Unity in diversity

Knowledge of medicines by indigenous communities receding

Living on love and fresh air

Pickle, tea and a spice

Weeds of fortune

24x7 water in the 1700s

300-year-old aqueduct to get protected heritage statu

Two worlds that never meet

Video Essay>> Dont cut my head off • by Somnath Batabyal, Matti Pohjonen, Kazimuddin Ahmed and Pradip Saha • produced in …

Not so wild: Sickle senna is widely available, nutritious but not much known

Sickle senna, a widely available but little-known herb, is ready to take on the pharma industry

Yamilicious!

During her visit to Indore, Aparna Pallavi tickles her taste buds with crispy fried purple yam or garadu and discovers the health benefits of the …

`Ancient Indian literature displays exact knowledge of environmental phenomena'

Retired diplomat and well-known translator of ancient Sanskrit texts, Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar recently released the reprint of his …

Traditionally sumptuous

Multigrain food is not new. It has been part of the Indian diet since ancient times and comes in multitude of combinations

Ferment food for the gut

Almost all communities in India have festivals that revolve around stale food high on probiotics

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 …

When reforms ricochet

The biggest threat to Vietnam's bio-diversity comes from deforestation. In the past 25 years, the total area of natural forests has declined at …

Roots

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

Words of wisdom

The traditional knowledge of indigenous communities was for a long time viewed with scepticism. Now, the world acknowledges its significance

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

Songs of leaves and rain

Documentary >> An Ode to Marang Buru directed by Ambuja Kumar Satpathy Produced by Vasundhara 56 mins

Upturned harvest

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

Crunchy, juicy devil's backbone

The succulent can strengthen bones, while keeping cold and cough at bay

Fast foods

Kerala Knowledge Inc

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

Dying practice

Lack of medicinal plants forces village doctors out of trade

Ayurvedic way of curing migraine