"We go the extra mile so that the farmer who takes these seeds takes home the same variety that I conserved 25 years ago. "

The silent seed revolution has only begun, and Nel Jayaraman’s efforts in Tamil Nadu have triggered many seed festivals across Tamil Nadu.

Ensuring food security and diversity of food, seed security, nurturing of the ecosystem and, more importantly, protecting health of communities.

Apart from resistance against mining and implementation of forest rights, what other activities are taking place at the MGS level?

Alaap has taken on a mountain of a challenge - restoring Himalayan native forests, involving community and engaging with government

Forests inhabited by Adivasis are some of the best conserved in the subcontinent ... and ‘indigenous knowledge’ is invaluable.

Through this venture, farmers are finding stable incomes, and sustainable livelihoods as the produce is directly bought without intermediaries

“Most of the plants dismissed as weeds are edible and we don’t even know it. We walk past them every day ..."

An environmentalist inspires us to think and plan for the future, to focus on the positives, on the solutions, for a better life. He inspires us to dream.