Warm Apples traces a poetic journey across three intertwined worlds: a childhood filled with sparrows, rivers, paper boats; and the journalist who witnessed drought, pollution, snow-starved apple farmers and the human cost of a warming planet; and the climate-policy professional navigating the complex terrain of net zero, melting glaciers and accelerating ecosystem degradation. In vivid, intimate verse, Sayli turns memory and reportage into quiet revelation.
Yet within the ache, she finds renewal—rainwater harvested, tomatoes grown, small acts that stitch hope back into daily life. Tender, unflinching and deeply human, Warm Apples invites readers to feel, reflect and remember what still can be saved.
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Sayli
Sayli Mankikar is a climate and urban policy knowledge specialist and communicator with over two decades of experience across journalism, public policy, and sustainability. She began her career as a journalist with The Indian Express and Hindustan Times, covering policy and politics, reporting from drought-stricken villages, polluted industrial belts, and the shifting edges of India’s cities—experiences that continue to shape her writing and worldview.
She currently serves as Associate Director for Knowledge Management, Advocacy and Communications at ICLEI South Asia, where she leads regional climate collaborations, develops knowledge platforms, and builds narratives on resilience and sustainable urban transitions. Her career spans senior roles at NITI Aayog, the National Institute of Urban Affairs, and the Observer Research Foundation, and her work has been widely published on issues of environment, governance, and city systems.
Warm Apples, her debut collection, brings together memory, reportage, and climate insight in a voice distinctly her own
