Two things stand out in Elemental India: The Natural World at a Time of Crisis and Opportunity, a book by Meera Subramanian, a young American independent journalist of Indian origin. The first is that it isn’t simply a litany of all that has gone so terribly wrong with India’s environment, but also focuses on green campaigners who are doing admirable work to arrest the onslaught. The second is that it well written, with many personal experiences and accounts based on her extensive travels as a Fulbright-Nehru fellow. It would thus appeal to anyone who need not necessarily be green.

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