Amid the lush Western Ghats of Kerala, Athirappilly was once a thriving haven for the great hornbills. Over time, as hornbill numbers began to dwindle, the local Kadar community was wrongfully blamed for their decline. Yet, in the face of adversity, the Kadar rewrote the narrative.
How did they transform from alleged perpetrators to protectors of the hornbills and the forest they call home?
🎥 Discover the Kadar community’s incredible journey towards justice and conservation in Aravind Mohanraj's film, Kaadu. Kadar. Ongal.
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Filmmaker Aravind Mohanraj was one of the three recipients of the Nature inFocus Emerging Filmmaker Grant, generously supported by Sandeep Mall and Vipul Gupta.