Sacred Groves of Parinche Valley of Pune District of Maharashtra, India and their Importance
This article like the one previous makes the point that there is often a strong link between protecting natural resources and a rich culture. In India, there has a long tradition of mer…
Sacred Groves and Local Gods: Religion and Environmentalism in South India
This is a sacred Bodhi tree found next to a bus stand in the Nilgiris.
In Sacred Groves and Local Gods: Religion and Environmentalism in South India the author makes the argument that with the deepening of the global environmental cr…
Sacred Gardens and Landscapes, Appiko, and Aspiring Resurgence – A Case Study of the Sacred Grove of Ajeevali
Within the Banagudi, the Sacred Grove we visited in the Nilgiris. “Bana” means forest and “gudi” means temple. This forest has been cared for by the Kurumba and Badaga tribes for almost 700 years.
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Shifting Cultivation, Sacred Groves and Conflicts in Colonial Forest Policy in the Western Ghats” and “Malaji’s Hill: Divine Sanction, Community Action
This temple built about 700 years ago to the snake god Naga now sits in the areca nut plantation of one of the women in the Vanastree seed keeping collective.
After 3 millennia of ag…
“Sacred Groves and Conservation: The Comparative History of Traditional Reserves in the Mediterranean Area and in South India” and “Sacred Groves Around the Earth: An Overview”
A Sacred Banyan Tree outside of Hampi. The stacked rocks in front of it bring good luck to your family. I’m unsure of what the trash tied to the root/branches does.
These two …
Sacred Groves and Sacred Trees of Uttara Kannada” and “Sacred Grove and Ecology”
M.D. Sabash Chandran and Madhav Gadgil tell us in the Sacred Groves and Sacred Trees of Uttara Kannada that the concept of the sacred grove is one found in cultures around the world.&nbs…
Syllabi
This website is intended to serve as checkpoints for my research and reading credits while studying abroad in southern India. The syllabi for these classes is attached here:
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