About Nest & Grove
A space for the lives around us.
Stories, ideas and inquiry about animals, our relationships with them, and the world we share.
A nest is a place of safety. It is built with care, piece by piece, to hold something precious. A grove is a place where many lives grow beside one another, each different, each belonging to the same earth.
Together, they remind us of something simple that is easy to forget: this world was never ours alone.
We share our homes, our streets, our forests, our oceans and our future with lives we may never fully understand. Lives that feel fear, seek comfort, form bonds, and have a place here just as we do.
Nest & Grove was created from the belief that the way we live, and the things we bring into our lives, can reflect that awareness without losing beauty or joy. Through stories, ideas and inquiry, this space explores what it means to live with greater care, rooted in compassion for animals and a commitment to plant-based, ethical living.
We do not believe compassion has to announce itself loudly. Sometimes it can live quietly in what we choose, what we refuse to take from another life, and what we decide is worth doing differently.
A nest for care. A grove for all of us.
Ways of looking closer
Writing that brings the lives of animals into view.
Essays and questions about compassion, culture and everyday choices.
An invitation to explore evidence about animals and understand what it can tell us.
What guides this space
Animals matter in their own right
The value of an animal’s life does not depend on what it can offer humans. Their lives deserve attention on their own terms.
Compassion belongs in everyday life
The choices we make about food, clothing and how we live can reflect greater care for other beings. Plant-based, ethical living is part of this conversation.
Questions deserve room
Familiar habits and assumptions are worth examining. This is a space for curiosity, reflection and thoughtful disagreement.
Evidence and honesty matter
Careful inquiry means distinguishing established evidence from interpretation and uncertainty, and being willing to revise an understanding.
Founded by
Navya Gugnani
Navya Gugnani founded Nest & Grove to create space for thoughtful engagement with animals and the world we share. Her interest in animal ethics and plant-based living informs a perspective rooted in compassion, curiosity and respect for other beings. She writes about the choices, ideas and assumptions that shape our relationships with animals.