Monsoon Ramblings Around The Ridge

Come walk with Pradip Krishen and explore the natural world of a dry forest in the monsoon! Delhi's Ridge forest erupts with new life – annuals germinating, lianas spiralling up into the trees, Papeehas calling, jackal pups mewling, termite queens whooshing out of tiny holes like smoke! Pradip has been walking here with his dogs for the last 40 years and is writing a journal-style book about all the fascinating things you can see on the 'Rutputty' Ridge.

We advise you to not wear shorts (to avoid thorny bushes and insect bites), wear good walking shoes, and carry a hat (if it's sunny). Carry your own water. The walk will take place even if it rains.

This ticketed event with limited participation has 15 slots only. Each ticket is ₹ 400*

Pradip Krishen gave up filmmaking(Massey Sahib; In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones; Electric Moon) in 1994 to dive into writing about and working with plants. He has written popular Tree books (Trees of Delhi; Jungle Trees of Central India) and spent the last 16 years restoring the natural ecology of arid places (mostly) in western Rajasthan.

City as Museum Series: The programme reimagines the city as a museum with a life of its own and its visitor as the flâneur, a mindful passerby. Each walk will be unique in itself and led by an expert thoroughly knowledgeable in the subject matter and the specific urban site of concern. The series will locate and bring into discourse specific zones of engagement in Delhi and the National Capital Region that have served as a repository of local history and creative inspiration to a community of individual artists. Each walk will aim to revisit and engage with certain urban spaces as a means to claim a piece of the shared lived experience through an approach using oral dissemination and immersive participation.

Curated by Madhurima Chaudhuri and Neha Tickoo

*Kiran Nadar Museum of Art is a not for profit institution. The funds from this ticketed event go directly to the walk leader.