Why Indians Cook & Eat in Banana Leaves Wondering why Indians eat and cook in banana leaves? Science has revealed some interesting facts.

A giant sinkhole with an ancient forest inside found in China A team of Chinese scientists has discovered a giant new sinkhole with a forest at its bottom. The sinkhole is 630 feet deep, according to the Xinhua news agency.

North Eastern Research Conclave #NERC2022 will be inaugurated by Hon'ble Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and Hon'ble CM, Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma and other dignitaries. Date & Time: 20 May, 10:30 AM Event Links: YouTube: youtu.be/tYvlWBt-y1A Facebook: fb.me/e/3aDryOKtC

Our talk The Question Concerning Technology in NE India starts in a few minutes. Part of #NERC2022. DM us for Teams link. #libraryintheforest #questionconcerningtechnology #NEIndia

Classic, underused tactic in the Atlanta Forest earthfirstjournal.news/2022/06/30/mor…

268 pages of delight: a glimpse into the #WarmData ways of perceiving and describing, celebrating spaces alive and teeming with possibility, beyond what (we think) we can control, shape and tame. With nora bateson Download your copy now, for free, at: unpsychology.org

The British developed mass education for social control. But in India, indigenous education empowered both individuals and society. This story tells how the British destroyed India's education system, even as the UK copied some elements of it. swarajyamag.com/culture/how-in…

"In Rwanda, two broad schools of thought exist on what education is & what it ought to do. One says that teaching is for the market; another says teaching is for human development. These competing definitions have significant implications." Lonzen Rugira panafricanreview.rw/reflecting-on-…

“We serve you to only to fill the emptiness and loneliness of your own society” If you do one thing today, watch this speech by Colombia’s president at the UN. 1/2

The state of Baroda introduced free and compulsory primary education in India 🇮🇳 for the first time in 1906. At a time when motorized vehicles were rare, the Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda in what is today Gujarat introduced 500 mobile public libraries on wheels!

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WE ARE THE JUNGLE.

Unbearable lightness of being in a garden. #Europeasagarden #noshame Josep Borrell Fontelles

The words of the European highest diplomat Josep Borrell Fontelles are rooted in colonialism and racism. They are unacceptable. The European Parliament should call him out on it.

Something magical is happening in Nepal: Its “trees are coming back.” Whoa, what? I promise to explain (and hopefully entertain) in this thread 🌳 nytimes.com/2022/11/11/wor…

Celebrating intricate Indian-Romanian connections beyond time & place 💜 #MirceaEliade #MaytreiDevi #BengaliNight #EnchantedForest #IndiaRomania

1/7 - Six books that will help you understand India’s wildlife, its conservation journeys and lesser known aspects about the country's sprawling landscapes and urban ecology. 🧵