Amulya B
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Amulya is a multimedia journalist, writer and translator based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. She is interested in stories at the intersection of culture, society and technology. She is the winner of Toto Funds the Arts for creative writing (2021) and Laadli Award (2022)
Drones patrol night sky to monitor Nagarhole elephants
In the untamed world of Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka, where nature’s secrets are guarded by the moon’s silver light, the thermal drone stands as a sentinel of the night — a saviour of both beast and man.
Meet the Karnataka man measuring rainfall for 47 years
This farmer of Dakshina Kannada district has followed in his father’s footsteps and has weather data for about 17,500 days, a treasure for climate researchers.
A supermarket for the women, by the women
Sanjeevini Supermarket is a testament to the power of collective action, a celebration of local talent, and a marketplace of empowerment where women’s dreams are taking root, and a brighter, more sustainable future beckons.
Karnataka village doctor’s green revolution
Dr Tejaswi HJ, a doctor in Karnataka’s Hassan district, has turned the weed-infested land surrounding a government hospital in Karle village into a thriving mini-forest with over 1,500 plants and fruit-bearing trees.
Artist aims to draw a sustainable future in Western Ghats
An artist from Karnataka has set up a centre for creativity and conservation in Shivamogga district to address the environmental and agricultural challenges of the region.
Reviving humpback mahseer in Cauvery’s hidden world
The Karnataka forest and fisheries departments have launched a recovery project for the critically endangered orange-finned mahseer, a fish native to the Cauvery river and known as the ‘tiger of water’.
Documentary highlights plight of Hakkipikki tribe
Members of the community found in Karnataka were in the news for being stranded by the armed conflict sweeping Sudan in recent times.
Karnataka tribal athlete aims high with javelin
Archana M Siddi, a 19-year-old from the marginalised Siddi community, overcomes adversity with ambition. Rising from her impoverished background, she clinched javelin honours in an athletics meet, aspiring to make her mark in the Olympics. Her story, in her words:
Karnataka youth aims for the sky with astro-tourism
Niranjan Kanagoudar from Haveri district has set up powerful telescopes in his farmland to let people watch distant stars for a reasonable price.
How areca nut plantations get ready for monsoon
Farmers depend on a special chemical mixture called 1% Bordeaux to save the areca nut from fruit rot disease.
The island village that gets cut off every monsoon
With the lone bridge connecting it to the mainland getting dismantled every monsoon, the island of Pavoor Uliya in Karnataka becomes completely isolated for several months each year.
Reaching for the stars from a wheelchair
Disability is no obstacle for 17-year-old Keshav Vishnu Sutar from Karnataka who dreams of becoming a space scientist at ISRO.
Climate change looms over Udupi sarees
The production of Karnataka's acclaimed Udupi sarees has been impacted by climate change. Weavers complain about the rice gruel starch, an important ingredient of production, drying up too quickly as the temperatures soar in Dakshina Kannada district.
Karnataka weavers of Udupi sarees face heat over heatwaves
Climate change is adversely impacting weavers of the globally acclaimed sarees as the starch they use is drying up too quickly due to rising temperatures.
Brakes on boredom: Karnataka’s bus stop libraries
Commuters in Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka can read and even borrow books at 267 bus stops across the district, thanks to an initiative by the Zilla Panchayat.
Kokum fruit juice tastes of success in Karnataka
A rural couple in Uttara Kannada of Karnataka hits the jackpot with various flavours of kokum juice, popularising a favourite household drink.
Bayalu Chitralaya: Karnataka village eyes reclaiming artistic past
Plans are afoot to make Sonangeri host art and artists where an experiment to make the walls of the village an art canvas in the 1990s had a huge success.