Sanctuary Asia

The Sanctuary Nature Foundation’s flagship Sanctuary Asia magazine founded and edited by Bittu Sahgal has been in continuous publication since 1981 and remains India's leading and best-loved magazine in its genre. Browse through select articles from our past issues.
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Healing Hills Of Himachal
Divyakshi Gupta writes about her healing experience of slow living in Himachal Pradesh.

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Wild Experiences Led By Communiti...
Bhavna Menon talks about her work with the Last Wilderness Foundation, where she collaborates with the Pardhis who live near the Panna Tiger Reserve.

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Walking With The River
Walking with the River Bageshwer Singh and Pooja Chand undertook a 10-day walk with the Sindh river, from Narwar to Badarwas.

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Living Fossils
Soham Kacker tells us about the 380-million-year old journey of the horsetail, a living fossil whose ancestors form 75 per cent of our coal today.

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Sanctuary Founding Editor's Submi...
Sanctuary's Founding Editor Bittu Sahgal penned a letter to India's Forest Advisory Committee.

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Idu Mishmi Youth Highlight Rights...
Youth representatives from the indigenous Idu Mishmi community of Dibang valley write to the FAC, expressing their distress about the violation of their rights.

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Dam-Impacted Communities Urge FAC...
Dam Impacted Communities Urge FAC to Reconsider Dibang Project

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How Not To Be A Tourist
Responsible tourism demands that all players accept that protecting the integrity of the habitat and its wild denizens is in their own interests.

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The Spirit Of Wild Travel
The Spirit of Wild Travel Shatakshi Gawade introduces organisations and individuals who curate programmes that create an opportunity for travellers.

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Rewilding India, One Parcel Of La...
It is now clearer than ever that Nature Needs Half to give our planet a fighting chance to repair the damage we have inflicted on the biosphere.

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Meet Raj Basu
Meet Raj Basu Bittu Sahgal and Lakshmy Raman speak about sustainable tourism with Raj Basu. Founder of Help Tourism, and Advisor to state governments.

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Starting a Safari Tour Outfit in...
Shashank Birla pens down valuable, hard-won lessons from his experience starting Wilderlust Expeditions LLP in India.

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