Shekhar Paigude

Students of Pisavare village, who have played a key role in documenting the bird species in the village in Sahyadri mountains of Maharashtra.

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Sahyadri gets a bird village

Shekhar Paigude

06 Jun 2026

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In 2019, school teacher Ramkrushna Yekale decided to convert his farmland into a tiny forest to arrest the declining bird population

From sugarcane to sanctuary

Shekhar Paigude

14 Jun 2025

2 min read

Women of Shedshal village in Kolhapur, Maharashtra have preserved more than 50 indigenous seed varieties in their seed bank

Seed guardians

Shekhar Paigude

26 Apr 2025

2 min read

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