Living in India means living in an environment where nature, people and infrastructure are tightly intertwined. As a developing country with a very large population, India has cities and rural areas that are shaped by limited space and constant adaptation to this space. From large metropolitan cities like Chennai and Delhi to smaller towns, the environment reflects both opportunity and challenge. Daily life here is influenced by animals, weather, traffic patterns, pollution,and the ways people have learned to move through and coexist within these spaces.
One of the most striking aspects of the environment in India is how integrated nature is in everyday life. Animals, both domesticated and undomesticated, are a regular part of the environment. Street dogs, cows, goats, and, on rare occasions, monkeys move freely through cities and towns. This gives the environment a sense of openness, where human spaces and natural life overlap rather than remaining strictly separated as we see in the U.S.
Even in dense urban areas, trees and plants are woven into the landscape. Greenery often sits right next to buildings, roads and metro systems, making nature feel like a constant presence rather than something distant or reserved for farms or parks alone.
