However, the ecological character of Braj has been destroyed beyond recognition today. Bemoaning the state of present day Vrindavan ‘Kavi Ratna’ Satyanarayan said, ‘पहिले कौ सौ अब न तिहारौ यह वृंदावन’ (Your Vrindavan is not the same; there are no Vrinda (Tulsi) forests anymore).