Every morning, as you sit down to your leisurely perusal of the day’s news, a steaming cup of coffee in front of you, have you ever wondered where the coffee in your cup came from? Well, it just might be from the mountain slopes of Gudalur! Coffee, in various forms, gets bought, traded and consumed...
Adivasi communities traditionally depended on the forest for all their nutritional needs. They subsisted mainly on fruits, vegetables, tubers, fish, small game as well as the occasional crop they grew, predominantly coarse grains. However, as time passed and the nature of, as well as their access to, forests changed, their diet started becoming deficient. Certain...
Readers please note – This article is part of a series that chronicles the journey of Kottaimedu, a Kattunaicken village in Gudalur in its attempt to return to the best of traditional practices while keeping in mind modern needs and advances Kottaimedu is a small village, a hamlet really, with around 20 houses scattered over...