Resources that identify environmental change as a significant driver of the story, where the climate crisis alone cannot be deduced as the primary cause. These include changing land use, shifting agricultural practices, deforestation, or biodiversity loss.
‘How Kerala’s Coastal Women are Mapping Tidal Floods’ (2026) is a 10-minute Malayalam- and English-language documentary by Scroll.in in collaboration with Deutsche Welle (DW) for the Eco-India Series.
‘How These Women Grow Vegetables in the Cold Deserts of Ladakh’ (2025) is a 9-minute Hindi-language documentary by the Good Food Movement.
‘One Seed at a Time’ (2025) is a 16-minute Marathi-language documentary directed by Kavita Carneiro, and hosted by the People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI).
Despite its importance, cleaning fish remains one of the least visible forms of labour in the fisheries economy. Revathi Sunil and Rashmi Sridar document what a day’s work looks like for the women at the Rameshwaram Fish…
—Ibadapmon Barim, 32, Khweng village, Meghalaya
—Kalabai Merawi, 45, Kannai village, Madhya Pradesh
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.
Industrial demand is making one of the most affordable species of fish along the east coast of India more expensive. E. Haripriya explores what these ripple effects mean for local kitchens in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu.
—Ratna and Alka, Koli fisherwomen, Mumbai