Butterflies at Hanging Garden. Pic/Poonam Bathija

Social media is abuzz with images, discussions and concerns over the smog, pollution and poor visibility affecting New Delhi, Mumbai and other cities. Many of my friends are deeply polarised over how, when vehicular pollution is so perpetual, arguing against firecrackers is being biased against the time-bound festivities. I wonder if the same argument would’ve held ground, had it been a medical report handed over to you by your physician, wherein you were asked to choose between protecting your lungs and kidneys. Can we be careless and argumentative when looking at the health report of our Earth, of which we are an integral part? What happens to the planet happens to us.