Religion + fig trees = a boost for biodiversity May 1, 2018November 14, 2019 / mike shanahan / Leave a comment A sacred fig tree at a Hindu temple in Bengaluru (Bangalore) – credit Anoop Negi Continue reading →
The trees of life that became agents of death April 12, 2018November 14, 2019 / mike shanahan / 8 Comments Public execution of an Indian rebel in 1857 Continue reading →
What happened when Christian missionaries met Kenya’s sacred fig trees April 11, 2018September 4, 2020 / mike shanahan / 4 Comments Continue reading →
Where falling fig trees portend political change May 17, 2017September 21, 2018 / mike shanahan / Leave a comment Continue reading →
Why are so many strangler figs home to ghosts and goblins? October 31, 2016October 31, 2018 / mike shanahan / Leave a comment Continue reading →
‘I didn’t choose figs — They seduced me’ October 20, 2016November 16, 2017 / mike shanahan / Leave a comment Continue reading →
The majesty and mystery of India’s sacred banyan trees September 23, 2016September 19, 2018 / mike shanahan / 3 Comments Continue reading →
How fig trees shaped our history, fed our imaginations and can enrich our future May 24, 2016November 16, 2017 / mike shanahan / 9 Comments Continue reading →
Chapter-by-chapter preview of my book Ladders to Heaven October 7, 2015November 16, 2017 / mike shanahan / Leave a comment Continue reading →
Snakes and ladders and tantalising figs April 29, 2015November 16, 2017 / mike shanahan / Leave a comment Continue reading →