Sharmila Vaidyanathan

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from the Western Ghats

Sharmila Vaidyanathan

Sharmila Vaidyanathan is a freelance writer based in Bangalore and a member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network. She is interested in exploring food entrepreneurship, sustainability and environmental conservation. Her work has appeared in Mongabay India, Nature in Focus, Goya Journal, Whetstone, Hakai Magazine and Scroll.

The Green Queen of Spices: Cardamom’s Future in the Western Ghats

March 19, 2025

‘I wouldn’t say the sky islands of the southern Western Ghats are shrinking or being destroyed. Rather, they are being transformed and changed,’

Brewing Biodiversity: The Secret of Truly Special Artisanal Coffee

January 8, 2024

India’s coffee scene has never been more buzzing—or more unpredictable. We speak to historians, coffee-growers, and artisanal brands on the past, present, and future of this dark, bitter wonderbean.