April 2023 Issue
Mumbai Butterfly Meet - 22nd & 23rd April 2023 : Dr Sanjeev Shevade : The open, green ambiance of the Maharashtra Nature Park was a perfect backdrop for the inaugural Mumbai Butterfly Meet, presented by the Vivant Untamed Earth Foundation, which was held on the 22nd & 23rd April 2023. We decided to look at the Butterflies as glamorous representatives of the largest group of animals on our planet namely the insects. Over the years, they have also found place in our art, literature, culture and come to occupy a very special position in our hearts. A thriving butterfly population is an indicator of the robustness of the health of an ecosystem... मिलेटस- देवधान्ये, जादुई धान्य, श्रीधान्य : संतोष बोबडे : एकदा तांदूळ आणि नाचणीचे (Finger Millet) भांडण लागते. नाचणी म्हणते मी सगळ्यात चांगली. तांदूळ म्हणतो मी महान. ते दोघे न्यायासाठी धर्मराजकडे जातात. राजा दोघांना तुरुंगात टाकतो. काही महिन्यांनी जेव्हा दोन्ही धान्यं बाहेर काढली जातात तेव्हा तांदूळ खराब झालेला असतो, मात्र नाचणी तशी