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Lakshmi: Worshipped as Sacred, Treated as Disposable

Lakshmi: Worshipped as Sacred, Treated as Disposable

Lakshmi: Worshipped as Sacred, Treated as Disposable

Sangita Iyer

3 min read

Honouring Ganesha: A call for compassion this Ganesh Chaturthi

Honouring Ganesha: A call for compassion this Ganesh Chaturthi

Honouring Ganesha: A call for compassion this Ganesh Chaturthi

Sangita Iyer

1 min read

The Silent Storm: How AI is Quietly Rewriting India’s Destiny

The Silent Storm: How AI is Quietly Rewriting India’s Destiny

The Silent Storm: How AI is Quietly Rewriting India’s Destiny

Sangita Iyer

2 min read

A Life Lost, a Future Saved: How AI is Protecting Elephants

A Life Lost, a Future Saved: How AI is Protecting Elephants

A Life Lost, a Future Saved: How AI is Protecting Elephants

Sangita Iyer

2 min read

Beyond the Celebrations of Womanhood: What Must Be Done?

Beyond the Celebrations of Womanhood: What Must Be Done?

Beyond the Celebrations of Womanhood: What Must Be Done?

Sangita Iyer

2 min read

Why is restoring the balance of feminine and masculine energy crucial for survival of humanity?

Why is restoring the balance of feminine and masculine energy crucial for survival of humanity?

Why is restoring the balance of feminine and masculine energy crucial for survival of humanity?

Sangita Iyer

4 min read

Uncovering the Shared Struggles of Women and Elephants: An Ecofeminist Perspective

Uncovering the Shared Struggles of Women and Elephants: An Ecofeminist Perspective

Uncovering the Shared Struggles of Women and Elephants: An Ecofeminist Perspective

Sangita Iyer

2 min read

Progress or Plunder? The Industrial Revolution's destructive legacy for wildlife and elephants

Progress or Plunder? The Industrial Revolution's destructive legacy for wildlife and elephants

Progress or Plunder? The Industrial Revolution's destructive legacy for wildlife and elephants

Sangita Iyer

1 min read

Sentient Beings: Elephants, not Machines

Sentient Beings: Elephants, not Machines

Sentient Beings: Elephants, not Machines

Sangita Iyer

1 min read

The Healing Power of Silence

The Healing Power of Silence

The Healing Power of Silence

Sangita Iyer

1 min read

Viewpoint: When Silence is Betrayed

Viewpoint: When Silence is Betrayed

Viewpoint: When Silence is Betrayed

Sangita Iyer

1 min read

Death Knell for Kerala's Elephants

Death Knell for Kerala's Elephants

Death Knell for Kerala's Elephants

Sangita Iyer

1 min read

Life Lessons on Communication From Elephants

Life Lessons on Communication From Elephants

Life Lessons on Communication From Elephants

Sangita Iyer

1 min read

Interconnectedness: a bliss or our source of misery?

Interconnectedness: a bliss or our source of misery?

Interconnectedness: a bliss or our source of misery?

Sangita Iyer

3 min read

Habitat Loss is the Greatest Threat to Asian Elephants’ Survival

Habitat Loss is the Greatest Threat to Asian Elephants’ Survival

Habitat Loss is the Greatest Threat to Asian Elephants’ Survival

Sangita Iyer

4 min read

Species of Generosity

Species of Generosity

Species of Generosity

Sangita Iyer

5 min read

Trunks Up for Kerala Corridors!

Trunks Up for Kerala Corridors!

Trunks Up for Kerala Corridors!

Sangita Iyer

3 min read

If You Love Elephants, You Need to See This Film

If You Love Elephants, You Need to See This Film

If You Love Elephants, You Need to See This Film

Sangita Iyer

3 min read

Reality Check On World Elephant Day!

Reality Check On World Elephant Day!

Reality Check On World Elephant Day!

