'The Secret Abode of Fireflies' is a new Youthreach book that explores the love and the loss of trees and wilderness spaces in the modern Indian city. It focuses on the quality of human life in cities that are fast growing to be concrete jungles with diminishing spaces for the natural. The roadside tree, the city forest, the neighbourhood park-are all under the threat of destruction.
A diverse collection of the voices and perspectives of writers, poets, environmentalists, urban planners, activists, craftspeople, photographers, tree lovers and artists, it is both a celebration of the wilderness spaces that exist in cities and a testimony to the loss. This book is an attempt to empower people to give our cities back their life, their very breath- to make informed and sensitive environmental choices, create possibilities through the invaluable power of personal choice and personal responsibility.
Priced at Rs 950/-, the proceeds from the sale of the publication will go towards supporting future Youthreach projects. The book is available at all the leading book stores across Metros and at the Youthreach office.
