The Slow Exit of Foraging in Urban Blue Spaces
‘The Slow Exit of Foraging in Urban Blue Spaces’ (2026) by Jyotsnika Tiwari for ‘Mongabay India’.
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Following Women Foragers into the Sal Forests of Madhya Pradesh
For a fleeting window each monsoon, women from the Baiga community venture into the sal forests in the central Indian landscape to gather wild harvest, especially putpura—edible wild mushrooms—that appear for just 15 to…
Dhaatri Trust: A Resource Centre For Women and Children
Dhaatri is an organisation working with Adivasi communities across India at the intersection of ecological rights, gender justice, and governance.
Gabie in the Fields of Khonoma
‘Gabie in the Fields of Khonoma’ (2026) is a 5-minute Angami-language documentary by Shreya Katyayini for People's Archive of Rural India (PARI).
Meghalaya’s Paddy Fields Hold More Than Just Rice
Randa Papiah, Toy Sumer, and Hunlang Papiah recall their memories of catching dohthli (snakehead fish) in the paddy fields of Meghalaya during the rice harvesting season.
“Our elders say, if you never put an axe to a mahua tree, it won’t let a person go hungry”
—Kalabai Merawi, 45, Kannai village, Madhya Pradesh
Gariahat Bajaar’s Shaak Maashis Can Always Predict My Dinner Menu
Golden pumpkin flowers, red roselles, magenta eggplants, and various shades of green everywhere you look. At Kolkata’s Gariahat Bajaar, shaak maashis bring a variety of winter greens foraged from the outskirts of the cit…
“They’ve started dumping cement there. It results in smaller, less meaty oysters that take longer to form”
—Ratna and Alka, Koli fisherwomen, Mumbai