Collarwali: An Insight Into The Secret Family Life Of A Remarkable Pench Tigress
This tigress from Pench Tiger Reserve, captured by Aniruddha Majumder, also known as Collarwali littered for the first time in May 2008. The inexperienced mother was unable to protect her cubs from the harsh monsoon rains and her newborns died of pneumonia within three months. Her subsequent three litters have fared much better, with cubs from two litters having independently established territories. The fourth litter of three cubs are currently with Collarwalli.
Read about her amazing journey here: http://bit.ly/Collarwali
Source: Courtesy Sanctuary Asia Magazine
The Organic Diaries- Step 4: The Sowing
Pulkita giving the students a quick do’s and don’ts session before the sowing.
We were a team on a mission and the students’ determination was at another high. Perhaps, that’s why the rain finally decided to stop and let us get on with our big task at hand. With a relatively clear morning and noon, we got a good amount of time to sow our seeds.
The Organic Diaries- Step 3: The Learning of Lessons
We spoke too soon.
The entire shed had come down like a line of dominoes because of the culprit branch!
The next morning, one weak branch had gotten most of our shed down! (We just knew we shouldn’t have used that one!) The rains had lashed out at our shed all through the night and been a real test for it. And, in the end, the shed gave way.
The Organic Diaries- Step 2: The Shed
Only taking a break for lunch, we headed back to set up a shed over the organic patch as the only solution to keep the unexpected and unpredictable incessant rains from damaging our patch.
Our organic experts Pulkita Parsai and Ankit Pogua and our program coordinator Pooja Choksi gathering materials for the shed come rain or sunshine!
Third Pole E-Base is live!
Third Pole E-Base
The third E-Base of the World, the Third Pole E-Base is now live! We would like to congratulate our friends up in Leh who managed to bring solar energy to the ‘Roof of the World‘
What goes in and what comes out!: Workshop on our digestive system by Leaps and Bounds
To kick off our second year at the E-Base, we commenced with our Food and Nutrition Module.
Smelling and then biting into the chocolate to understand how the digestive process starts at the point of salivation.
As an introduction to the module we went to the basics- our digestion process.
Feeling the food going down their esophagus.
Children to the Rescue!: Sir Robert Swan
We do not inherit our planet from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. The way we live our lives will profoundly impact the lives of our children and decisions made today will influence the future of life on Earth. Therefore, it is our mission to build on this by informing, engaging and inspiring the next generation of leaders to take responsibility, be sustainable, and know that the time for action is NOW.
Inspiring students at the E-Base.
Where Man meets Nature: Bittu Sahgal
India is one of the most biodiverse nations in the world. Though, we are fast losing this natural wealth on account of unchecked conventional forms of ‘development’.
Conserving our planet’s surviving biodiversity, in the face of today’s misguided developmental ambitions, is undoubtedly one of the most crucial challenges that threatens the very survival of life on earth. This battle is umbilically connected to the climate crisis that has now come to be accepted as a reality by even the most hard-headed economists and scientists.
E-Base Fan Following!
The E-Base has many fans! But, they are not only our students! Educators, school teachers and students from all over India have had wonderful experiences at the E-Base.
Curiouscity educators with the students from Kohka school
Back to school!
Shanti works as a cleaner at the Pench Tiger Reserve Interpretation Centre. When we first began conducting workshops at the E-Base, both her children who study in Khavasa School attended them.
Shanti trying her hand at the experiments
Busy with her own work, Shanti would pass us by at the E-Base or outside at the Turia Gate doing activities with the students. Perhaps, that’s when her curiosity arose and she started taking interest in what we had to offer. Never having completed her education, the workshops at the E-base captured her attention and soon later, we found Shanti standing at a distance listening and watching intently while we conducted workshops.
