This tree bursts into vivid yellow flowers during spring, creating a spectacular display before its leaves emerge. Known as Maharukh in India, the Golden Silk Cotton Tree is relatively low ...

As a child seeking escape from Pondicherry’s heat, these flowering trees left a deep imprint on my mind. The tree-lined avenues, soothing canopies, and bursts of colour helped shape my early memories ...

Between the early 18th and late 19th century,  the officials working with the East India Company commissioned local Indian artists to paint for them. These paintings later came to be known as ‘Company ...