Ashish Kothari
@ashishkothari.bsky.social
Environmental activist, writer, doodler, photographer, punster - in search of radical alternatives
The world is watching @cop30brazil.bsky.social. Show leadership and add the fossil fuel phase-out roadmap to the #COP30 agreement. Listen to @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social and follow the 80+ countries that want justice!
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The world is watching @cop30brazil.bsky.social. Show leadership and add the fossil fuel phase-out roadmap to the #COP30 agreement. Listen to @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social and follow the 80+ countries that want justice!
Flowerfall - Diwali medley. Flowers of 8 species, incl. Parijatak/Harsingar (Coral jasmine), Moringa (Drumstick), Kachnar (Bauhinia), Akash mallige (Indian cork tree), Kaner (Yellow oleander), African tulip. Picked up from ground, 19.10.2025.
October 19, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Flowerfall - Diwali medley. Flowers of 8 species, incl. Parijatak/Harsingar (Coral jasmine), Moringa (Drumstick), Kachnar (Bauhinia), Akash mallige (Indian cork tree), Kaner (Yellow oleander), African tulip. Picked up from ground, 19.10.2025.
Tomorrow (4 Oct), in Pune (India), come join! @ladakh75.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Tomorrow (4 Oct), in Pune (India), come join! @ladakh75.bsky.social
In the midst of all the mayhem, the latest being depressing events in Ladakh, nature still provides calm and inspiration. Offerings from a tree outside my place in Pune, today. @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @yuvanaves.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In the midst of all the mayhem, the latest being depressing events in Ladakh, nature still provides calm and inspiration. Offerings from a tree outside my place in Pune, today. @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @yuvanaves.bsky.social
My first attempt at photo'ing the Milky Way. From Tsokar, Ladakh, 21.8.2025
August 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My first attempt at photo'ing the Milky Way. From Tsokar, Ladakh, 21.8.2025
Film Screening: Vikalp Sangam- A Confluence of Alternatives. 20 July, 5 pm IST, Pune (in person, no online). 2014-on, bringing together initiatives meeting human needs that ensure ecological sustainability & social equity.
@vikalpsangam.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @arnazk.bsky.social
@vikalpsangam.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @arnazk.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Film Screening: Vikalp Sangam- A Confluence of Alternatives. 20 July, 5 pm IST, Pune (in person, no online). 2014-on, bringing together initiatives meeting human needs that ensure ecological sustainability & social equity.
@vikalpsangam.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @arnazk.bsky.social
@vikalpsangam.bsky.social @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @arnazk.bsky.social
World of Reptiles and Amphibians. 6th and latest in my 'World of ...' series of doodles. You can find the other 5 (along with many other doodles) at www.behance.net/ashishkothar...
July 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
World of Reptiles and Amphibians. 6th and latest in my 'World of ...' series of doodles. You can find the other 5 (along with many other doodles) at www.behance.net/ashishkothar...
Flowerfall. Collected from the ground, on this morning's walk around my colony in Pune, India.
June 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Flowerfall. Collected from the ground, on this morning's walk around my colony in Pune, India.
Importance of indigenous knowledge, collective action, and sustainable conservation as alternatives to mainstream development models. Interview, in English, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati - idronline.org/article/envi...
June 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Importance of indigenous knowledge, collective action, and sustainable conservation as alternatives to mainstream development models. Interview, in English, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati - idronline.org/article/envi...
TODAY! HOY! Communities across world assert radical democracy, challenging liberal 'democracy', authoritarianism, & ecological destruction. Launch of their Declaration.
Presentacion de la Declaracion de Democracia Radical y Autonomía
June 10, 1 pm GMT
Registration :
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Presentacion de la Declaracion de Democracia Radical y Autonomía
June 10, 1 pm GMT
Registration :
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
TODAY! HOY! Communities across world assert radical democracy, challenging liberal 'democracy', authoritarianism, & ecological destruction. Launch of their Declaration.
Presentacion de la Declaracion de Democracia Radical y Autonomía
June 10, 1 pm GMT
Registration :
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Presentacion de la Declaracion de Democracia Radical y Autonomía
June 10, 1 pm GMT
Registration :
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The lovely Lamayuru monastery, Ladakh, early May 2025.
May 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The lovely Lamayuru monastery, Ladakh, early May 2025.
Back in Ladakh after too long a gap - over one year! View of Indus & Leh while landing this morning.
