Nilgiris, A Shared Wilderness: A documentary showcasing nature’s wonders

Community & Culture By Rasheed Kappan Dec 15, 2024 Read the article

The majestic 5,520 sq km Nilgiris, enveloped by a breathtaking blue-green canvas, has been pleasuring the eyes of those within and around it for ages.

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Shaped by the forces of nature over 2.5 billion years, these mountains were pitchforked to global attention as India’s first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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An epic, engaging documentary, Nilgiris: A Shared Wilderness dives deep into the landscape to tell a unique story of the riveting interplay of nature, wildlife, livelihoods and sustainability.

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Himalayan in scale, the documentary takes an engrossing aerial sweep of the Nilgiris before it zooms in to take stunning 4K footage of man and animal, the sublime and dramatic.

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Directing the documentary, Sandesh V Kadur had his task cut out: To capture the resilience of the geography amidst the rapid changes to the pristine wilderness.

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Sandesh emphasised that Nilgiris was also about the people embedded closely with the region’s lively ecosystem that integrates a unique relationship with its wildlife.

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