Not too long ago, in New Thippasandra opposite my house was a tree lined avenue with 67 wonderful old trees. One day they were all cut to widen the road to add two bloody lanes which still continue to remain jammed everyday.

Now the BBMP has its eyes on the Indiranagar BDA complex re-development and the old beautiful trees there are threatened. Activists and tree huggers protested a few weeks ago, but who knows what fate brings to these gentle giants one dark night!

My anguish and helplessness in this matter as a poem “Hug me please”.