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A woman with her mahua flower collection-a prized source of Adivasi life: food to fodder, chore to lore, medicine to liquor

The Mahua Story

- Monica Jha & Sriram Vittalamurthy

Mahua flowers lying on forest floor. Not only flowers, Adivasi communities make use of all parts of mahua tree.

Of Mahua and Her People

- Aniruddha Dhamorikar

Mahua ice cream is one of many coveted dishes experimented by star chefs these days. More such recipes they are adding to.

Chocolate Fondant with Mahua Ice Cream

- Prateek Sandhu

A mahua flower got pierced in a stick - as if representing the troubled story of mahua and her people

নিষিদ্ধ অরণ্যপুষ্প (The Forbidden Forest Flower

- Dipankar Dasgupta

A woman rushes to gather mahua flowers left out for drying on rooftop at the first sign of rain. If drenched, it won't sell.

Erratic weather, altered social dynamics disrupt mahua economy in eastern India

Mahua flowers, cherished in Central Indian Adivasi rituals, songs, and traditional food practices

‘Mahua saved our lives’

- Priyadarshini Chatterjee

Palm Civet (toddy cat) feeding on mahua flowers. Numerous animals, birds, insects depend on madhuca longifolia tree

Mahua flower and palm civet

- courtesy Khem Villas

Butterfly Mowra - the oldest mahua brand from Goa

- Jhampan Mookerjee

A leafcup and a foreign glass bottle for drinking mahua side by side-depicts outside influence entering Adivasi world

The spirit of mahua

Villagers sun-dry mahua flowers in their yard. Mahua flowers as food, medicine contribute to their physical wellbeing

Mahua flowers are not just of cultural significance to tribal communities but also the fulcrum of their economy

Many Adivasi songs celebrate lush beauty of the land, bond between people & forest, like one singing the charm of mahua tree

‘Mahua flowers fall like a red shower of rain’

- Arundhati V. & Shobha R.

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