Bengaluru Couple Turns Their Home into a 2000-Plant Urban Jungle That Runs on Solar Power
In the middle of Bengaluru’s concrete chaos, a miracle is growing. Step into the 1,500 sq ft home of Sumesh and Meethu Nayak, and you are not walking into a house; you are stepping into a living and breathing jungle.
Over the past 11 years, the couple has turned their modest urban space into a living ecosystem, home to more than 2,000 plants, 49 species of birds, and over 30 varieties of butterflies and moths. It is a green paradise that hums with........





















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