Honey Hunters of blue mountains
Movies
1.5 hrs
November 17, 2012 8:00 pm Saturday

The film "Honey hunters of the Blue Mountains" documents the lives of the last honey hunters in the Nilgiris hills of Southern India and their intricate relationship with Apis dorsata bees. Besides spectacular shots of Kurumba honey hunters scaling down steep cliffs and tall trees, the film offers views of the stunning landscape in this part of the Western Ghats, its wildlife and close-ups of the bees foraging and life in the hive. The film tries to capture the very essence of living with bees, it narrates the myths surrounding the harvest, while also addressing environmental degradation and some of the hardships encountered by the Kurumba and other tribes. It ends with a resume of Keystone's work in enabling the honey hunters to more successfully market honey and wax.

Organizer
Black Swan Journeys Pvt Ltd
We are an almost-three-year-old, community-based travel company based in Pune, but with voyagers in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru, and trips to all over the country. We believe that culturally-conscious travel is the best way to discover the brilliant beauty of our country. That is why we promote the idea of home-stays, of close interaction with the locals of any destination, and of moving with them, and getting to know what they do, how they live, what food they prefer and how they celebrate festivals. Our focus is also on re-connecting with the lost and endangered traditional strands of our country - the arts, music, texts and more.