Giridih, Jharkhand, India: Environmentalist, agripreneur and sustainability advocate Rajeev Singh’s initiative to preserve centuries-old indigenous medicinal knowledge, traditional healing practices and forest biodiversity received prominent coverage in The Times of India on 9 October 2026.

Published under the headline “Digital platform launched to preserve tribal knowledge, medicinal plants and forests,” the report highlighted Singh’s efforts to safeguard the traditional Hodopathy healing system associated with Jharkhand’s Adivasi communities.

The newspaper covered the inauguration of three dedicated websites — Hodopathy.org, Hodopathy.in and Hodopathy.com — at Singh’s residential office in Giridih. The platforms aim to document the experiences of traditional healers, tribal elders and local knowledge holders, preserving valuable knowledge passed down through generations.

Speaking on the occasion, Rajeev Singh emphasised that tribal communities possess generations-old knowledge of forests, medicinal plants and their traditional uses. He stressed the importance of documenting this knowledge through interviews with experienced healers and elders so it can be preserved for future generations.

The initiative follows a three-phase action plan involving digital documentation, publication of a book on traditional healers and medicinal plants, and youth training supported by scientific research collaborations.

The programme also connects with Hodopathy Park in Gandey, Giridih, promoting medicinal plant conservation and biodiversity protection.

Rajeev Singh further emphasised that protecting indigenous knowledge must go hand in hand with conserving the medicinal plants and forests associated with it. The initiative prioritises community participation and respect for the consent, rights and contributions of traditional knowledge holders.

The coverage in The Times of India highlights Singh’s continuing efforts to connect environmental conservation, indigenous heritage, scientific research and community participation for a sustainable future.

Source: The Times of India, Ranchi Edition, 9 October 2026.

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Giridih, Jharkhand: Environmentalist, agripreneur and sustainability advocate Rajeev Singh’s initiative to preserve centuries-old Adivasi medicinal knowledge, traditional healing practices and forest biodiversity has received prominent coverage in Prabhat Khabar, one of Jharkhand’s leading Hindi newspapers.

Published on 9 October 2026 under the headline “आदिवासी औषधीय ज्ञान, जड़ी-बूटियों और जंगलों के संरक्षण पर जोर”, the report highlighted Singh’s efforts to safeguard Hodopathy, an indigenous healing knowledge tradition associated with Jharkhand’s Adivasi communities, while promoting medicinal plant conservation and environmental awareness.

The newspaper covered the inauguration of three dedicated digital platforms — Hodopathy.org, Hodopathy.in and Hodopathy.com — at Singh’s residential office in Giridih. These platforms aim to document the experiences of Adivasi elders, traditional healers and local knowledge holders, preserving valuable information that has been passed down through generations.

The initiative also connects with Hodopathy Park in Gandey, Giridih, bringing traditional knowledge preservation together with medicinal plant conservation and forest biodiversity protection.

According to the report, the programme will progress through three phases: digital documentation of indigenous knowledge, publication of traditional healers’ experiences and medicinal plant information, and youth training supported by proposed scientific research collaborations.

Rajeev Singh emphasised that preserving traditional knowledge must go hand in hand with protecting the medicinal plants and forests from which this knowledge has developed. The initiative also prioritises the consent, rights and recognition of indigenous knowledge holders.

By connecting community wisdom, digital technology, scientific research and ecological conservation, Singh seeks to create a lasting foundation for safeguarding Jharkhand’s cultural and natural heritage.

The coverage in Prabhat Khabar brings wider attention to this conservation effort and its vision of passing indigenous knowledge and environmental responsibility to future generations.

Source: Prabhat Khabar, Dhanbad Edition, 9 October 2026.

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Dainik Jagran | Dhanbad Edition | 9 October 2026

GIRIDIH, JHARKHAND: An initiative led by environmentalist and sustainability advocate Rajeev Singh to preserve Hodopathy, a traditional indigenous healing system associated with Jharkhand’s Adivasi communities, has been featured in Dainik Jagran’s Dhanbad edition on October 9, 2026.

The report, published under the headline “गिरिडीह में होड़ोपैथी चिकित्सा पद्धति के संरक्षण की पहल” (Initiative to Preserve the Traditional Hodopathy Healing System in Giridih), highlighted efforts to document generations-old indigenous knowledge, conserve medicinal plants and protect the forest ecosystems closely associated with traditional healing practices.

As part of the initiative, three dedicated digital platforms — Hodopathy.org, Hodopathy.in and Hodopathy.com — were inaugurated at Singh’s residential office in Giridih. The websites aim to preserve and share the traditional knowledge of Adivasi elders, experienced healers and local plant experts, much of which has been passed down orally for generations.

The initiative is also linked to Hodopathy Park in Gandey, Giridih, bringing together indigenous knowledge preservation, medicinal plant conservation and community participation.

Documenting Traditional Knowledge for Future Generations

Speaking about the initiative, Singh emphasised that Adivasi communities possess valuable knowledge of forests, medicinal plants and their traditional uses. However, much of this heritage remains undocumented and is at risk of disappearing as experienced knowledge holders grow older.

To address this concern, the project team is collecting information through interviews with traditional healers, community elders and local plant experts. The documented knowledge is being reviewed and compared with available scientific literature.

The programme will progress in three phases. The first focuses on developing a digital repository of traditional knowledge. The second involves publishing a book documenting the experiences of senior healers and the identification and customary uses of medicinal plants. The third phase will provide training to young people in plant identification, conservation and documentation.

The initiative also proposes collaboration with research institutions to scientifically investigate the safety and effectiveness of selected traditional medicinal practices.

Conservation of Medicinal Plants and Forest Biodiversity

Singh stressed that preserving Hodopathy requires protecting the medicinal plants and forests from which much of this traditional knowledge originates.

The initiative seeks to encourage the cultivation and conservation of indigenous medicinal plant species, strengthen community involvement in environmental protection and contribute to forest and biodiversity conservation.

He appealed to traditional healers, Adivasi elders, forest experts and rural communities to share their experiences. Students, teachers, researchers and social organisations were also invited to participate in the programme.

Singh further emphasised that the consent, rights and contributions of traditional knowledge holders would be respected throughout the documentation process.

Community Participation in Website Launch

The inauguration programme brought together traditional healers, Adivasi community representatives and members of the organising team.

Among those present were CA Rakesh, Rimi Singh, Saman, Shubham, Sonali, Anchal Singh, Anand Murmu, Vinita Tudu and Manoj Hembrom, along with other participants.

The initiative seeks to connect indigenous wisdom with digital technology, scientific research and ecological conservation, creating opportunities for younger generations to learn from traditional knowledge holders.

The coverage in Dainik Jagran has brought wider attention to the importance of preserving Jharkhand’s indigenous heritage and protecting the medicinal plants and forests that sustain it.

By combining traditional knowledge documentation, youth participation and biodiversity conservation, the programme aims to develop a meaningful model for safeguarding indigenous knowledge and natural heritage for future generations.

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