Afshan Mariam, consultant - Sky Islands, began by scribbling in tiny notebooks about plants and insects she met in the fields and forests of the Nilgiris. She has built curricula and led workshops at places ranging from the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa to the Chennai Photo Biennale, and contributed to on-ground collectives such as Edible Issues, The Kichdi Collective, and the Centre for Reciprocity.