Articles for Vazhachal

Kerala's Tribal Chieftain Faces Elephant Attack
9 months ago

Kerala's Tribal Chieftain Faces Elephant Attack

The Hindu  

On March 5 morning, Rajan, 70, the mooppan or tribal chieftain of the Vachumaram Kadar colony, under the Vazhachal Forest Division in Kerala’s Thrissur district, ventured into the forest with his wife Valsala, 63, to collect Marottikkuru, a seed used to make medicinal oil. The State’s significant forest cover, containing around 30% of its area, and the densely populated settlements …

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Moolika, a food festival hosted by Kadar community women, celebrates tubers
3 years ago

Moolika, a food festival hosted by Kadar community women, celebrates tubers

The Hindu  

Moolika, a food festival hosted by women from tribal communities in Vazhachal from December 24 to December 26 at Vazhachal waterfall view point, Thrissur, will celebrate native tubers such as the Diascorea and Colocasia. At Moolika, tribal women will serve dishes they cooked with the tubers harvested in the upstream villages,” says Lekshmi R, DFO, Vazhachal. Ms Lekshmi says that …

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Cry from the Ghats
3 years, 6 months ago

Cry from the Ghats

The Hindu  

VISUALLY striking and blade sharp, the horn-shaped bill is a powerful protective device for this enormous bird, the great Indian hornbill. Captivated by the bird, he remarked, "I certainly think that one of the most thrilling and grotesque characters in Kerala is the great Indian hornbill. But other birds that nest in hollows of trees, such as woodpeckers and barbets, …

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