Exotic plantations are taking over the Western Ghats
MEENA SUBRAMANIAMArtist and gardener, Western Ghats
HIGH ELEVATION grasslands are characterised by grasses, long and short, meadows dotted with wild flowers, occasional rhododendron trees, water pools and marshlands. Through the wet months, thick clouds of mist gather and swirl in incredible patterns interspersed sometimes by saaral or thin rain.