April 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Back in Ladakh after too long a gap - over one year! View of Indus & Leh while landing this morning.
TODAY! 1 pm GMT - join us for an exciting discussion on dramatic statement by Abdullah Ocalan for Kurdish movement to lay down arms and engage in peace talks Register at: evo.re/oca @rojava.bsky.social
March 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM
TODAY! 1 pm GMT - join us for an exciting discussion on dramatic statement by Abdullah Ocalan for Kurdish movement to lay down arms and engage in peace talks Register at: evo.re/oca @rojava.bsky.social
Power and Grace: wild lion, Hluhluwe reserve, South Africa. Last week.
February 19, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Power and Grace: wild lion, Hluhluwe reserve, South Africa. Last week.
Join us for this important session on traditional governance systems in India! Today, 10.30 am GMT, 4 pm IST. Registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 30, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Join us for this important session on traditional governance systems in India! Today, 10.30 am GMT, 4 pm IST. Registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
V. much looking forward to this event tomorrow in Pune, have a ton of questions and points to discuss with Ram Guha! (not being streamed live, but apparently it will be recorded)
January 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
V. much looking forward to this event tomorrow in Pune, have a ton of questions and points to discuss with Ram Guha! (not being streamed live, but apparently it will be recorded)
Last sunset of 2024. Goa, India.
January 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Last sunset of 2024. Goa, India.
Sunset at Bhigwan reservoir, Maharashtra (India). No, not signifying the end of the year ...just liked the shot! :)
December 25, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Sunset at Bhigwan reservoir, Maharashtra (India). No, not signifying the end of the year ...just liked the shot! :)
Indian desert gird, playing, parental love, and more, at: t.co/A4M5f3YqCA
December 24, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Indian desert gird, playing, parental love, and more, at: t.co/A4M5f3YqCA
My 2025 calendar, on the them 'Light and Shadows', is out! Happy to send it to those who request, at cost - put down your email here.
December 16, 2024 at 12:24 PM
My 2025 calendar, on the them 'Light and Shadows', is out! Happy to send it to those who request, at cost - put down your email here.
Lovely to see 3 wolves today at Kadbanwadi, Maharashtra, this one with what seems to be a Chinkara (Indian gazelle) bone. @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @arnazk.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Lovely to see 3 wolves today at Kadbanwadi, Maharashtra, this one with what seems to be a Chinkara (Indian gazelle) bone. @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @arnazk.bsky.social
One of my favourite photos: cormorants settling in for the night at Bhigwan reservoir, Maharashtra, India.
December 11, 2024 at 9:13 AM
One of my favourite photos: cormorants settling in for the night at Bhigwan reservoir, Maharashtra, India.
Radical Democracy & Autonomy: 1st episode of webinar series, 17.11.2024, 1 pm GMT. Join us to hear Kurdish freedom/women's movement, & self-governance in Sikkim, India.
Diálogos sobre Democracia Radical y Autonomía - Sesión #1: Voces de Asia
Register: www.evo.re/rd1
Spanish translation available
Diálogos sobre Democracia Radical y Autonomía - Sesión #1: Voces de Asia
Register: www.evo.re/rd1
Spanish translation available
November 15, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Radical Democracy & Autonomy: 1st episode of webinar series, 17.11.2024, 1 pm GMT. Join us to hear Kurdish freedom/women's movement, & self-governance in Sikkim, India.
Diálogos sobre Democracia Radical y Autonomía - Sesión #1: Voces de Asia
Register: www.evo.re/rd1
Spanish translation available
Diálogos sobre Democracia Radical y Autonomía - Sesión #1: Voces de Asia
Register: www.evo.re/rd1
Spanish translation available
Here's one! Fiery-throated hummingbird, Costa Rica. Love your magpie pic.
November 14, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Here's one! Fiery-throated hummingbird, Costa Rica. Love your magpie pic.
Brief introduction: I am an environmental activist based in India, with people's movements, writing books & articles, taking photos, doing birding, doodling. Happy to be in this space, eager to connect to others preferring open source platforms. Here is my World of Plants, doodle from COVID times.
November 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Brief introduction: I am an environmental activist based in India, with people's movements, writing books & articles, taking photos, doing birding, doodling. Happy to be in this space, eager to connect to others preferring open source platforms. Here is my World of Plants, doodle from COVID times.