The Language of Trees is a testament — perhaps ironic, given its title and its content — to the lure of books in their physical form. If the matte, forest-green hard­cover with a delicate illustration ...

In what is certainly the first such experiment in the country, and perhaps the world, the eminent linguist Ganesh Devy plans to set up a Global Language Park ( bhasha van in Hindi) in Pune. It will be ...

Kampala — Among the Madi, trees are a great witness to the history of the people. Their different shapes, foliage, uses do not only add to the linguistic beauty of the people but also offer educative ...

‘A society grows great when we plant trees knowing we shall never sit in their shade.” The origins of the proverb are not clear but Katie Holten loves it. “That’s what it’s all about,” she says. The ...

Beautifully illustrated by author Katie Holten herself, The Language of Trees, which is a mix of texts, poems, song lyrics, essays, quotations and even recipes, is about trees and the natural world ...

The more we learn about science and nature, the more interesting it becomes. While no other species has quite the same communication ability as humans, other species do communicate. Dogs use their ...