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Sunderlal Bahugana and Vimla Bahuguna at the Kali river in Karnataka in 2005.

Sunderlal Bahuguna: Himalaya’s foot soldier

Sunderlal Bahuguna’s (1927-2021) primary identity is of a crusader to save the Himalayan environment and people, but he also inspired generations of e

Village mapping in progress at Kunariya panchayat.

Kunariya: A model panchayat in Gujarat

The remarkable story of Kunariya panchayat in Gujarat, noted for its best practices in education, employment and ecological regeneration, and from whe

Ashish Kothari,Photographs by Ashish Kothari

A model of sustainable living

Tosamaidan, a high-altitude pastureland in Kashmir’s Budgam district that was until recently the site of a firing range of the Indian Army and a virtu

Shristee Bajpai & Ashish Kothari,Photographs by Ashish Kothari

At the entrance to Tosamaidan, in Budgam district of Kashmir.

In Kashmir, an imperilled zone of peace

Tosamaidan, a high-altitude pastureland in Kashmir’s Budgam district that was until recently the site of a firing range of the Indian Army and a virtu

Shristee Bajpai & Ashish Kothari,Photographs by Ashish Kothari

The entrance to Christiania.

Oasis of anarchy

Christiania, an “experiment” at self-governed community living spread over 85 acres near Copenhagen, is a thriving alternative to a capitalist or stat

Shrishtee Bajpai,Ashish Kothari

Alternative living, the Chrisitiania way

Christiania, an “experiment” at self-governed community living spread over 85 acres near Copenhagen, is a thriving alternative to a capitalist or stat

Shrishtee Bajpai,Ashish Kothari

Hanle village and Indus river, Changthang @ Ashish Kothari

Despair and hope on the Roof of the World

Ladakh is a vast, wondrous land —its enormous plateaus and lofty mountains traversed by rivers such as the mighty Indus and the Zanskar; its high-alti

Birding in Uttarakhand

Whitethroated laughing thrush pair

Birding in the high mountains

EVER experienced exhilarating delight and extreme frustration at the same time? Try being in the midst of a mixed flock of birds in a highland forest

Timber confiscated by Dhaba villagers LR

Baigas’ battle

The fight of the Baigas of Madhya Pradesh to regain their traditional rights is also a fight to restore the diversity of their forests and to protect

ASHISH KOTHARI,SHIBA DESOR

Victims of development

Infused by his activist, non-neutral perspective, Kela narrates the historical roots of the Adivasis predicament today.

Soliga Adivasis and NGOs discussing the conservation plan for the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Sanctuary.-ASHISH KOTHARI

Green approach

An alternative conservation model for the BRT Sanctuary is a step closer to becoming a reality.

ASHISH KOTHARI, NITIN RAI AND C. MADEGOWDA

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