Moses of Longleng

How the efforts of an individual brought prosperity to a remote town in the Northeast

Traditional wisdom

Researchers in Gujarat use rural expertise to predict weather when modern methods fail to make accurate forecast

Home remedies

Right from the backyard

Written word protects

Registers can help preserve the traditional knowledge of India's healers

Jaisalmer's architectural wonders beat the heat

Pink of health

A Garhwali radish, small and round and pink, is just what the doctor ordered

Traditional cures back in vogue

Ancient health care systems such as ayurveda are gaining popularity once again as people become wary of allopathy and the hazards it involves.

Best kept sacred

Sacred groves are deteriorating at an alarming rate across the country. There is an urgent need to identify and protect these sacred woods to …

Restoring the past

A civil engineer revives an age-old system of farmers managing irrigation tanks in Tamil Nadu

Reviving nature

A professor heralds hope and greenery into a remote Orissa village to set it free from a web of untouchability, superstition, illiteracy and poverty

Dyeing cotton fabrics is an ancient Indian art

Indian textiles formed an important item in the trade network, the major thrust being on cotton fabrics in vibrant kalamkari patterns. Mastery …

Roots

Worldwide, traditional medicinal systems are in the process of being modernised. Besides health care and conservation of medicinal plants, the …

Bitten by the betel

Paan is the delicacy among all communities in India. Its cultivation and propagation will serve to strengthen not just the various rituals …

Charaka and Sushruta reborn

Bangalore University's new BioPark has medicinal gardens that incorporate the near-forgotten science of India's ancient medical treatises

Knowledge of medicines by indigenous communities receding

Living on love and fresh air

Pickle, tea and a spice

Weeds of fortune

Upturned harvest

On a trip on the outskirts of Jaipur RAVLEEN KAUR finds farmers making money by following an unconventional practice

24x7 water in the 1700s

300-year-old aqueduct to get protected heritage statu

Keeper of grains

An ecologist has been guarding seeds of more than 750 rare rice varieties for over a decade

Our Frugal Innovation

India is working on a model of inclusive innovation to provide solutions for people at the bottom of the heap. Will it work?

In hope of benefit-sharing

In India, there has been a cautious move towards handing over control of natural resources to local communities

Kerala Knowledge Inc

Kerala shows the way by going for a decentralised method to protect its unique biodiversity

Fact or fiction

It is time proponents of large dams opened their eyes to scientific proof that establishes the efficacy of small water harvesting structures in …