Laxmi Sivaram describes her relationship with greenery at various points in her life and how it helped her get through tough times by providing an anchor, a source of inspiration, and acceptance.
For a child between three and twelve years of age in a metropolis, no summer is complete, it seems, without a stint at a summer camp. Laxmi Sivaram wonders if the proliferation of summer camps around us saying something about our miscalculation as parents.