tribal medicine

In Tamil Nadu, the Irula tribe utilises ancestral knowledge to extract snake venom, supplying nearly 80 per cent of India’s anti-venom.

Dr Ratan Chandra Kar earned the Jarawa tribe’s trust and helped them survive a deadly measles outbreak, changing their future forever.

Tribal women of Jharkhand are using Mahua, which is popularly used for brewing country-made liquor, to make laddoos. This is not only helping them become self-dependent but also helping in the eradication of alcoholism from their village.