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Prerna Jain

Prerna Jain

Articles by Prerna Jain

A meditation on the Indian cow

In many parts of India, cows and humans have a symbiotic relationship. (Prerna Jain)

Updated on Feb 26, 2026 07:28 IST

Angry birds: the jungle babbler edition

“Thanks to the white iris and the bony ridge over their eyes, jungle babblers (Argya striata) look like villains.” (Prerna Jain)

Updated on Oct 4, 2024 13:58 IST

Freaky, friendly and flamboyant; my friend the grey heron

According to ancient Roman legends, Ardea was an Italian town that was razed to the ground after a battle. The heron is said to have arisen from its ashes. (Prerna Jain)

Updated on Sep 5, 2024 15:08 IST

Essay: Love at first bite

“Over the years, I have gotten so used to the kutroo-kutroo of the brown-headed barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus) that I have stopped noticing it. You can hear it in most areas of Delhi, especially from January to June, which is the bird’s courtship and nesting season.” (Prerna Jain)

Updated on Aug 8, 2024 13:07 IST

Essay: Respect my boundaries, dear peepal

“It all began when my gardener refused to pull out a peepal (ficus religiosa, or sacred fig) sapling growing out of a crevice in my boundary wall.” (Prerna Jain)

Updated on May 31, 2024 12:03 IST

An ode to the chinaberry

A red-whiskered bulbul intent on eating chinaberries (Prerna Jain)

Updated on Apr 19, 2024 10:09 IST

The speaking stump

Nom nom: A rose ringed parakeet feasting on ripe jungle jalebi (Prerna Jain)

Updated on Feb 1, 2024 12:54 IST

Essay: First roti to the cow; first bite to the dog

The great Indian stray (Prerna Jain)

Updated on Sep 8, 2023 15:43 IST

Essay: Titahri Tales

A red-wattled lapwing

Updated on Aug 4, 2023 16:42 IST

Essay: The lost monkey swings of Tughlaqabad

Swinging along. (Prerna Jain)

Updated on Jul 13, 2023 14:58 IST

Essay: Following the white squirrel

A white squirrel in the writer’s garden (Prerna Jain)

Updated on May 31, 2023 16:33 IST

Essay: On the animal instinct of mothering

A yellow-footed green pigeon protecting her brood from a rufous treepie (Prerna Jain)

Updated on May 15, 2023 15:15 IST

Essay: Of avian romance in the Capital

Purple sunbirds (Prerna Jain)

Updated on Mar 21, 2023 12:48 IST

Essay: Hit by a semal flower

A feasting squirrel (Prerna Jain)

Updated on Feb 28, 2023 11:55 IST

Essay: Leaving mulch to be desired

A view of the author’s garden. (Prerna Jain)

Updated on Jan 4, 2023 13:31 IST

Essay: My feathered friends are homeless

“Colourful Parrots were regular visitors, thanks to the wild fruit trees that thrived on this fertile piece of land.” (Prerna Jain)

Updated on Nov 24, 2022 22:42 IST

Essay: On my feathered friends

Yellow footed green pigeon (Prerna Jain)

Updated on May 7, 2022 12:52 IST

Photo feature: My Feathered Friends by Prerna Jain

Welcome visitors: A peahen and her chicks once made Prerna Jain’s garden their home for a week!

Updated on Sep 16, 2017 10:48 IST

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