Sangita Iyer

2 min read

Elephants in Love

Elephants in Love

Elephants in Love

Sangita Iyer

4 min read

Is it Ethically Right to Keep Elephants in Solitary Confinement?

Is it Ethically Right to Keep Elephants in Solitary Confinement?

Is it Ethically Right to Keep Elephants in Solitary Confinement?

Sangita Iyer

3 min read

Think before you ride that elephant: What you need to know about the notorious Phajaan ceremony

Think before you ride that elephant: What you need to know about the notorious Phajaan ceremony

Think before you ride that elephant: What you need to know about the notorious Phajaan ceremony

Sangita Iyer

4 min read

Caparisoned Elephants: Sad Faces of Temple Festivals in Kerala

Caparisoned Elephants: Sad Faces of Temple Festivals in Kerala

Caparisoned Elephants: Sad Faces of Temple Festivals in Kerala

Sangita Iyer

4 min read

What The Herd’s Heard: Elephants Think On Their Feet

What The Herd’s Heard: Elephants Think On Their Feet

What The Herd’s Heard: Elephants Think On Their Feet

Sangita Iyer

4 min read

Power, Royalty, Reverence: Elephants in Asian Culture

Power, Royalty, Reverence: Elephants in Asian Culture

Power, Royalty, Reverence: Elephants in Asian Culture

Sangita Iyer

4 min read

Ripple Effects of Global Climate Change

Ripple Effects of Global Climate Change

Ripple Effects of Global Climate Change

Sangita Iyer

4 min read

Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, And Compassion Satisfaction

Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, And Compassion Satisfaction

Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, And Compassion Satisfaction

Sangita Iyer

4 min read

Elephants are the Breath of Life!

Elephants are the Breath of Life!

Elephants are the Breath of Life!

Sangita Iyer

3 min read

A Call for New Ethics in an Overpopulated Planet

A Call for New Ethics in an Overpopulated Planet

A Call for New Ethics in an Overpopulated Planet

Sangita Iyer

5 min read

The Cost Of Caring: Turning Compassion Fatigue And Vicarious Trauma Into Self-Compassionate Growth

The Cost Of Caring: Turning Compassion Fatigue And Vicarious Trauma Into Self-Compassionate Growth

The Cost Of Caring: Turning Compassion Fatigue And Vicarious Trauma Into Self-Compassionate Growth

Sangita Iyer

4 min read

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Aftermath of Acute and Chronic Trauma in Elephants

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Aftermath of Acute and Chronic Trauma in Elephants

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Aftermath of Acute and Chronic Trauma in Elephants

Sangita Iyer

5 min read

Human Population Growth Is The Greatest Threat To Asian Elephants' Survival

Human Population Growth Is The Greatest Threat To Asian Elephants' Survival

Human Population Growth Is The Greatest Threat To Asian Elephants' Survival

Sangita Iyer

4 min read

Why Kerala's Ailing Elephants Are Rotting To Death

Why Kerala's Ailing Elephants Are Rotting To Death

Why Kerala's Ailing Elephants Are Rotting To Death

Sangita Iyer

4 min read

Safe Passage for Elephants in Tea Plantations of West Bengal

Safe Passage for Elephants in Tea Plantations of West Bengal

Safe Passage for Elephants in Tea Plantations of West Bengal

Sangita Iyer

2 min read

Forgotten Elephants of Odisha

Forgotten Elephants of Odisha

Forgotten Elephants of Odisha

Sangita Iyer

2 min read

Project Captive Elephants Rehabilitation

Project Captive Elephants Rehabilitation

Project Captive Elephants Rehabilitation

Sangita Iyer

1 min read

Champions to Feed Odisha Elephants

Champions to Feed Odisha Elephants

Champions to Feed Odisha Elephants

Sangita Iyer

2 min read

United Nations: Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations: Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations: Sustainable Development Goals

Sangita Iyer

1 min read

Facts About Kerala's Festivities

Facts About Kerala's Festivities

Facts About Kerala's Festivities

Sangita Iyer

2 min read

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