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Bamboo cultivation for tender shoots

Bamboo is a perennial grass. It is categorized under the same family of grass as wheat, rice and many other monocots. Bamboo is an evergreen plant in the true grass family with a few of

Why you should not buy a Gir cow

The Gir breed of cattle is amongst the most well known breeds attributed to India. It is known to have been bred for its milk production. Although there are some suggestions that it was bred

Kerala Horizontal well | Surangam are cave like well excavated in mountains

Surangam (tunnel) is a horizontal cave or well excavated in the mountains with super-condensed soil or rocks. The excavation itself is a tedious endeavor undertaken by generally 2 people. One for excavating and the other

Toddy | Sugar(Jaggery) Palmyra Palm Tree (Borassus flabellifer) growing on sand

Sand that you seen on the ocean and river beds are basically rocks which have eroded over time, weathered and pulverized over decades, some even millions of years old. Sand is also a type of

Heart and soul dedicated to Kasargod Dwarf cow

My passion in understanding native Indian cows such as the famed but increasingly rare breed of Kasargod cows led me to Perla, a village in the interiors of Kasargod district, where I had the good

How to build a Cow Shed with Natural Materials

How to build a Cow Shed with Natural Materials Building a small structure is not a difficult task if you are from rural area or if you have some trees, mud and some natural materials