One of the most sacred and charismatic trees of India, the mahua (Madhuca longifolia) is best-known for the intoxicating drink that its flowers yield. Its reputation precedes it, as the liquor (moha ...

IF YOU LISTEN carefully, there is a new sound: plip-plop, as the mahua tree drops its blossoms, one by one, onto a net of saris stitched together like a trampoline. Traditionally, these droplet-shaped ...

Incidents of forest fires have reduced by almost 95 percent with the use of nets for collecting the Mahua flowers and creating awareness about protecting the forests and its biodiversity. After the ...

In the dry forests of central and eastern India, when winter loosens its grip and the nights grow faintly warm, something quietly magical begins to happen. Beneath towering mahua trees, the forest ...

Mahua flowers blossom in March-April and have been distilled into liquor for centuries using traditional methods. The Madhya Pradesh government is now modernising the process and bottling it for ...

Mahua flowers have been a staple in Bundelkhand’s diet for generations. Blooming abundantly in the summer months, they are harvested carefully and used in both sweet and savoury dishes. Nutritionally, ...

Ippapuvvu laddus, a delicacy made from the iron-rich Ippa (Mahua) flower, part of the traditional tribal diet, is now available all year-round, thanks to the Bheem Bhai Tribal Women’s Cooperative ...