Building up a dangerous trend

Last October's earthquake destroyed 20 per cent of Uttarkashi's houses. When the rubble had settled, it was found that the older, traditional …

Popular science

Traditional science and technologies are crucial to the everyday life of a large part of India. But will the traditions hold on?

Tribals become anthropologists

An academy that aims at converting tribals to anthropology; where the Bhils crossover from being mere objects of study to an active role in …

The Baigas and their weavers

The buzzword these days in Baigachak is the Baiga Mahapanchayat. It is an effort of Nai Disha, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Sijhora …

Fruit grain

Not par for the coarse

An heirloom in muslin

A bacterial strain that shaped BHARAT LAL SETH’s idea of hospitality

A spoonful of salt, butter

The Ladakhi way to beat the cold

Sacred Ecology

Sacred Ecology examines bodies of knowledge held by indigenous and other rural peoples around the world, and asks how we can learn from this …

Goa’s signature spice

Pungent teppal balances dishes’ strong sweet-sour flavour

Traditional irrigation fails themoney test

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Tears and the drama aside, the message survives

Prabhat Roy's award-winning Shwet Paatharer Thala is a tear-jerker, which nevertheless effectively preaches the lesson of family welfare.

"Natural resources need to be protected"

For centuries the people in Bhinyad, a village in Barmer district, Rajasthan, been planning their agricultural activities while preserving the …

Making a case

The Patent Bill gives oral traditions document status

Fighting biopiracy

Power to the people

The Biodiversity Bill to empower local communities under scrutiny of parliamentary standing committee

Trouble in Mexico

Mayans may lose traditional knowledge to a Us-funded project

Germany goes green

Environment friendly farm policies will be the new paradigm

Tradition incorporated

Patents are welcome only if the traditional rights of people are protected

Stalk soup

Tribals in central India use mushroom stalks to ward off chills and cold

In crisis

The desert city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan is an excellent example of how Thoughtless processes of modernisation and urbanisation have destroyed an …

Lost rhythm of health

Thinking ahead

Making sense of `Make in India'

Manufacturing needs to get a boost. But what to manufacture and how are two critical questions

The wisdom of the unlettered