Varad appeals to travellers and motorists, “While travelling, please throw eggshells in the bushes adjoining the road. Yes, you can help nature even while driving in a car. We all can do our bit.”
Together, these women have decided that they aren’t only going to save their part of Arabian coastline from encroachers and wood thieves but make a living and ensure that the region becomes a tourist hub.
From a village called Madkhol in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, this 76-year-old has been making harmoniums for over half a century. Today, he makes some of the most beautiful harmoniums despite dropping out of school after grade four.