“I have met men who will not admit that the Hunting Leopard is virtually extinct in India, because they cannot bring themselves to believe that an animal they knew in their youth is already gone. But even they realize that our bustard is going, going, though not quite gone.”

After two weeks of depression-book-buying, I have yet again run out of space, and my living room table can no longer be used as a table.

Some books just know us better than we know ourselves ❤️ “Books are the mirrors of the soul.” ― Virginia Woolf, ‘Between the Acts’

“When I was ten I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” ~C. S. Lewis

A Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the wounded animal's mouth shut and showed it off in a rural bar before killing it has been indicted on an animal cruelty charge by a grand jury nearly a year and a half after the incident. cbsn.ws/4oNs5dD

Virginia Woolf is truly one of the coolest writers ever.

Sundarbans Tiger Reserve now India’s second largest, after National Board for Wildlife approves Bengal’s proposal to increase area downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodi…

The sheer apathy our authorities have for this bird is heartbreaking. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/li…

One of the most important pieces of nature writing in independent India. Read it. The Vanishing Bustard by M. Krishnan (1952) ✍️

Amazing, magical news shared by Secretary Wildlife Punjab,Mudassir Sb - Indian Wolf sighted in Salt Range 4 yrs ago,I saw a wolf chasing Urial in Jhelum but this is first definitive picture evidence of Wolf presence in salt range in decades (Photo credit, Mr Tahir Pnjb WL Dept)

show an anime which: - is your favourite of all time - deserves more recognition - you watched recently and loved - everyone likes but you dislike

William Faulkner, read read read

And while you're at it, read her book too. It's great.

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One day, I'll learn how to use Abhilekh Patal well. 🥲✌️