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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