Column | The queen (bees) of the Nilgiris
The article explores a collaboration between the luxury brand Guerlain and the Keystone Foundation to support women beekeepers in the Nilgiris. It highlights the importance of bees for global food security and the cultural significance of beekeeping in the region.
Why it matters
It illustrates how corporate sustainability initiatives can intersect with local environmental conservation and women's empowerment.
I first encountered Raajadharshini’s work while doing what most of us do in quiet off-hours: finding inspiration in the depths of Instagram. An image of a woman stood framed against a lush mountain backdrop, balancing a section of honeycomb atop her head like an unpolished crown, stopped me mid-scroll. The shoot led me to Raajadharshini’s page, a Central Saint Martins graduate whose documentary-fashion hybrid style I’ve long admired.
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