Ravleen Kaur

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An independent journalist currently on a fellowship of National Foundation for India, Kaur has worked with Indian Express and Down To Earth magazine, Centre for Science and Environment. She has rich experience of writing on issues related to environment, wildlife, heritage and local governance. You can reach her at ravleen2@gmail.com

Stories from Ravleen Kaur

Guni Mission
Practitioners of good faith
Ravleen Kaur

Traditional knowledge about herbs possessed by various communities might be lost soon but for efforts like the 'Guni Mission'

CHATURBHUJ PRAJAPATI is documenting science in his own way. Popularly known as 'Vaidji' or traditional doctor at Ramnagar village in Jaipur district of Rajasthan, the 55-year-old has trained more than 25 people in the art of identifying beneficial herbs and documented more than 300 medicinal plants along with their names in various languages and dialects. He intends to increase this list to 500 and then document their usage as well for the reference of future

milkman
Milk dream turns sour
Ravleen Kaur

Milk prices have increased 11 times in the last four years. A look at why it is now a practically unaffordable business for dairy farmers.

lada
Visiting Ladakh? Better pack up on veggies
Ravleen Kaur

Road to Ladakh is closed due to heavy snowfall in winters but residents feel it’s lack of political will than weather that isolates the whole region

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