Golden oriole to the Asian koel, a wealth of biodiversity
The Hindu
During lockdown, Kobita Dass Kolli and Lakshmi Prabhala documented birds, insects and plants in their backyards in Hyderabad and the result is a digital exhibition that opens for viewing on Earth Day 2021
In 2020, when India went into lockdown in the early stages of the pandemic, Hyderabad-based nature lovers and photography enthusiasts Kobita Dass Kolli and Lakshmi Prabhala began paying close attention to flora and fauna in their backyards. What began as a leisure activity will now culminate in an exhibition titled ‘Biodiversity in the Backyard’, which can be viewed digitally and at the Goethe Zentrum-Hyderabad premises from April 22, earmarked as Earth Day.
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