Stories written by Hari Krishna Nibanupudi

Criminalising Animal Compassion? A Courtroom Drama with Real-World Consequences

By Hari Krishna Nibanupudi
During a suo moto hearing, a Supreme Court (SC) of India judge startled the Solicitor General and Amicus Curiae with a line from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966): "When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk." For animal welfare advocates, it felt like a warning shot—not at criminals, but at India's street dogs.

An Ageing World on a Heating Planet: Why Older People Must Be Central to Climate Policy

By Hari Krishna Nibanupudi
I've just returned from the east coast of India, where I saw for myself the harsh challenges that older people in artisanal fishing communities confront daily. I saw how the community elders — the keepers of marine traditions and the coastal environment — are being forsaken by climate policy and their governments.
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