Editor’s Note of Talk by V. R. Thiruvady, Whitefield

Mr. Vijay Thiruvady spent his early years in Delhi. His academic interests were pursued in St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and School of Architecture in Ahmedabad. In Delhi he had exposure to the world of nature and environment through association with a number of people and institutions. In college, Mr. Thiruvady participated and got his blues in tennis and hockey, in addition to taking part in a number of treks from Kashmir to Sikkim. Mr. Thiruvady has always been interested in various aspects of nature and more specifically horticulture. He has a farm in the outskirts of Bangalore, conducts Green Heritage Walks in Lalbagh and, of course, participates in the various activities of Bangalore Environment Trust as a Trustee – currently, these include the preparation of a Heritage Tree Register/book and studies of Devarakadus/Gundutopus and large wooded institutional areas in Bangalore. Join him in a conversation at CounterCulture, Bangalore on August 26 from 6 PM onwards.