‘S. Natesh takes us on a thrilling journey across India to meet awe-inspiring individual trees. He writes engagingly and his research is meticulous and trustworthy.’ -Pradip Krishen, Indian filmmaker, naturalist and environmentalist

‘A book for everyone – a glorious testament to iconic Indian trees. Read this book, and then go out and look for as many of these trees as you can find!’-Harini Nagendran, Director, Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, Azim Premji University

Rich in cultural detail and full of biological interest, this engaging book is a gift to all those in awe of the great trees of the world and to everyone fascinated by the charismatic megaflora with which we share our planet.’ - Sir Peter Crane FRS, Author of Ginkgo: The Tree that Time Forgot

‘A must read, Iconic Trees of India is a pilgrimage that we must all make to understand the beauty that surrounds us and that gives us life. S. Natesh’s effort to document these standing iconic trees brings to us the idea of what we must conserve; the trees that have witnessed all the changes around them; withstood and outlived adversity. This is a tribute to the living.’ -Sunita Narain, DG, Centre for Science and Environment

A monumental effort by Dr. Natesh and stunning colour portraits of 75 iconic individual trees by artist Sagar Bhowmick that greatly enrich the narrative that deftly weaves precise science with folklore and history around these ecological monuments. I believe this compelling story has the power to draw new readers out of their technocratic metaverses to appreciate, value and conserve the remnants of India’s spectacular but threatened wild nature around them.’ - K. Ullas Karanth Ph.D, F.A.Sc., Emeritus Director, Centre for Wildlife Studies

S. Natesh taught botany at the University o