Our Mission
Grihvatika exists to put a living plant within reach of every household in India — and to make sure it is the right plant.
We document indigenous and naturalised Indian plants in plain language, and we teach people to grow them in the space they already have: a sill, a balcony, a shared terrace, a strip of pavement.
The work sits on three claims. That a home which grows some of its own food eats better. That a street with native plants holds more life. And that a child who has watched a seed open argues differently about the environment for the rest of their life.
What we hold to
- Indigenous first — native and naturalised plants before ornamentals.
- Free to use — every guide and plant record stays open, in English and Hindi.
- Checked, not guessed — botanical facts are reviewed; traditional uses are labelled as such.
- Local knowledge counts — gardeners contribute what works on their street.