JUNGLE RHYTHMS AWARDS 2019

 

Jungle Rhythms Service Excellence Awards 2019

 

It was a historic day for Jungle Rhythms where awards were presented to great servicemen of the wild amidst stalwarts of the world's heritage site.

 

Jungle Rhythms awarded THREE BEST foresters and forest guards of Kaziranga National Park who are well known for their commendable service in the field towards wildlife protection and conservation of key species. Jungle Rhythms had announced the awardees to the Service Excellence Awards 2019 on the auspicious day of Global Tiger Day as a mark of consistent wildlife protection and conservation.

 

Their names are:

1. Dharanidhar Bora, Range Officer – Eastern Range Kaziranga National Park

2. Mintu Borah, Forest Guard Kaziranga National Park (Casual Worker)

3. Manik Ali, Forest Guard Kaziranga National Park (Casual Worker)

 

Jungle Rhythms had the privilege to have with us Padma Shri Jadab Payeng (popularly known as 'The Forest Man of India') who was our honourable chief guest along with Director Kaziranga National Park - Shri Kamasree Shivakumar, SDO Civil Vivek Shyam, Research Officer Sri Rabin Sharma, Range Officer of Kohora Salim Ahmed and many other distinguished notable guests who were present to grace the occasion.

 

Jungle Rhythms 'GREEN SCHOOL' Award 2019 goes to "Diring Bagisha Prathamik Vidyalaya'! 

 

Diring Bagisha Prathamik Vidyalaya has been key in inculcating the love for nature among the students and have adopted a 'play way' method towards learning science and biology. Most of the students who study here are from the tea picker community who live a life very close to nature. They have installed bird boxes for nesting which have been gladly adopted by the resident birds. They have also put bird bowls for drinking water from a rain harvested water source. Their organic flower garden and their fruit tree garden is a work of great gardening solely managed by the little children mentored by the teachers. Their school is a 'Tobacco Free Zone'.  

 

This school also adopted an unique initiative of cultivating wild elephant grass which they have donated as fodder for the wildlife in distress and rescued animals during the floods of 2019.

 

Their school has a theme of a nature lover adorned with paintings of nature. 

 

Jungle Rhythms Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 - Padma Shri Jadab Payeng

 

Jungle Rhythms is privileged to award the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award to honourable Padma Shree Jadab Payeng, popularly known as 'The forest man of India' who have created a forest by planting trees for the last 35years. His forest now host mega fauna like elephants, tigers, deers and other biodiversity which has migrated permanently and made his forest their home. His work has been appreciated by India with the fourth highest civilian award - The Padma Shree and many other awards.

 

I have always believed that local communities play a major role in the conservation initiatives of any wild landscapes. Tribals have traditionally protected our forests and safeguarded against evil eyes. Here, in this delicate and fragile habitat where floods dominate wildlife movement in the landscape, the Karbi-Anglong tribes too join hands with the forest department towards protecting the wildlife that resides in the deep jungles of the mountain slopes. 

 

Jungle Rhythms was privileged to also felicitate - Rameswar Singnar of Angle Pothar, Karbi-Anglong to grace the Jungle Rhythms Awards 2019. His village is working actively towards wildlife conservation and protection.