We are privileged to have Kishore contribute his incredible series on various subjects using creative technology. No doubt, a really good understanding of the subject matter is essential.
We are also blessed to have Dr Bishan Monnappa, a prolific photographer, poet and wildlife enthusiast as a regular contributor.
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Returning to Kishore, he made an outstanding contribution re: Hummingbirds; this is a sequel with a focus on Indian birds – note that India does not have “hummers” but convergent evolution has given us our iridescent purple sunbirds.
N. Kishore — Private Banker, JPMorgan Chase. Numbers by day, Narratives by Night. History buff and restless wanderer, mapping old empires onto new journeys.
Devoted husband, grandfather. Practitioner of tactical silence. Quiet fortitude in reserve.
Thank you for sharing this. It beautifully captures how we’ve slowly lost our connection with the world right outside our homes. The reminder that curiosity begins by simply noticing what is around us really resonated with me.
It reminded me of a friend’s daughter who recently shared, “Growing up, Gulmohar was just the name of an ICSE English textbook for me. Then I realized there was a Gulmohar tree just 134 meters from my house that I had been walking past all these years without knowing it.” That realization inspired her to build GreenSphere, a web app that helps people discover and learn about the trees around them. Imagine extending that idea to birds as well. If AI could help us identify what we see every day, perhaps the next generation would grow up knowing not just the names in books, but the living world around them, even something as common as a crow. 🙂