जैसे ही मैंने मानसून के बादलों को आकाश में नाचते हुए देखा, मन दुख और गम के गहरे अंधेरे में गोते लगाने लगा। मेरे ज़ेहन में रह-रह कर मनोज मिश्रा जी की यादें आ रही थी। उन्हें हम प्यार से रिवर वॉरियर कहकर बुलाते थे। वह ठीक एक हफ्ते पहले, 4 जून को दूसरी दुनिया में चले गए। नदी के उस पार, दूर आसमान में, जिसे मैं मुंबई में अपने अपार्टमेंट से खड़ी होकर ताक रही थी।

Developmental pressures have seen the Yamuna riverbed in Delhi eyed by various developmental authorities -- power plants, refugee settlements, Metro station, Akshardham temple. The list goes on. Now, an elevated road is proposed on the river's floodplains

The monsoon clouds this year brought memories of Manoj Misra ji, the river warrior, with whom I have enjoyed informed conversations about rivers, monsoon and rainfall. He passed away on June 4, leaving behind a void in the environment conservation movement in the country.

Ginnorgarh, some 60 kms from Bhopal, was the stronghold of Gonds under Rani Kamlapati, which, after her demise, was occupied by Dost Mohammad, the founder Nawab of Bhopal. The Ginnorgarh fort, now in ruins, is not only picturesque but is also an architectural marvel.

Miyawaki planting is unfit for non moist locations. What could be acceptable in moist temperate, sub tropical or island ecologies like Japan and similar latitudes would be most unwise in other latitudes, specially tropics, where water is climatically scarce or available unevenly over the year.