The nature of things

In the midst of 21st-century India's relentless pursuit of growth, A Walk up the Hill offers an enjoyable and enlightening perspective

A Walk up the Hill, Living with People and Nature

Author: Madhav Gadgil

Publisher:Penguin Allen Lane

Pages: 424

Price: Rs 999

Madhav Gadgil’s A Walk Up the Hill is one of those rare books in which the life, times and the work of the author are intertwined with ideas in science, policy, ecology and the economy. Other than a wry sense of humour and a razor-sharp memory, what is evident in this book is Dr Gadgil’s complete engagement with the subject he is working on at any given time. His range and oeuvre are vast, from the logic of evolution in plants and communal roosting