Exclusive interview with 33-year-old Snehalata Dhal of Odisha’s Simlipal National Park Snehalata Dhal WHEN her assistant Lal Mohan took a 23-second video of her dancing uninhibitedly and appealing euphorically to the rain gods to not go away before dousing the forest fires, Snehalata Dhal, a young forester at Pithabata range in Simlipal National Park in … Continue reading Meet the forester whose video of dancing in the rain went viral
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When the Monster Rains Came, Kerala Was Not Prepared
In Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, one of the worst affected regions in the biggest flood to hit the southern Indian state in almost a century, 72-year-old Chandrasekharan Achari died for want of medical assistance. He couldn’t be taken to the local hospital two kilometres from home because the water had risen so high that no … Continue reading When the Monster Rains Came, Kerala Was Not Prepared
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