Kerala

What Are Seeds, When Not Sold?

Oishika Roy explores experiences of seed savers and scientists to gather proof of relationships between people and seeds beyond that of money: generational, and through the principle of commons.

Oishika Roy

When Bamboo Rice Carpets the Forest Floor

Forested groves in central Kerala’s Edamalayar valley have showered the Muthuvar people with bamboo rice for the first time in six decades. In a labour of love, women of the community have gathered, cleaned, and dehusked…

Manju Vasudevan