Seasons in the City: Anuradha Jain on Mapping Delhi Through Trees and Time | The Literature Lounge

What if the city you rush through every day is actually alive, with seasons, stories, and sacred rhythms waiting to be noticed?

In this soul-stirring episode, Mohua sits down with Anuradha Jain, author of Delhi: A Nature Journal. From the blooming of seasonal flowers to the return of sparrows in balconies, their conversation is a gentle reminder that nature is not somewhere else, it’s right here, if only we slow down.

Anuradha shares how Indian festivals are more than cultural markers, they’re also ecological signposts, rooted in seasonal change. She talks about local trees, how to care for birds in an urban jungle, and how the flowering of a single tree can announce the turn of a season.

Together, Mohua and Anuradha reminisce about their own memories of the house sparrow, and reflect on the emotional intelligence that comes from observing the natural world. If you’ve ever longed to feel rooted in a city, or to find the sacred in the everyday, this episode is your invitation to pause, notice, and reconnect.