Butterfly month 2021: All about Butterflies!
To commemorate the big butterfly month on the 18th of September 2021 we drove to the Government Tribal Residency school in Garkiyoor, Aracode as a humble effort, to create conservation interest among the general public for the lesser-known insects that ‘rule the world’. With a group of 15 students from classes 9th and 10th, we […]
Butterfly month 2021: Butterflies and their role in ecosystems
On 26th September 2021, Nagraj V, A Nature enthusiast, a professional photographer from Bengaluru, with four decades of experience with a special preference to butterflies in particular talked about the fascinating role of butterflies in the ecosystem. If you missed the talk, you can still catch it on our YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v41elPh-vuE&t=3s
WILDLIFE SKETCHING WITH PRASAD
Join us for a 1.5-hour session with Mr. Prasad Natarajan, one of India’s leading Wildlife Artist and the founder of ‘Artists for Wildlife and Nature’ With an hour-long pre-recorded demo, learn the basics of wildlife sketching. Keep your notepad and pencils ready! Date: 14th August 2021 (Saturday)Time: 04:00 pm Zoom link
Life of Butterflies – short screening
On May 29th, 2021, NNHS screened the first ever online screening of the film, ‘Life of Butterflies’. It is possibly India’s first ever comprehensive documentary on butterflies, covering the life of the most renowned insects on this planet. This documentary will change your understanding of butterflies and their role in the natural world.The footage comes […]
Citizen Science workshop on Invasive plant species mapping
On the 24th of April, 2021 Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment and Keystone Foundation presented a citizen group workshop hosted by The Nilgiri Natural History Society. This was a virtually conducted event on Zoom platform pertaining to the current covid 19 situations. The topic in discussion was PARTICIPATORY ASSESMENT OF THE […]
A Toda experience – Kodithenmund
After a long hiatus owing to Covid-19, NNHS began the culture trails with a walk to Kodithenmund, keeping in mind Covid protocols of social distancing, wearing masks and keeping to small groups. A group of 11 individuals took the forest trail to Kodithenmund looking out at the Shola trees, lianas and birds on the way. […]
My Name is Salt – film screening
NNHS invites you to the screening of the film, ‘My Name is Salt’, this September, 2020 Date and Time: 11-13 September, 2020 (48 hours, 6 pm-6 pm)Film: My Name is Salt, Switzerland/ India, 2013Director: Farida PachaDuration: 92 minutesFilm type: Documentary (with English subtitles)Produced by: Leafbird FilmsHomepage: www.mynameissalt.com SYNOPSISThe desert extends endlessly – flat, grey, relentless. […]
Climate Change – Extreme Weather Events over India and Impacts on Biodiversity
A rapidly warming earth is churning out severe weather events thatimpact every realm of life. This talk explores the how and why of theseweather events and discusses the impacts on the biodiversity around us. Where do these events originate and how far are the impacts felt? Speaker: Dr. Roxy Mathew Koll, Climate Scientist, IITMDate and […]
Mahua Memoirs – Film Screening
NNHS invites you to the screening of the film, ‘Mahua Memoirs’, this August, 2020 Date and Time: 28-30 August, 2020 (48 hours, 6 pm-6 pm)Film: MAHUA MEMOIRSDirector: Vinod RajaDuration: 83 minutesFilm type: Documentary (with English subtitles)Produced by Grassroots media and Equations SYNOPSISSaloo, the bard and Thirku, the Baiga, takes us on a journey through the […]
Empowering the Community
Dr. Anandi Subramanian, who recently retired as principal advisor to the MOEFCC, gave a talk at the NNHS webinar series on the programme she initiated, called the Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) on June 20th, 2020. The talk opened with the genesis of the programme, followed by an overview of the vocational skills it covered. […]
