He gave us names to call the clouds, imparted personalities to the myriad plants, revealed faces in the gnarled roots of old trees, showed us the sparkling laughter hidden in the flowing streams, taught us to savour the delicate breath of misty dawns and the slow secrets of the hooded mountains. The coppery gold hue…

We will be your eyes now to see the sun steal in silently through the leaves the fat millipede cruise slowly past idly inspecting every pebble and leaf in its path the cow licking her calf tenderly in the middle of the road blocking traffic we will be your ears to hear the eagle’s screech…

The corner stone of this project is my late husband Unni, Mr. C.K. Unnikrishnan Nair. He was a planter who joined the erstwhile James- Finlay Company in 1963. He walked the dusty plantation roads where centuries of memories sleep, through the James- Finlay, Tata Finlay, Tata Tea and KDHP days. The journey of his life also took…

The Stillness Project aims to support efforts to help children gain a deep understanding of the ecosystem in which they live; develop a sense of wonder, respect and empathy for everything that is part of that ecosystem – the earth, plants, animals, and people – and to instill creativity and compassion into their daily lives….