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Media Centre

Discover a wealth of engaging content in our Media Centre, featuring videos, news articles, and updates that highlight our initiatives and the vibrant culture of the Toda people. 

Video archive

Punjabi doctor living among tribals, speaks the most difficult language, spoken by 1400 people in the world

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This man from Ooty has grown a mini Shola forest

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The importance of integrating science with traditional techniques and wisdom for sustainable wildlife conservation

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Learning From The Todas in the Midst of Global Environmental Change

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The toda landscape

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  • Collaborated in drafting the article, “On Sovereignty and Wilderness: Deepening the Wilderness Concept through Indigenous Knowledge and Wisdom.”

  • Focused on integrating Indigenous knowledge to deepen the wilderness concept.

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Contributing to the Global Dialogue on Wilderness and Indigenous Knowledge

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After 84 years, cobra lily rediscovered in Nilgiris

The incredibly rare Arisaematranslucens , more commonly known as the cobra lily, was recently rediscovered in the western Nilgiris after 84 years by nature enthusiasts K.M. Prabhu Kumar and Tarun Chhabra.

This man from Ooty has grown a mini Shola forest

A video on Tarun Chhabra’s garden, that has more than 60 native Shola trees

Dancing Star Foundation Research Fellow, Dr. Tarun Chhabra, with Colleagues, Discovers Three New Flower Species in Southern India

Balsam of Southern India | Photo Courtesy of Dr. Tarun Chhabra

An Ecological Paradise in Southern India? A Discussion About The Todas With Dr. Tarun Chhabra

Environmentalism is, by definition, given to skepticism, dismay, political cynicism and the seemingly endless endeavors to guide human nature along a path more sustainable than that currently on display worldwide.

Meet the dentist who is restoring traditional landscapes in the niligiris

Dr. Tarun Chhabra is an Ooty-based full-time dentist who also harbours a deep passion for the environment. He is the founder of the Edhkwehlynawd Botanical Centre(EBR) Trust

EBR is a member and Partner; Tarun Chhabra is a member of their coordination team

Three new balsams add to Nilgiris biodiversity colours

Renowned Nilgiris dentist Tarun Chhabra to retire from practice on Saturday

Dr. Chhabra, who started his practice in 1986 at the age of 22, has for years become renowned for his dedication to his patients, with him holding free medical camps every Friday for the last 32 years

Nilgiriscapes

Last year, the first edition of Nilgiriscapes Conference was organised at Ooty with speakers from USA, Canada, Israel and India participating. In June 2024, a Nilgiriscapes Conclave took place at Coonoor, in the Nilgiris. Luminaries from across India attended across sessions that stretched over two days and deliberated upon the rich biodiversity of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. EBR is one of the principal members of the organising committee. Many participants also attended the post-conference fieldtrip to the EBR site to witness the Ecological Restoration activities.

WWF-India Toda programme on World Environment Day
Toda community has a rich history replete with legends

The Nilgiri Hills book review

Tarun Chhabra released this book at a special event at the Bangalore International Centre during February 2024; he has written one chapter of this most recent internationally contributed book on the Nilgiris.

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