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from the Western Ghats

What the Forest-Dweller Knows

Murugeshwari Balan January 8, 2026

Attending a Biodiversity Management Committee meeting in the foothills of the Nilgiris, a young Pazhaiyar woman explains what environmental awareness means for indigenous people

A Slow Walk Through the Nilgiri Hills 

Sneha Thomas February 2, 2024

How to tune into the quiet of the ‘blue mountains’, despite the crowds and over-development of Ooty—a frequent visitor ‘ambles with Anne’, a local tour guide.