15-year-old Vanya,    This is 14-year-old Vanya. What are you doing right now? I hope you're doing great. Have you finished your 10th board exams? I hope you did well.  And I want to ask you a very important question,  do you still Blogs?  If yes, have you changed the name of it? You might have done it many times as I (you) don't follow up on many things. But I warn you do not to delete your blog incase you stopped updating this blog. At least it will remain as a memory. See, This is the screenshot of my(your) blog.   I Already, I changed the name and theme 2 times. Please keep up with this name forever. This is the name which I created with lots of love!     Do you still read too many books? I know, I know you cannot survive without books. Then, which book you're reading right now? Any re-readings? What are your favorite books? Do you still like fantasy and sci-fi adventures? Have you read 'Braiding Sweetgrass'? Do you still have that b...

Dearest Homo Sapiens, Do you know who am I? I am Earth. And I am not here praise you for your inventions. I'm here to ask you some questions. And I am asking these questions and giving warnings from the decades. But you are not listening at all. For millions of years, your species is living on my surface. And I'm observing you from the beginning. As you evolved more, you are being more destructive. Of course, I'm happy that some of you are trying to save me. But what about others? I'm happy that you celebrate Earth day every 22nd April, at least once a year... you remember me. But the rest of the year, you keep forgetting me. You think recycling plastic may be the solution. But have you ever thought about reducing the usage of it? You invent self-driving cars, but why don't you care about alternate solutions for petroleum products? You teach the next generations about preserving nature, but you never think you're destroying me every minute. You blame me for my...