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Heritage & Indigenous Knowledge

  • When a tree and a wayside stone becomes a shrine: Observations from nature
    February 23, 2026

    When a tree and a wayside stone becomes a shrine: Observations from nature

    Dr Gopakumar S
  • Honoring the unparalleled life and legacy of Saalumarada Thimmakka
    February 17, 2026

    Honoring the unparalleled life and legacy of Saalumarada Thimmakka

    Charumathi Supraja
  • Where Faith Becomes Forest: The Story of Restoringone of Kerala’s oldest Serpent Groves 
    November 23, 2025

    Where Faith Becomes Forest: The Story of Restoringone of Kerala’s oldest Serpent Groves 

    Mitravinda Giri Nair
  • When Bridges Silence Songs: A Meditation on ‘Lost Songs of Sundari’
    November 22, 2025

    When Bridges Silence Songs: A Meditation on ‘Lost Songs of Sundari’

    TFP
  • Silent Valley’s Living Archive: The Muduga Man Who Guards India’s Last Great Rainforest
    November 1, 2025

    Silent Valley’s Living Archive: The Muduga Man Who Guards India’s Last Great Rainforest

    K. A. Shaji
  • Gibbons, homestay and homestead tea cultivation: A remarkable story of conservation from Assam’s tea country
    August 5, 2025

    Gibbons, homestay and homestead tea cultivation: A remarkable story of conservation from Assam’s tea country

    TFP
  • How India’s ‘Kadak’ became the Gulf’s ‘Karak’ and how ‘Rainbow’ made it the quintessential drink
    July 22, 2025

    How India’s ‘Kadak’ became the Gulf’s ‘Karak’ and how ‘Rainbow’ made it the quintessential drink

    TFP
  • Assam’s Golden Thread: How Muga Silk Is Weaving Its Way Into Global Luxury Markets
    July 5, 2025

    Assam’s Golden Thread: How Muga Silk Is Weaving Its Way Into Global Luxury Markets

    Dr Urmimala Hazarika
  • The 34-Shilling Bid That Launched Assam’s Tea Industry 
    June 30, 2025

    The 34-Shilling Bid That Launched Assam’s Tea Industry 

    Gautam Saikia
  • Steeped in Assam: The Legacy and Craft of Assam’s Tea
    June 21, 2025

    Steeped in Assam: The Legacy and Craft of Assam’s Tea

    TFP
  • Punnathur Kotta: A Historic Sanctuary for Elephants in Kerala
    November 21, 2024

    Punnathur Kotta: A Historic Sanctuary for Elephants in Kerala

    TFP

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