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Ground Tales
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Untold and UnheardGround Tales is primarily a podcast platform founded in 2019 which also delves into multimedia and text stories, and in keeping up with the times experiments with new ways of disseminating information to the wider audiences on various platforms of communication. Covering issues like climate change, environment and stories of indigenous communities, it aims to create a buzz around lesser-discussed yet highly relevant subjects. Through the podcasts Ground Tales aims to reach the masses in both English and Hindi to cater to a larger audience.
Episodes
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Ground Tales: The Zero-Waste Journey – Redefining Modern Living
Delhi’s Okhla, Bhalswa or Ghazipur landfills collectively cover over 200 acres of land and carry 28 million tonnes of legacy waste. The piles of rotting food, clothes, plastic, glass and e-waste all dumped together make a recipe for disaster as these mounds of trash pollute the earth, and our…
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Vulture Conservation in India
India, a sanctuary for nine distinct vulture species, is fervently working to stabilize the numbers of these vital scavengers. As the mortality rate edges past five percent annually, the threat of extinction becomes palpable, making every vulture's demise deeply sorrowful. The 1990s saw a...
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Impact of Forest Conservation Act on Forest Rights Act
Hello and welcome to ground tales. This is your host Shuchita Jha and this is the second part of our Forest Conservation Act series. Last time we discussed the amendments to the FCA and today we will talk about the effects of these new amendments to the Forest Rights Act of 2006, which was made…
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Forest Conservation Act of India: What do the amendments entail?
Welcome to "Ground Tales" with your host, Shuchita Jha. In this thought-provoking podcast, we dive into one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time—the recent amendments to the Forest Conservation Act 1980. These changes have sparked intense debate and garnered criticism from...
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Wine, champagne, cider and poiré: A peek into French wine culture
Welcome to the fourth episode of French Tales from Ground Tales. We have with us our new guest, Mr. François Le Cardinal, a French professor, and also an amateur connoisseur of wine and liquor. He will enlighten us today about the different kinds of wine or cider and whiskeys that are found in...
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Invasion of Normandy beach during WW-II, D-day beaches, people and anecdotes of war
Welcome to the third episode of French tales. Today with us we have a very special guest, Mr Laurent Guerin who has a very deep knowledge of the Normandy beach invasions, the lives of the people, and how they turned around with the invasion. He also interviewed and met the Higgins family, who...
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Leading by example - An English teacher gives up air travel for environment, fights for clean energy
Beatrice who is a member of the city council in Caen, France is a die-hard environmentalist. From organising events to educate people about clean energy to turning into a vegetarian, she tries to lead by example. It has been 10 years since she gave up plastic and 25 years since she's taken a…
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No ego, just love… A reckless rockstar turns over a new leaf with Buddhism
Gambini who “partied” hard in his youth has given up alcohol for the past 25 years. A practicing Buddhist, he now embraces life with the “live and let live” principal, while enchanting the audience with his music.
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The Bayeux War Cemetery – The lives that could have been
The Second World War shook the world in a way humanity can never forget. Keeping alive the memory of the martyrs, the Bayeux War Cemetery pays homage to the soldiers who died in the war. The largest cemetery of the commonwealth soldiers lies in a Quaint town of France, Bayeux, away from the...
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LockdownTales Ep #2: How To Engage Children At Home During Lockdown
Welcome to the 2nd episode of our new series lockdown tales where we will talk about ways to keep children engaged during lockdown. Let's welcome Dr Geetanjali who is going to tell us about various tips to keep your children engaged at home. We will be back again with another episode of lockdown...
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LockdownTales Ep #1: Poems, rhymes, stories and songs of hope to reduce stress of kids secluded from outdoor activities
When the whole world is under distress due to Corona pandemic, 22- year- old, Shloka, a resident of Malviya Nagar was concerned about the children especially from underserved communities who are compelled to cut-off from the external world. To release the stress of these children, Shloka and her...
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Folktrails Ep #4: Tale of a Band bringing soulful music from the forests of Bastar
In this episode, we are going to hear the music of Bastar, which is based on the sounds of the jungle. Bastar is one of the biggest tribal belts of India famous for its greenery, ancient culture and also infamous for Naxal problems. The band named after its region Bastar preserves hundreds of…
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Shocking! Look who is behind the death due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Bihar
The outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar this year, which claimed the lives of more than 180 children, portrays the bad healthcare and infrastructure of Bihar government. A few months after the outbreak, a group of journalists and social workers came up with a survey, showing…
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Ground Tales: A tale of malnutrition-free village
Madhya Pradesh is ranked amongst a few of the worst states of India in terms of nutrition and infant mortality rate. But there are some great initiatives taking place in small villages to overcome these issues that are worth sharing. Kotagunjapur, a village inside Panna Tiger Reserve has…
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East Pakistan refugee recounts the horror of 1964 communal riots
In light of discussions over NRC and ridding India of "outsiders", Ground Tales spoke to a senior citizen Sunil Sarkar who came to India as a refugee in 1964, after the riots in Pakistan and was welcomed with open arms India. Now a citizen of the country, he recounted his ordeal disclosing how…
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Folk Trail Episode #3: This indigenous tribe’s cuisine works like medicine
Baiga, an indigenous tribe of India, hardly takes medicines for common ailments as their day to day food itself has more healing properties than modern medicines, without the side effects. They eat a number of green leafy vegetables available in the jungles, but unknown to the urban folks. The...
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FolkTrails Episode #2: Feel the soulful music of Gond tribe of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh is home to many tribal communities and here in the deep forests of the state, age old music is still alive and being practised by a large population. We are bringing to you the soulful music of Gond community that was presented by the tribal artists of Dindori. The songs were...
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Anant Mandi: Bhopal's organic Mandi provides marketplace to local farmers
Anant Mandi, a unique marketplace for organic farmers and lovers of organic food, founded by youth and farming enthusiasts of Bhopal. The Anant Mandi aims to promote the practice of ecological farming, healthy and local food and sustainable living in urban lifestyle and to bride the gap between...
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GroundTales: Hellish life of people living near the backwaters of Sardar Sarovar
Thousands of families suffering from floods in Madhya Pradesh as Gujarat Government refuses to open the gates of Sardar Sarovar Dam. The dam has reached its peak and due to the backwater, a large part of Madhya Pradesh has been drowned. The affected people are not ready to leave their homes as…
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Folk Trails Episode #1: Baigas- setting the perfect example of friendship between humans and tigers since ages
Listen to our latest podcast about Baiga tribe of Madhya Pradesh. The podcast explores the friendship of baiga with tigers and their unique farming patterns.
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Suno Episode #1: How Bastar Band is changing lives with tribal music in Naxal affected area
In today's episode we will talk about tribal music which is born in jungle and will also introduce you from a Band which works in extremely adverse condition of Bastar, a naxal affected region of India...Hold on...I'll not only talk about music but there is so many exclusive music peace of…
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Untold and UnheardGround Tales is primarily a podcast platform founded in 2019 which also delves into multimedia and text stories, and in keeping up with the times experiments with new ways of disseminating information to the wider audiences on various platforms of communication. Covering issues like climate change, environment and stories of indigenous communities, it aims to create a buzz around lesser-discussed yet highly relevant subjects. Through the podcasts Ground Tales aims to reach the masses in both English and Hindi to cater to a larger audience.
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