(First published by Motherland magazine in December 2011.)
By Shivam Vij in New Delhi:
From 2009 to early 2011, I lived in a south Delhi barsati which had an enormous terrace area. When I moved in, this open space looked sad and empty, so I spent many thousands of rupees doing it up with all kinds of plants. Then came the monkeys. A team of five to ten. On finding the kitchen locked, they would break the pots, and sometimes eat the plants. No flower was allowed to bloom. Continue reading “Why monkeys run amok in India’s cities”
Shivam Vij 