India, Jan. 31 -- RC Fuloria first visited Gurugram in 2005, when his son moved to the city. He recalls it as a quieter place that was still developing. Though he made Gurugram his home in 2021, Fuloria says he has seen the city change steadily into what he now describes as a "concrete jungle".

Fuloria spent his childhood close to nature, completing his schooling and higher education in the hills of Kumaon, Uttarakhand. He moved to Delhi in 1983 and later worked abroad for nearly a decade, teaching at universities and working as a geologist. In December 2025, he published his first book, "Where The Goddess Flows", which is based on the river Saraswati of Triveni in Prayagraj.

Looking back, Fuloria said he could not have imagined in 2005...