nature

SINGAPORE: From a distance, the patch of gray sunflowers glistening under the tropical sun in the middle of large grassy setting is arresting.

Nature reveals treasures such as the calm Indus, treacherous Zanskar.

In a book titled, Last Child in the Woods (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2006), Richard Louv has drawn attention to the links between the absence of nature in the lives of today’s wired generation and some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as obesity, attention disorder and depression.

If the Beas river was a treat to watch on the way to Thanedhar, the Sutlej was a feast to the eyes. The road girdles along the banks of the river. It