Jungle Mein Mangal
October,1 2010
As a kid we i always heard this famous proverb through the famous bolywood jungle mein mangal which means romance in the jungle.
Recently i got a chance to travel to a vibrant forest,ranthambore with a social activist, tiger lover, graphic & a textile designer & my college friends Nitesh & his soul partner (wife) Diya First time i was going to a wild life sanctuary . While we witnessed the real tiger what caught my attention were the vibrant shades of this magnificent animal pride of India, expressed in various materials by the locals around the entire place. Dastkaar a society empowers women by providing design & training to create beautiful contemporary products for urban tourists .I also got a chance to interact & meet Fateh Singh Rathore who shared some of his adventure stories of the Project Tiger. We also met Divya Shrivastav who initiated the beautiful Dhonk craft to give alternative employment to the Mogya Tribe, the ex-poachers families.
I have worked in the rural but working with the mogaiya tribe was definitely one of an experience. .I hope some day i could spend more time with them i whispered to myself.