Conservation of Ecological Heritage and Sacred Sites of India

Bamboo Handicrafts made by the trainees during the undergoing GSDP course at CPREEC Field Office,  Sri Vijayapuram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. (photos)

·        GSDP Bamboo Handicrafts made by the trainees at CPREEC Field Office, Sri Vijayapuram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. (photos)

GSDP Bamboo Handicrafts made by the trainees at CPREEC Field Office, Sri Vijayapuram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. (photos)

  by Nanditha Krishna Historian, environmentalist and writer based in Chennai All parts of India have deities associated with rice. As its use as a staple spread through East Asia, it invoked deference. All countries in this area have unique legends about how rice came to their land. India observes Sankranti as a mid-winter harvest festival. Celebrated with kites in Gujarat, prayers in the north and Pongal in Tamil Nadu, the festival symbolises new beginnings and prosperity. Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into  makara rashi  or Capricorn and the beginning of Uttarayanam, when the Sun ‘enters’ the northern hemisphere. It’s a prayer of thanks to our star. Rice was probably domesticated first in the Yangtze basin in China around 7,000 BCE, although the approximate time is disputed. It’s also said have been grown near the Vindhyas about 7000 BCE and domesticated along the Ganga by 6000 BCE. By 3500 BCE, it spread to Southeast Asia. Today, rice is a staple for 65 ...

  GSDP Coconut shell Handicrafts Trainees involved in the crafts making at CPREEC Field Office, Uppatti, Pandalur, The Nilgiris.

  GSDP Bamboo Handicrafts Trainees involved in the crafts making at CPREEC Field Office, Sri Vijayapuram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

CPREEC EIACP PC - RP, Chennai has brought out its latest EIACP Newsletter ‘Eco-Heritage.com’ October to December, 2024, Vol. XXIII, No. 3 Click on the below link to read: http://cpreecenvis.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/EIACP%20Newsletter_October%20to%20December%202024_Vol.XXIII,No.3.pdf

  GSDP Bamboo Handicrafts Trainees involved in the   processing of bamboo at CPREEC Field Office, Sri Vijayapuram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.