Articles by Basudev Mahapatra

Basudev Mahapatra is a senior journalist based in Bhubaneswar city of Odisha, India. He writes on environment and issues based in rural India. Twitter handle: @BasudevNews

Lessons on coexistence with the environment from two tribal districts in Odisha

by Basudev Mahapatra 9 July 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic caused by a zoonotic virus SARS-CoV-2, experts warn that more such situations are imminent in the future, unless humans coexist with the environment, and…

Return of indigenous crops helps reduce farm distress and restore ecosystems

by Basudev Mahapatra 10 February 2020

Hundreds of women with painted earthen pots on their heads joined the march to a venue in the outskirts of Gambharikhol, a village in Daspalla block of Odisha’s Nayagarh district.…

The futility of the teak forest in Kandhamal

by Basudev Mahapatra 28 January 2020

With a yellow towel wrapped around his shoulders, Ganesh Majhi, 54, of Deogada village, in Belghar gram panchayat of Odisha’s Kandhamal district, is angry about the teak trees in the…

Restoration of Ansupa Lake brightens wetland conservation hopes

by Basudev Mahapatra 10 June 2019

Women in villages surrounding Ansupa, Odisha’s largest natural freshwater lake, are a happier lot since the work on the restoration of the wetland ecosystem began. It’s almost as if their…