By Gaon Connection
लगातार जंगली सूअरों के हमलों से फसल बर्बाद होने और सरकारी कार्रवाई न के बराबर होने से कोयंबटूर के किसान मजबूर हो चुके हैं। अब उन्होंने अपने खेत बचाने के लिए 15 किसानों की विशेष टीम बनाकर खुद ही हालात संभालने का फैसला लिया है।
लगातार जंगली सूअरों के हमलों से फसल बर्बाद होने और सरकारी कार्रवाई न के बराबर होने से कोयंबटूर के किसान मजबूर हो चुके हैं। अब उन्होंने अपने खेत बचाने के लिए 15 किसानों की विशेष टीम बनाकर खुद ही हालात संभालने का फैसला लिया है।
By Pankaja Srinivasan
The Perur-Sundakkamuthur Lake, said to be commissioned by the Chola kings in the 8th and 9th century, is losing favour with birds as commercial fishing and construction mania takes a toll on this unique bird habitat.
The Perur-Sundakkamuthur Lake, said to be commissioned by the Chola kings in the 8th and 9th century, is losing favour with birds as commercial fishing and construction mania takes a toll on this unique bird habitat.
By Yash Khandelwal
A modest 10% reduction in energy consumption from wealthier urban households, which can be achieved from energy conservation and the adoption of efficient power sources, can reduce particulate pollution by 7.1 %, 8.4 %, and 6.2 % in Delhi, Coimbatore, and Rajkot respectively.
A modest 10% reduction in energy consumption from wealthier urban households, which can be achieved from energy conservation and the adoption of efficient power sources, can reduce particulate pollution by 7.1 %, 8.4 %, and 6.2 % in Delhi, Coimbatore, and Rajkot respectively.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
On World Food Safety Day, a small patch of green in the middle of a residential colony in Coimbatore, reminds us about the happy mantra of eating local, seasonal and sustainable.
On World Food Safety Day, a small patch of green in the middle of a residential colony in Coimbatore, reminds us about the happy mantra of eating local, seasonal and sustainable.
By Sai Vivek
Birding is a joy in any form whether we are watching them, photographing them, writing about them or doing illustrations of them.
Birding is a joy in any form whether we are watching them, photographing them, writing about them or doing illustrations of them.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Something of the idyllic setting of their village in the hills of Manipur reflects in the shiny black pottery that is entirely handmade without a potter's wheel, that sisters Presley and Pamshangphi Ngasainao have brought to sell at a Crafts Council Exhibition in Coimbatore.
Something of the idyllic setting of their village in the hills of Manipur reflects in the shiny black pottery that is entirely handmade without a potter's wheel, that sisters Presley and Pamshangphi Ngasainao have brought to sell at a Crafts Council Exhibition in Coimbatore.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
For me, Gaon Connection has brought the invisible world into the light and I have learnt about the indomitable spirit of those who inhabit that world. As the year ends, I look back at some of the encounters I have had and will cherish forever.
For me, Gaon Connection has brought the invisible world into the light and I have learnt about the indomitable spirit of those who inhabit that world. As the year ends, I look back at some of the encounters I have had and will cherish forever.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
It is the puthandu (Tamil new year), and the gorgeous white neem flowers are bountiful. Across many households in the south of India, the flowers are incorporated into special recipes. Not just because they taste good, but also because they bring home the message that life is beautiful like the neem tree, but it also brings with it bitterness, which is necessary for the good health of the body, mind and soul. Here’s a quick recipe of neem flower rasam.
It is the puthandu (Tamil new year), and the gorgeous white neem flowers are bountiful. Across many households in the south of India, the flowers are incorporated into special recipes. Not just because they taste good, but also because they bring home the message that life is beautiful like the neem tree, but it also brings with it bitterness, which is necessary for the good health of the body, mind and soul. Here’s a quick recipe of neem flower rasam.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
The pearl millet or kambu as it is called in Tamil Nadu is made into a simple, no-nonsense, cooling, filling and nutritious porridge with yoghurt, that is just perfect to beat the summers.
The pearl millet or kambu as it is called in Tamil Nadu is made into a simple, no-nonsense, cooling, filling and nutritious porridge with yoghurt, that is just perfect to beat the summers.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Nearly 200 kilometres away from where The Elephant Whisperers was shot, in a camp in Top Slip, Coimbatore, mahouts, kavadis and kumki elephants offer a rich repository of stories.
Nearly 200 kilometres away from where The Elephant Whisperers was shot, in a camp in Top Slip, Coimbatore, mahouts, kavadis and kumki elephants offer a rich repository of stories.