A platform for and
from the Western Ghats
Attending a Biodiversity Management Committee meeting in the foothills of the Nilgiris, a young Pazhaiyar woman explains what environmental awareness means for indigenous people
On her first train journey ever, a young indigenous writer from the Pazhaiyar adivasi community is invited to join women’s self-help groups in eastern India on Women’s Day
The connection between queerness and fungi has often been made—what can it teach us about queer kinship, community and care today? A researcher takes stock in the rain-soaked Western Ghats
A Pazhaiyar adivasi takes stock of climate change in the Palani Hills, traveling to Valparai and back in this moving personal meditation
Kodaikanal can be more than a tourist spot — it can be a leader in co-existence and sustainable tourism. We have a clear pathway to make this possible, if we act together now!
Becoming intimate with other species in the Western Ghats involves music, mimicry and the fine art of listening, says one of its guardians
As change comes, so does opportunity, argues one long-term farmer in the Palani Hills.
How did the original inhabitants of the Palani Hills live, and how have they adapted to modern life? One of their descendants writes, in this series, supported by a grant from Shared Ecologies