Tag: Nature
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Asiatic Lion: India’s conservation success story
THE journey of the Asiatic Lion from being on the brink of extinction with hardly a few dozen left in the wild, to its population now swelling at a rapid pace has been a triumph for the ages. India’s conservation efforts have been lauded world over, owing to the significance of preserving the last bastion…
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Living is Giving at the Purkal school
The Purkal school is nestled in the Shivaliks, at the foothills of the Himalayas. It has roomy classrooms with a view of the mountains, away from the cacophony of traffic. I could spot birds and monkeys from the windows. Every year 25 students are enrolled. First the kids go through an entrance exam in which…