Irula snake catchers’ role in pest control and producing anti-venom serum – Tamil Nadu
Armed with a crowbar, a sabre and a cotton bag, the group sets out at 5.30 a.m. from Vadanemmeli on East Coast Road. Taking the first bus to Mambakkam village …
Encouraging centuries-old life-skills of Irulas: Eking out a living outside forests – Tamil Nadu
Janaki Lenin’s book [My Husband and Other Animals], a compilation of her popular column in The Hindu MetroPlus, offers insights into her husband Rom Whitaker’s fascination for animals, particularly snakes …
Sacred groves foster a sense of togetherness and harmony: Protecting nature in and beyond India’s tribal communities – Kerala & Karnataka
CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF NATURE CONSERVATION IN INDIABy Dr S.M. Nair Living in harmony with Nature has been an integral part of Indian culture. This has been abundantly reflected in a …
History and tourism: A homeland for “tribals who had dreamed of a separate state for a long time” – Jharkhand
History and Geography Jharkhand which came into being on 15 November 2000 as the 28th State of the Union is the homeland of the tribals who had dreamed of a …
Members of the Kaani (Kani) community “guardian angels” of the Karamana river (Western Ghats) – Kerala
Achuthsankar S. Nair | To read the full story, click here >> Unlike city residents who pollute the water, tribal communities upstream revere the river History is often the story …
Irula snake-catchers providing venom for producing antivenom – Tamil Nadu
Romulus Whitaker, The Hindu, June 30, 2012 India has one of the highest rates of death from snakebite in the world. There are four species of snakes (of the nearly 300 …