Slow Travel Through The Bishnoi Villages Of Rajasthan
The Bishnoi community lives by 29 strict rules of conduct (bish is 20 and noi is nine), including a ban on felling trees and killing animals. In 1730, Amrita Devi, a Bishnoi woman, laid down her life with several other people from her community, to stop the king’s men from felling kejri trees in their area. They […]