Sustainability & Environment (Homegrown Voices)

Sustainability & Environment (Homegrown Voices)

The exhibition underlines how much of a community’s knowledge and identity can be lost when its language is interpreted through a colonial lens.
HGCREATORS

'Salted Caviar' by Parag Tandel Shines An Anthropological Spotlight On Mumbai's Koli Community

Samiddha Singh
4 min read
Papaya Pads addresses the discomfort and environmental harm caused by mainstream sanitary pads.
HGVOICES

Papaya Pads Is Introducing Period Care That Puts Women & Their Bodies Front & Centre

Avani Adiga
2 min read
While South Asian representation was notable, the brand faces criticism for labor exploitation, including the tragic death of a Sri Lankan worker.
HGVOICES

Angels & Atrocities: The Human Cost Of The Victoria's Secret Fantasy

Avani Adiga
5 min read
In 2008, Sanjeev Shankar’s Jugaad canopy in New Delhi transformed 945 discarded oil cans into a 70-square-meter shelter, showcasing grassroots ingenuity and redefining waste.
HGVOICES

The Jugaad Canopy & The Art of Making Something Out Of Everything We Throw Away

Avani Adiga
2 min read
Bengaluru has launched its first Circular Textile Lab alongside a new Solid Waste Management Learning Centre to reducing textile waste and promoting circular economy practices.
HGVOICES

Bengaluru's Circular Textile Lab Wants Your Old Clothes & A Future Beyond Fast Fashion

Avani Adiga
2 min read
As we gears up for Ganesh Chaturthi, the annual conversation around festival noise is growing louder.
HGVOICES

A Question Of Decibels: Is It Time To Rethink The Way We Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi?

Avani Adiga
3 min read
The Centre for Contemporary Folklore (CCF), is working to document and preserve India's vast landscape of oral traditions through digital archives, community-sourced storytelling, podcasts, and research.
HGVOICES

The Centre For Contemporary Folklore Is Preserving India's Vanishing Oral Traditions

Avani Adiga
3 min read
Shared Ground is a Mumbai-based community platform that seeks to make climate conversations more accessible by connecting them to everyday urban life.
HGEXPLORE

Shared Ground Is Helping Mumbaikars Understand Climate Change From The Ground Up

Avani Adiga
3 min read
Mumbai has spent the past few days under a relentless curtain of rain.
HGVOICES

Mumbai's Monsoon Crisis: Helplines, Rescue Services & Animal Relief Contacts

Avani Adiga
2 min read
A representational image of the proposed Versova-Bhayander Coastal Road project.
HGVOICES

Mumbai’s Mangrove Crisis: The Versova-Bhayander Road Threatens Ecosystems & Livelihoods

Avani Adiga
3 min read
The Understory is creating space for indigenous knowledge and paving the way to a brighter, more sustainable future.
HGVOICES

'The Understory' Is Reimagining The Future Of Conservation Through Indigenous Knowledge

Pari Pradhan
4 min read
Cover of the River Landscapes: Reimagining the Kaveri glossary
HGVOICES

Science Gallery Bengaluru's New Glossary Reimagines The Kaveri Beyond Its Politics

Avani Adiga
3 min read
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