Finding Hope in Nature:
Be inspired by nature, seen through mindful poetry, and photographs of nature's beauty that provide a breathtaking visual background for each of the poems.
This collection of poems brings positivity and hope in times of uncertainty influenced by the pandemic. Nature, it is all around us, and yet we are not intentionally conscious of or aware that we are part of and inseparable from nature.
Simply put, we are, because nature is.
Be inspired by nature, seen through mindful poetry, and photographs of nature's beauty that provide a breathtaking visual background for each of the poems.
This collection of poems brings positivity and hope in times of uncertainty influenced by the pandemic. Nature, it is all around us, and yet we are not intentionally conscious of or aware that we are part of and inseparable from nature.
Simply put, we are, because nature is.
 Dr. Neeraja Havaligi, Author
Dr. Havaligi grew up studying agriculture while learning about plants and food from elders around her in Bangalore, India. Early-on she understood the connection between India’s food diversity and the biodiversity in nature around her. She brings her expertise as a faculty member of the Environmental Sciences, Oregon State University in the US, and Biodiversity and Climate Change specialist with UN agencies in sharing the interconnection between nature and people across the globe. As a mother of two kids in their late teens, Dr. Havaligi's poems touch into her experiences of how nature helps heal pandemic related challenges and uncertainty.
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 Shankar Viswanathan, Photographer
Shankar’s curiosity and exploration of nature was often a reprieve from the rat race while growing up in Mumbai, India. He began using the camera in his early twenties to document his curiosity, adventures and observation of life around him. Few decades and experiences later, working in software development in the US, he still remains curious.
With Neeraja's experience and knowledge rubbing in on him, he is also curious about behavioral ecology of species on Planet Earth. He draws inspiration from our connected planet and uses his time behind the camera to capture moments of intrigue, resilience and hope in nature. |
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