What’s in a name? The ‘Odia Kandha’, their OTFD status, and the Forest Rights...
Harbandhao Pradhan was 12 in 1952, which is when the first settlement process took place in his village of Sankhajodi, in Odisha’s Nayagarh district....
A Highway of Contention
Written by Arathi Menon
Photographed by Abhishek N. Chinnappa
Balachandra, Conservator of Forests and Field Director, Project Tiger, Bandipur, is a worried man. Close on the...
Even Your Recycled Synthetic T-Shirt is Killing the Fish in the Ocean
A few weeks ago, I watched the Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher which follows film producer Craig Foster’s journey as he meticulously tracks a...
On the Road: Tracing the Current Patterns of Fishworkers’ Migration in India
This piece is the second instalment of a two-part series 'On the Road' by Madhuri Mondal on how fishworkers have migrated in the past,...
Understanding Illegal Sand Mining In India
Research by Koushik Reddy
Presented & Edited by Sumit Krishna Yadav
Almost every year, there are reports of illegal sand mining activities taking place...
The Bolsonaro-Modi Affair: Defining Development this Republic Day
Jair Bolsonaro, as you must have read, is India’s guest for the Republic Day parade, and the third Brazilian President to be invited. Given...
How Does India See Her Oceans?
Most of our “blue v/s economy” contests stem from the fact that climate change is making the ocean more unknown to us than before.
When the North Funds the South for Conservation
With inputs from Dakshin Foundation
When most people think of conservation, they think of Big International NGOs (BINGOs) like Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), Conservation...
A Conservation of Convenience: State Apathy Towards Van Gujjars and Forest Rights in Uttarakhand’s...
What are the impacts of colonial conservation models on the Van Gujjars, a Muslim pastoral community historically living across Rajaji Tiger Reserve?
Living in Toxicity: Industrial Pollution in Himachal Pradesh’s Baddi
Photographed by Sumit Mahar
Suleman is a stressed man. In May 2019, the Shimla High Court had passed a seemingly positive order, considering the relocation...
