Episode 5 Tendu

Episode 5 Tendu For ages, ‘ebony’ has been synonymous with beauty, both in people and nature. However, the Indian Ebony trees, known as Tendu (diospyros melanoxylon) in the Indian subcontinent, are more popular for something else. Endemic to the land its known as a source of livelihood across central India. People pluck Tendu patta (Tendu leaves) from shrubs to wrap bidis, the poor man’s cigarette. The collection of ebony tree leaves, a communal ritual that brings everyone together to celebrate shared heritage and strengthens bonds. The collection of leaves starts with the sun rays of dawn peeping through the dense forests The Fakira Diaries is a channel that covers untold, unheard stories from rural hinterlands and lesser known places of india. The themes are history, archaeology, customary law, traditional knowledge, religious practices, social practices and art. The channel is focused to educate, motivate and inform the youth about these aspects and shape their perception of reality. It depicts tales, places, monuments that gets unnoticed or unexplored. The videos are recorded in remote hinterlands of india involving tribals and forest dwelling communities. The struggles of rural india, inspirational stories from the villages. The focus is to preserve the culture, belief system, trafitional knowledge that is slowly getting lost, due to ignorance and oral transmission, lack of documentation. . Source: https://indiafellow.org/blog/all-post... Created by ‪@diaries-i2w‬ Fakira Diaries #fakiradiaries #nature #trending #viral #garden #ntfp #baiga #trending #tendupatta Photograhy & Videography Neelu Karayt Voiceover Purvika Patel