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From harvesting rain and reviving wells to showcasing the tribal 'flavours of the forest', Vanvadi is far more than a digital detox destination.

"I was alone that day and was trying to clear my path from the twigs and leaves in the forest. I suddenly looked up and right next to me was a tiger staring right at me." #EarthHeroes

Every eligible candidate will be allowed to attempt the same for a maximum of six times.

"Every expert we met discouraged us to take up this mission. No one believed that we could revive such a wasteland through organic methods. But, we made the impossible eventually possible."

Accustomed to consuming nearly 275 varieties of wild fruits, vegetables and herbs from the jungles, the Kondhs were suddenly instructed to practice monoculture and forget their culture. Here is how they stood firm.

In 2009, there were no tigers left in Panna Tiger Reserve. What happened in the next 10 years is really heartwarming at a time when the world's tiger population is under a serious threat. #WildIndia #Respect

From snakes, monkeys, mouse-deer, and leopards, he has tended to an army of animals in the past decade.

Once a plot of land with merely 40-50 mango trees and two huge tamarind trees, today, it boasts of more than 2,500 trees.

Today, the 24-year-old is not only ensuring that lakes don’t run dry but is also protecting threatened forests and green belts in Karnataka.

Mohanta says that he also often goes to schools to talk to the students about reusing plastic bottles. He says, “I tell them that plastic takes forever to decompose and dumping it is of no use, so we should reuse them.”