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Geetika Jain

ARTICLES BY GEETIKA JAIN

The sighting of wildlife in the dark and the nocturnal feel of the forest makes for a unique experience. Photo: courtesy Aly Rashid

The thrill of a night safari in Satpura

5 min read . 12 Jun 2022

Fabric wrapping is simpler, more versatile—and stylish. Photo: courtesy Geetika Jain

Do you know about Furoshiki, the Japanese art of wrapping gifts?

4 min read . 03 Apr 2022

Shops are once again allowing customers to refill kitchen and bathroom items, eschewing new packaging. Photo: The Source Bulk Foods/Instagram

Carry your own refill containers for a guilt-free retail experience

4 min read . 17 Feb 2022

The Santa Claus Village (Joulupukki) amusement park at night in Rovaniemi, in Finland’s Lapland region. (iStockphoto)

From warm mulled wine to coffee stew, Christmas in Lapland

5 min read . 26 Dec 2021

African elephants on the plains of the Maasai Mara. (iStockphoto)

What India can learn from Maasai Mara's wildlife conservancies

5 min read . 16 Nov 2021

A Little Free Library in Anchorage, Alaska. (Geetika Jain)

A library movement that wants a book in every hand

4 min read . 14 Oct 2021

Sossusvlei in Namibia boasts some of the highest dunes in the world and spectacular desert scenery. Photo: istockphoto

Places to discover in 2020: The alternative hotlist

3 min read . 01 Sept 2021

Wildlife experts are working on the UK’s longest running study of birds in the Kielder Forest. (Getty Images)

Kielder’s working forest and its silviculture story

4 min read . 22 Aug 2021

That’s Food is a bar in London’s Mercato Metropolitano, set out in an old camper decked with vintage paraphernalia. Photo by Geetika Jain

Setting the bar for change

4 min read . 14 Jun 2021

An ice stupa artificial glacier in Ladakh. (Courtesy: Geetika Jain)

Living simply, the new cool

6 min read . 19 Apr 2021

Grass-roofs on wooden homes are iconic in the Faroes. Photo: courtesy Geetika Jain

Home hospitality in the Faroe Islands

5 min read . 08 Mar 2021

Lisa Edwards, a Rasta at the Holders Farmers Market; and Ras Moses, a renowned herbalist. Photos: Geetika Jain

Bob Marley, the Rastafarians and a planet-friendly philosophy

4 min read . 10 Jan 2021

Pacuare Lodge, with a five-leaf ecotourism rating, is surrounded by hundreds of acres of primary forest where research is being done on the flora and fauna. (Photo: PacuareLodge.com)

Practising ‘considered living’ and pure life in Costa Rica

4 min read . 30 Nov 2020

Modern versions of chattel houses tend to be anchored to a concrete foundation instead of sitting on blocks or ground sill. Credit: ISTOCKPHOTO

The movable chattel houses of Barbados

4 min read . 25 Oct 2020

The author Orhan Pamuk wrote, “Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.” And Calypso brought in a host of stories into the author's life.

To all the dogs I have loved before

5 min read . 09 Oct 2020

There’s nothing like a touch of competition to get children alert and leaning into an experience.

Keeping your children enthralled on long journeys

4 min read . 08 Oct 2020

It’s important to remember that the behaviour is the problem, not the child. It should be isolated and dealt with as its own entity. Photo: iStock

When it comes to children, logic wins over threats

4 min read . 06 Oct 2020

Ubriaco at Borough Market, London (Photo: Alamy)

The heady delight of ubriaco, the drunken cheese

4 min read . 26 Sept 2020

Ubriaco at Borough Market, London (Photo: Alamy)

The heady delight of ubriaco, the drunken cheese

4 min read . 26 Sept 2020

Mini plantations make for a beautiful visual, and are an unexpected sanctum for garden lovers. (Geetika Jain)

Opinion I Of pocket gardens and horticulture therapy

4 min read . 07 Aug 2020