WorldPhoto: Deccan HeraldKashmiri Poet Zareef Ahmad Zareef Plants Trees for Future
Zareef Ahmad Zareef, a veteran Kashmiri poet, satirist, and environmental activist from Srinagar, maintains a diary documenting the Chinar trees he has planted over the years. He hopes this legacy will outlive him. Zareef sees tree planting as a way to challenge society's declining environmental protection instincts, contrasting traditional conservation knowledge with modern education. His efforts come amid Srinagar's rapid urban transformation.
Deccan Herald··Srinagar




