The honey gatherer of the Nalamalla hills
Honey drips down K Siva’s gloved forearms as he squeezes the combs over a thin white cloth, with a satisfying squelch. A resident of Thirumalagiri Chenchu colony in the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve, he is one of the nearly 25 honey collectors from the indigenous tribe. He will soon set this pot of golden honey on a double boiler to prolong […]
Paddy, sugarcane, and now mango orchards – 75 years of changing farming patterns in Chittoor
Aragonda village in Thavanampalle Mandal of Andhra Pradesh is famous for its mango varieties – Banganapalle, Neelam, Imampasand, Totapuri, Kalapadi. But a couple of decades ago, its farmers were known to grow paddy followed by sugarcane. What brought about this change?
The ancient bond between the Chenchu tribe and its forest home
We travel inside the forests of Amrabad, Telangana, to understand how the Chenchu tribe depends on the forest for their survival
4,500 hours behind one jute bag
Every product in your house is a culmination of hours of labour. Today, we explore the lifecycle of the jute bag stitched at Total Health’s skill centres
The eyes and the ears of the forest
He was attacked by a rhino, but game watcher at Manas National Park, Arul Rabha, says he’s proud of protecting the animals he shares his forest with